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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It’s a collaboration to install infrastructure throughout New York’s 50-mile unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) corridor between Syracuse and Rome. Syracuse–based NUAIR is

AIS wins nearly $12 million software contract from U.S. Air Force
ROME, N.Y. — Assured Information Security, Inc. (AIS) has been awarded a more than $11.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for Signals Intelligence Tactical Analysis and Reporting Gateway (STARGATE) prototype software. This cost-plus-fixed-fee completion pact provides for research and development improvements to the STARGATE platform, according to a May 7 contract announcement from
Lockheed Martin’s suburban Syracuse plant wins almost $10M Navy contract modification
SALINA, N.Y. — The Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) plant in the Syracuse area has been awarded a nearly $9.7 million modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy. The cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to the pact is for the design, prototyping, and qualification testing of submarine electronic-warfare equipment, according to a contract announcement the

New York manufacturing index dips in May but still shows solid growth
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index dipped two points in May to 24.3, but still showed the industry is generating significant growth while emerging from the pandemic. The index — the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector — had climbed 9 points in April to 26.3, a “multi-year high.” The May reading

Syracuse starts road reconstruction project on East Seneca Turnpike
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced that a road reconstruction project began Wednesday on East Seneca Turnpike on the city’s south side. Crews
New York cheese production rose last year, butter production slipped
New York plants produced just over 870 million pounds of cheese (excluding cottage cheese) in 2020, up 4.6 percent from almost 832 million pounds the year before, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The state had 66 cheese-production plants last year, up from 64 in 2019. New York plants produced nearly 23.9

Amazon begins operations at DeWitt delivery station
DeWITT, N.Y. — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced it has opened its delivery station at 6834 Kirkville Rd. in DeWitt. The 112,000-square-foot delivery station will create

State announces Fulton, Seneca Falls projects targeted for DRI funding
The state says Fulton will target 16 projects and Seneca Falls will focus on 13 projects with their $10 million awards in the Downtown Revitalization

HISTORY FROM OHA: What’s Brewing in Syracuse
In a town with a rich history of beer brewing, a different kind of brew deserves recognition for its fascinating local story. Nearly 100 years after Johann Mang opened what is considered the city’s first commercial brewery in 1804, Ella Barber deLima opened a coffee roastery and store in her Syracuse home using beans brought back
New York’s annual egg production rose nearly 5 percent
New York farms produced 1.75 billion eggs last year, up 4.6 percent from more than 1.67 billion eggs in 2019, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The total value of egg production in the Empire State was $88.1 million in 2020, up 26.5 percent from more than $69.6 million the year before. U.S.
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