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New York milk production slips slightly in November
New York dairy farms produced 1.24 billion pounds of milk in November, down 0.2 percent from 1.243 billion pounds in the year-ago month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. Milk production per cow in the state averaged 1,975 pounds in November, off 0.5 percent from 1,985 pounds in the year-prior month. The […]
Lockheed’s Owego plant to perform half the work on nearly $22M Navy contract
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Owego operation recently won a $21.7 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy. This contract provides tear down and evaluation of the P3-C aircraft mission systems hardware, as well as obsolescence studies and technical support to maintain the P3-C mission systems for the government of Taiwan,
Welch Allyn has a new parent company as Baxter completes acquisition of Hillrom
Welch Allyn — the medical-device maker in Skaneateles Falls whose presence in Central New York dates back more than a century — has a new owner. Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX), an Illinois medical-products company, on Dec. 13 announced it has completed its acquisition of Hillrom (NYSE: HRC) in a $10.5 billion deal. Hillrom is the
Versatility Enterprises buys Erie Boulevard building for $400,000
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Versatility Enterprises, LLC recently purchased the 6,720-square-foot, freestanding building located on about one acre at 2700 Erie Blvd. E. in Syracuse. Versatility Enterprises is a licensed and bonded freight shipping and trucking company. The purchase price was $400,000 on this transaction, which closed on Oct. 1, according to Onondaga County’s online property
Survey: 86% of hotels see supply- chain issues impacting operations
More than 70 percent face increased costs, lack of availability for key items Supply-chain disruptions are affecting the operations of more than eight in 10 surveyed hotels, and nearly three out four hotel operators say the disruptions are negatively impacting their business revenue, according to a recent survey of American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) members.
People news: Valencia joins MACNY as workforce-development specialist
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, announced that Justyna Valencia has joined the organization as a workforce-development specialist. In her role, Valencia will support
SUNY Oswego to use Novelis donation for scholarships
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego will use a $150,000 donation from Novelis to endow two scholarships for students in financial need. Atlanta, Georgia–based Novelis is
New York egg production drops nearly 2 percent in October
New York farms produced 148.4 million eggs in October, down 1.9 percent from 151.3 million eggs in the year-ago month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics
PSC approves transfer of Scriba, Wayne County power plants to new owner
SCRIBA, N.Y. — The Nine Mile Point and James A. FitzPatrick nuclear-power plants in Scriba will soon have a new owner. The New York State
Binghamton University New Energy NY project wins $500K federal grant
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will use a $500,000 federal grant for its New Energy NY project to develop its proposal to turn the Southern
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