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JMA begins work with new HQ, 5G plant near downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE — When President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act on Aug. 9, John Mezzalingua, CEO of Syracuse–based JMA Wireless Inc. attended the ceremony at the White House. In a statement after the signing, Mezzalingua described the new law a “critical step” in reestablishing American competitiveness in wireless technology. “Today, the enactment of […]

Lockheed Martin Owego plant to work on U.S. Navy helicopter contract for Royal Australian Navy
OWEGO, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) a nearly $504 million contract order to produce an additional 12 Sikorsky

ESD accepting applications for NYS Advanced Materials Innovation Challenge
Empire State Development (ESD) is accepting applications for the New York State Advanced Materials Innovation Challenge through Sept. 30. As manufacturers statewide adopt “cleaner and

SyracuseCoE accepting proposals for second round of Innovation Fund grant awards
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The SyracuseCoE is now accepting proposals from current and new industry partners for its second round of Innovation Fund grants for 2022.

State launches marketing program to promote New York farms
Farms participating in the New York State Grown & Certified initiative will be getting a promotional boost with the launch of a new marketing campaign

Indium partners with MVCC to develop new 3D printing technology
UTICA, N.Y. — A partnership between Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) and Indium Corporation has resulted in the development of new 3D printing technologies using

L3Harris wins nearly $46M contract modification with 40 percent of work being done in Liverpool
L3Harris Technologies was recently awarded a $45.8 million modification to a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract to establish and exercise an option for Navy equipment, components, engineering services, and other direct costs. This fixed-price-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-only modification includes additional options. If exercised, those options would bring the cumulative value of this contract action to

Refurbished electronics store offers options for Utica-area businesses
WHITESBORO, N.Y. — Almost two years after opening a Sunnking electronics recycling center at 272 Oriskany Boulevard, the company just cut the ribbon on its eCaboose electronics resale retail showroom sharing that space. Brockport–based Sunnking was looking to expand to the east, says company President Adam Shine. The Utica area has all the right demographics,

New York manufacturing index rebounds in September but remains in negative territory
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index climbed 30 points to -1.5 in September. The index fell 42 points in August to -31.3, the

Binghamton University joins consortium in NSF I-Corp Hub’s $15 million STEM innovation program
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University has joined nine other colleges in the newly awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps): Interior Northeast Region Hub
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