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Ultralife awarded contract under U.S. Army’s $1.25 billion conformal wearable battery program
NEWARK, N.Y. — Ultralife Corp. (NASDAQ: ULBI), a Wayne County–based maker of batteries and communications systems, recently announced it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army for purchases of conformal wearable batteries. The firm-fixed price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is not to exceed $168 million during the three-year base-award period, with the potential for up […]
New York manufacturing index declines in June
Still indicates growth in the sector The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell nearly seven points in June to 17.4, as new orders and shipments both declined. The index, a monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing sector, had also dipped two points in May to 24.3. The June reading — based on
Utica’s Black River Systems wins nearly $12 million contract from U.S. Air Force
UTICA, N.Y. — Black River Systems Co. Inc. of Utica has been awarded an $11.97 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for Cognitive Algorithms for Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Contested and Degraded Environments (CASCADE) software and hardware prototype. The scope of this contract is to research “unique and innovative techniques and algorithms that provide the
McFarland Johnson launches subsidiary focused on infrastructure-management technology
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McFarland Johnson (MJ) has announced the creation of a wholly owned subsidiary focused on developing technology-based, infrastructure-management products. The subsidiary is called
NUAIR tests drone parachute-recovery system at Rome test site
ROME, N.Y. —NUAIR says it recently put a drone parachute-recovery system (PRS) through safety and failure scenarios over multiple days at the New York UAS
Downtown Farmers Market opens for the summer season on Tuesday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Downtown Farmers Market will open for its 48th season on Tuesday in Clinton Square, the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. said.
ConMed to pay Q2 dividend of 20 cents a share in early July
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker founded in the Utica area, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the second quarter. The dividend is payable on July 6 to all shareholders of record as of June 15. ConMed manufactures surgical devices and
New York egg production up more than 2 percent in April
New York farms produced 142.7 million eggs in April, up 2.3 percent from 139.5 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 under 5.74 million in April, up more than 3.7 percent from nearly 5.53 million layers a year ago.
Schumer pitches Micron president on locating a future plant in Upstate
Micron Technology is thinking about locations for a future plant and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) hopes the firm will choose upstate New
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
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