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HealthWay sold to private-equity firm
PULASKI, N.Y. — Private-equity firm AE Industrial Partners, LP has acquired the Pulaski–based HealthWay Family of Brands, which specializes in air-purification products for both commercial
PAR Government Systems wins Air Force contract for C-sUAS technology
ROME, N.Y. — PAR Government Systems Corp. in Rome has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force that could eventually be worth up $490.4 million. It’s a single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee completion and firm-fixed-price type orders for Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) software, hardware, and technical documentation, according to a Sept.
Lockheed Martin Owego plant wins $49 million Air Force contract
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) plant in Owego has recently been awarded a nearly $49.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force. The pact provides for overhaul of the countermeasure receiver on B-52 bomber aircraft. Work will be performed in Owego and is expected to be completed by Sept. 19, 2026,
New York egg production drops slightly in August
New York farms produced 148.5 million eggs in August, down 0.4 percent from 149.1 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 nearly 5.7 million in August, nearly unchanged from the same month in 2020. August egg production per
Indium remembers board chair, Macartney, who died at age 79
CLINTON, N.Y. — The Indium Corporation of Clinton is mourning the death of William (Bill) Macartney III, chair of the firm’s board of directors, who died Sept. 14 from cancer at age 79. Indium announced Macartney’s death Sept. 22. Macartney was part of Indium for more than 50 years, having joined the company in 1967.
Clinton’s Ditch looking for recruitment sweet spot
CICERO, N.Y. — But for a lack of people working machines, Nicole McQuaid says that Clinton’s Ditch Cooperative Co. could be taking on more business. McQuaid is the HR manager at Clinton’s Ditch, a bottling plant in Cicero owned by PepsiCo that opened in 1968 and fills both aluminum cans and plastic bottles for Pepsi
SALINA, N.Y. —Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in Salina has been awarded a $25.1 million firm-fixed-price contract for a ground-based radar system going to Malaysia. This contract provides a standalone radar system, ancillary equipment, spares, training, and an interim contract-support option, according to a Sept. 24 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense.
New York’s 2021 corn production is forecast to rise to 83.5 million bushels
New York farms are forecast to have produced 83.5 million bushels of corn for grain this year, up 4 percent from 2020. That’s according to a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) New York Field Office forecast issued on Sept. 10, based on field conditions as of Sept. 1. The total yield per acre in
New York soybean production is forecast to rise 7 percent this year
New York farms are forecast to have produced 17 million bushels of soybeans in 2021, up 7 percent from last year, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) New York Field Office recently reported. Based on field conditions as of Sept. 1, the total yield is forecast to average a record-high 53 bushels per acre
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. Rotary and Mission Systems in Salina has been awarded an $8.3 million fixed-priced-incentive fee contract for Navy systems and associated equipment. The pact includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to $117 million, according to a Sept. 16 Department of Defense contract announcement. Work
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