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Innovare Advancement Center in Rome formally opens
The facility at the Griffiss International Airport will bring together scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs from academia, industry, and the U.S. Department of Defense to collaborate

Lockheed Martin to pay Q3 dividend of $2.60 per share in late September
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) announced that its board of directors has authorized a dividend of $2.60 a share for the third quarter. The dividend is payable on Sept. 24, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Sept. 1. It’s the same amount that the defense contractor paid shareholders in the
New York milk production jumps more than 4 percent in May
New York dairy farms produced more than 1.35 billion pounds of milk in May, up 4.2 percent from just under 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 2,155 pounds in May, up nearly 3.9 percent from 2,075 pounds
New York egg production edges up less than 1 percent in May
New York farms produced 147.8 million eggs in May, up 0.7 percent from 146.7 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 nearly 5.82 million in May, up 4.3 percent from almost 5.58 million layers a year prior. May

Sunnking seeks to help Mohawk Valley businesses with their electronics recycling
WHITESBORO, N.Y. — An executive with recycler Sunnking says the firm’s “big focus” is helping local businesses in the Mohawk Valley region. “We want to make it easy for them to responsibly handle and dispose of all of their electronics,” Adam Shine, VP of Sunnking, says. Sunnking, Inc. has operations in a space located at

Cathedral Corp. of Rome acquires Connecticut firm that also serves Catholic churches
ROME, N.Y. — Cathedral Corporation of Rome — which for more than 100 years has provided Catholic churches and dioceses with printing, communications, and support services — recently announced it has acquired Letter Concepts Inc. (LCI) of Connecticut to strengthen its presence in the church market. LCI is a Kensington, Connecticut–based firm that specializes in

Bhalla elected to SRC board of trustees
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC Inc. announced it has named Rajeev Bhalla to its board of trustees. Bhalla has nearly 20 years of experience in the roles of chief financial officer and controller and is currently an operating partner at Cerberus Operating and Advisory Company. He has led global industrial companies, worked as a trusted advisor,

System automation to keep fueling cyberattacks, expert says
ROME, N.Y. — Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure have grown significantly in the last few years and the numbers are likely to continue to rise as more systems are automated and connected to networks. That’s according to Eric Thayer, principal engineer for systems analysis and exploitation at Assured Information Security (AIS), which is based in the

Lockheed Martin’s suburban Syracuse plant wins nearly $25 million modification to Navy contract
SALINA, N.Y. — The Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) plant in the Syracuse metro area has been awarded a $24.6 million modification to a previously awarded contract from the United States Navy. The modification to the pact is to exercise an option for Navy equipment, components, engineering services, and other direct costs, the U.S. Department

Buttigieg visits Syracuse to get a look at Interstate 81, push for bill to fund replacement project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said the work continues to improve Interstate 81 (I-81), help it meet the community’s needs, and
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