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New York manufacturing index has first negative reading in 18 months
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index plummeted in January to -0.7, ending 18 months of positive readings. The January reading — based on

Syracuse airport to host Wednesday open house to discuss update to facility master plan
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) will hold a public open house on Wednesday between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., to discuss

MACNY adds workforce-development specialist
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association recently brought aboard a new workforce-development specialist that will help it implement a key apprenticeship program and other initiatives. In her role, Justyna Valencia will support MACNY’s New York State Manufacturers Intermediary Apprenticeship Program (NYSMIAP). She will play an integral role in maintaining relationships with new and existing
New York egg production drops nearly 3 percent in November
New York farms produced 143.7 million eggs in November, down 2.7 percent from 147.7 million eggs in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged 5.74 million in November, a decline of 1.6 percent from 5.83 million in the same month in

HISTORY FROM OHA: Syracuse’s First Penthouse
Syracuse has a history of creative advertising quirks: the Heaphy Tin Man stood in front of the Heaphy furnace and roofing shop at 133 North Geddes St. for more than 70 years, the 11-foot tall Gambrinus statue towered above North McBride and Butternut Streets from the Haberle Brewery for nearly 80 years, and M. Lemp Jewelers

CNY Regional Planning & Development Board awarded $70K for investment, job-creation plan
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB) will use $70,000 in federal funding to develop its plan for

People news: McFarland Johnson names Saito controller
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McFarland Johnson, Inc. announced it has promoted Emi Saito to controller of the 100-percent employee-owned planning, engineering, and construction-services firm. Saito has

Clinton Tractor merges with Capital Tractor
CLINTON, N.Y. — A recent merger with an Albany–Glens Falls-area company will give Clinton Tractor & Implement Co. a second storefront and the ability to better compete in the marketplace, according to company officials. Clinton Tractor, located at 31 Meadow St. in Clinton, and Capital Tractor, Inc., of Greenwich, N.Y. (Washington County), closed on the

Green Lakes Environmental Education Center project receives design award
MANLIUS, N.Y. — Beardsley Architects + Engineers recently announced that the Environmental Education Center at Green Lakes State Park in the town of Manlius has been selected by AIA Central New York to receive a 2021 AIA CNY Award of Merit in the Adaptive Re-Use / Historic Preservation category. The awards program celebrates the design

NUAIR approved for BVLOS drone flights in 35 miles of airspace
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has authorized NUAIR and the New York UAS test site in Rome to fly drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) across 35 miles of airspace within New York’s 50-mile drone corridor between Syracuse and Rome. UAS is short for unmanned-aircraft systems, which are commonly referred to
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