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Arc Herkimer receives nearly $82K grant for training
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Arc Herkimer recently received an $81,848 grant from M&T Bank/Partners Trust Bank Charitable Fund for a new Distribution Center Candidate Training Program
New York milk production falls nearly 2 percent
New York dairy farms produced more than 1.27 billion pounds of milk in December, down 1.7 percent from nearly 1.3 billion pounds in the year-prior month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. Milk production per cow in the state averaged 2,055 pounds in December, off 0.7 percent from 2,070 pounds in the

Schumer, deputy commerce secretary visit JMA Wireless; discuss region’s technology push
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The new 5G (fifth generation) manufacturing facility that JMA Wireless built at 140 Cortland Ave. in Syracuse (just south of downtown) will

NUAIR, PABLO AIR partner to develop drone solutions
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NUAIR and PABLO AIR, a South Korea–based drone service provider, signed a memorandum of understanding to help develop regulatory compliant commercial-drone solutions

Syracuse CoE seeks proposals for up to $10K grants for sustainability projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE) says it’s accepting proposals for up to $10,000 from current and
Corn production in New York jumped 24 percent in 2021, USDA reports
New York farms produced 97.7 million bushels of corn for grain last year, up more than 24 percent from 78.5 million bushels in 2020. That’s according to a Jan. 12 report from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) New York Field Office, based on surveys conducted in the first two weeks of December. The total

N.Y. private-industry workplace injury rate is below U.S. average
In 2020, private-industry employers in New York state reported 129,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses, according to figures from the latest Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in January. The state’s private-industry incidence rate of total recordable cases (TRC) was 2.2 cases per 100 full-time equivalent

New York state manufacturers are optimistic about the six months ahead
New York state manufacturers were “generally optimistic” in the six-month outlook component of the January Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The optimism comes in spite of the survey’s general business conditions index plummeting in January to -0.7, ending 18 months of positive readings, per the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Jan. 18 report. The survey’s index for

Plans move forward to redevelop former IBM Country Club site
UNION, N.Y. — Plans for the redevelopment of the former IBM Country Club site moved forward Wednesday when The Agency board of directors approved an

Hayner Hoyt begins redevelopment of the former Sibley’s department store in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Hayner Hoyt Corporation of Syracuse plans to redevelop the former Sibley’s department store building at 400 S. Salina St. in Syracuse,
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