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NYSDOT will move roundabout in I-81 project; also foresees higher cost, longer timeframe
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Those who spoke out against a roundabout near a Syracuse elementary school have influenced a change in the upcoming Interstate 81 viaduct-replacement project. The roundabout near Dr. King Elementary School in the Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct-replacement project will move to a different location. In addition, the project will also cost more than […]
New York egg production dips nearly 1 percent in January
New York farms produced 146.6 million eggs in January, down 0.95 percent from 148 million eggs in the year-prior period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged almost 5.75 million in January, a drop of 0.7 percent from nearly 5.79 million in the same month in

B&L makes two senior-level promotions in Watertown office
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. (B&L) — a regional engineering, planning, environmental, and landscape architecture firm — announced that two employees in its Watertown office have received a senior-level promotion in 2022. Dustin J. Clark, an engineer, has been promoted to associate. He is a member of B&L’s water resources practice area from

Lewis County farm adds energy-efficient barn with help from National Grid grant
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — A family farm in Lowville building a new, energy-efficient pole barn to house dairy cattle was one of the economic-development projects National Grid helped fund in calendar-year 2021 in central and northern New York. The 3,600-square-foot building features energy efficient LED lighting and variable-speed fans. The project received $3,000 from the Agribusiness

Le Moyne President LeMura replaces Stanley as co-chair of CNYREDC
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College President Linda LeMura has been appointed as co-chair of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council (CNYREDC). LeMura

Cornell receives AFRL funds to form regional research hub
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University was awarded a three-year $8.9 million cooperative agreement from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to launch a regional research

U.S. Navy awards Saab contract for improvements to electronics, radar systems
DeWITT, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy has selected Saab, Inc.’s DeWitt operation to help make improvements to its electronics and radar systems. That’s according to
Lockheed Martin’s Salina plant awarded $8 million Navy contract modification
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. Rotary and Mission Systems’ Syracuse–area facility was recently awarded a nearly $8 million fixed-price incentive- fee contract modification to a previously awarded pact for Navy systems and associated equipment. The work will be performed in the defense contractor’s plant in the town of Salina (85 percent) and its facility

New York manufacturing index turns slightly positive again in February
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index moved back into positive territory in February to 3.1. The index — the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector — had plummeted in January to -0.7, ending 18 months of positive readings including the 31.9 index number in December. The February reading — based on firms

SUNY Poly receives curriculum grant
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) announced a $250,000 Wolfspeed Curriculum Gift that will enhance educational STEM opportunities for
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