Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.
New York milk producer prices edge down from prior month
Milk prices at the producer level in New York state remained elevated in the latest month as pricing pressures continued. New York dairy farms in August were paid an average of $25.90 per hundredweight of milk in August, down 3 percent from $26.70 in July, but up 42.3 percent from the $18.20 average in August 2021. […]

Cayuga Milk Ingredients plans to expand Auburn plant for bottling, create 70 new jobs
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Milk Ingredients (CMI) is planning a “significant” expansion of its Auburn facility that’s focused on bottling, which the company calls a
New York egg production inches up in September
New York farms produced 144.3 million eggs in September, up slightly from 144.2 million eggs in the year-ago month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged nearly 5.76 million in September, up 0.8 percent from 5.71 million in the year-earlier month. September egg production

Wolfspeed announces partnership with Jaguar Land Rover for chips produced at Mohawk Valley Fab site
MARCY, N.Y. — Wolfspeed, Inc. has announced a strategic partnership with Jaguar Land Rover to supply silicon-carbide semiconductors produced at the new Mohawk Valley Fab

DEC starts work on $1.6 million accessibile boat launch in Verona
VERONA, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has started construction of a new boat launch on the Barge Canal at Cove Road in Verona that will enhance recreational opportunities for fishing and boating. The project is funded with $1.6 million from the Environmental Protection Fund and NY Works. The site

Syracuse airport issues statement on Biden flight restrictions on Thursday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a temporary flight restriction (TFR) in association with President Joe Biden’s visit to Onondaga Community

Port of Oswego Authority to use federal funding to aid container unloading
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Port of Oswego Authority will use a federal grant of more than $750,000 to buy a new low-emission reach stacker to

Utica Zoo workers vote to unionize
UTICA, N.Y. — Workers at the Utica Zoo voted Thursday to unionize. They will join the Civil Service Employees Association following the National Labor Relations
New York oat production rises nearly 40 percent this year
New York farms are estimated to have produced 2.75 million bushels of oats in 2022, up 39.7 percent from 1.97 million bushels last year, according to a Sept. 30 report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Yield per acre for oats in New York state fell 20 percent to 54 bushels this year

New renewable natural gas facility launches in Fleming
FLEMING, N.Y. — It’s an effort that represents the first of four announced projects designed to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) in the Finger Lakes region. Cayuga RNG Holdings, LLC on Sept. 30 commissioned its new RNG facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Spruce Haven Farm in the town of Fleming in Cayuga County. It’s
Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.