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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.

NY MEP Recovery Initiative offers nearly $1M in project funding for manufacturers
The New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NY MEP) network announced it is leading four competitive grant programs that it says will help manufacturers solve challenges

Partners team up on free legal services for injured workers
The New York State (NYS) Workers’-Compensation Board has launched the Injured Workers Legal Assistance Project (IWLAP), its “first-ever” legal-assistance project to help injured workers obtain medical treatment. Under the project, injured workers can complete a simple online form maintained by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) to directly request a match to an NYSBA-member attorney

F.X. Matt Brewery to fill 25 positions following expansion
UTICA — F.X. Matt Brewery in Utica intends to start filling open positions as soon as possible after the April 28 announcement that it plans to add 25 jobs. The brewery has received applications for the available jobs, Cara Spataro, executive assistant to the CEO of F.X. Matt Brewery, tells CNYBJ. The additional positions follow
Lockheed Martin to pay second-quarter dividend of $2.60 in late June
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) recently announced that its board of directors has authorized a dividend of $2.60 per share for the second quarter. The dividend is payable on June 25, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 1. At Lockheed’s current stock price, the dividend yields about 2.75 percent
New York milk production edges up in March
New York dairy farms produced nearly 1.33 billion pounds of milk in March, up 0.5 percent from 1.32 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 2,120 pounds in March, up 0.5 percent from 2,110 pounds a year ago. The
New York egg production rises 3 percent in March
New York farms produced 149.9 million eggs in March, up 3 percent from 145.5 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 5.82 million in March, up 3.6 percent from 5.62 million layers a year prior. March egg production
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