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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

Canadian manufacturing company plans to add jobs at Binghamton plant
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A new deal for a Canadian company with a manufacturing facility in Binghamton will lead to new jobs in the Southern Tier.

Three Syracuse startups and one from Binghamton are among the 12 finalists in FuzeHub’s upcoming commercialization competition, set for the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center on

BAE Systems to provide electric-drive products for transit buses in Southern California
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems, which manufactures heavy-duty electric propulsion systems, will provide El Dorado National (California)(ENC) with its Gen3 product line for its next-generation,
NY egg production rises nearly 2 percent
New York farms produced 150.9 million eggs in August, up 1.6 percent from 148.5 million eggs in the year-prior month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged nearly 5.77 million in August, up 1.4 percent from almost 5.69 million in the same month in
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