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Golden Artist Colors adds two to board of directors
COLUMBUS, N.Y. — Golden Artist Colors, Inc., a global manufacturer of professional artist paints, recently announced it has added Jonathon Karelse and Carl Minchew to its board of directors. Karelse has worked with Golden Artist Colors since 2013 as a consultant to help develop planning efforts across all departments with his consulting company, NorthFind Management. […]

Herkimer County IDA efforts bear fruit with business-park projects
HERKIMER, N.Y. — There was a time when news that a manufacturer was closing shop and selling the building would have been devastating economic news. That was not the case when Weston Foods announced it will close its Frankfort plant, which employs 200, people in May. In fact, the bustling Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency

Clarkson University wins FuzeHub grant for manufacturing project
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University is among the recipients of a total of $450,000 in grant funding that FuzeHub recently announced. Clarkson was awarded $50,000

New York manufacturing index surges back into positive territory in April
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index soared in April, rising 36 points to 24.6, indicating a return to expansionary business conditions in the

Former Syracuse school, convent converted to housing development in $20 million state project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Construction crews have completed work on a $20 million project to convert the St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School and Convent into

People news: SRC promotes two in business development department
Lawrence has been named assistant VP, Navy/Marines systems and services. In this role, she will remain focused on developing and maintaining strong relationships with the

With final environmental-impact statement coming Friday, I-81 project on track for fall start
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The final environmental-impact statement (FEIS) on the $2.25 billion Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct-replacement project will be published and available for public viewing
New York milk producer prices jump in latest monthly report from USDA
Milk prices at the producer level rose sharply in New York state in the latest month for which data is available. New York dairy farms in January were paid an average of $24.70 per hundredweight of milk, up $2.70, or more than 12 percent, from $22 in December. Milk prices received were up $7.60, or

Syracuse, MACNY start software-developer apprenticeship
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse — working in partnership with MACNY, the Manufacturers Association — has launched an apprenticeship program in software development. The initiative aims to provide opportunities for “vastly upskilling the region’s digital workforce,” the office of Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said in a March 24 announcement. In December 2020, the

Registered apprentices graduate from MIAP
DeWITT, N.Y. — A new group of registered apprentices has graduated from the Manufacturers Intermediary Apprenticeship Program (MIAP). That’s according to MACNY, the Manufacturers Association. The organization partners with the New York State Department of Labor to sponsor MIAP, “acting as an intermediary” to help small and medium-sized companies in Central New York and across
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