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New York state egg production rose 2.5 percent in April
New York farms produced 146.2 million eggs in April, up 2.5 percent from 142.7 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 edged up 0.4 percent to 5.76 million in April from 5.74 million in the same month in 2021. […]

HII to become tenant at renovated City Center in downtown Syracuse, create 80 new jobs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — HII, an all-domain defense and technologies company, plans to expand its operations in downtown Syracuse. HII has committed to creating more than

CenterState CEO board elects new chair
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The board of directors of CenterState CEO has elected David Schneckenburger as its new chair. Schneckenburger is president and CEO of Thompson

SUNY Poly researcher receives grant for night-vision project
MARCY, N.Y. — A professor of nanoscale engineering, Shadi Shahedipour-Sandvik, at SUNY Polytechnic Institute has received $699,000 from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for

American Dairy Association North East names new CEO
SALINA, N.Y. — John Chrisman is the new CEO of American Dairy Association North East (ADANE), which represents 9,000 northeast dairy farmers. Chrisman will help

MACNY names Frame chief operations officer
DeWITT N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association recently hired Michael Frame as its senior VP and chief operations officer. Frame comes to MACNY with extensive

Barton & Loguidice acquires Pennsylvania consulting firm
SALINA, N.Y. — Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. (B&L) — a Salina–based engineering, planning, environmental, and landscape-architecture firm — announced it has acquired AJC Professional Services,

Grow-NY business contest accepts applicants through July 1
Those interested in getting involved in the Grow-NY food and agriculture competition have until the early part of summer to apply. Grow-NY has begun accepting applications for the fourth round of the business contest, Empire State Development (ESD) announced May 16. The initiative seeks to connect “innovators and investors” in the food, beverage, and agriculture
Lockheed’s Syracuse–area plant wins $129M contract modification
SALINA, N.Y. — The U.S. Army has selected the Salina plant of Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) for a $129 million modification to a previously awarded contract for six radar systems and related equipment and services for the military of Romania. This modification also provides for spare parts, tool kits, remote computer display units, integrated

PAR’s strong Q1 revenue offset by operating costs
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Last year’s acquisition of loyalty and guest-engagement platform Punchh paid off in double-digit sales growth in the first quarter of 2022 for PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR), but a number of factors still led to an overall net loss in the period. PAR revenue increased 47.4 percent to $80.3 million in
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