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Cree awards scholarships to SUNY Poly students
MARCY, N.Y. — Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) has awarded 11 students at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) education funding as part of the newly established, merit-based “Cree/Wolfspeed Scholarship” program. The first group of recipients shared a total of $46,000. The commitment from Cree is part of a $2 million scholarship program over 10 years. Scholarship […]

People news: SRCTec appoints Palmer as director of quality
CICERO, N.Y. — SRCTec, LLC announced it has named Michelle Palmer its director of quality. In this position, Palmer will be responsible for process assurance

FRANKFORT, N.Y. — Genesis Disposables LLC of Frankfort will use a $400,000 state grant as it pursues a larger facility to produce gowns that are

People news: SRC names Johnson director of test engineering
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC Inc. announced it has promoted James Johnson to director of test engineering. In this role, Johnson will lead a team focused

MVHS holds ceremony for final beam placement in upcoming hospital in downtown Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) on Tuesday held a ceremony to place the final beam on the upcoming downtown Utica hospital

Lockheed Martin taps company CEO as new board chairman; former CEO Hewson to retire
BESTHESDA, Maryland — The board of directors of Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT), which operates plants in suburban Syracuse and Oswego, has elected James Taiclet,

New York manufacturing index dips in January, but still shows growth
Firms also remained optimistic about the future The Empire State Manufacturing survey general business-conditions index slipped more than point to 3.5 in January as the monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing sector continue to point to modest growth. The survey’s January index reading — based on firms responding to the survey — indicates

C&S Companies generating solar power at Salina HQ following panel-installation project
SALINA, N.Y. — C&S Companies on Wednesday announced that it has begun generating solar power at its headquarters in Salina, not far from Syracuse Hancock

Cuomo expects I-81 project to start in 2022; McMahon calls it an “aggressive timeline”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo expects the $1.9 billion construction project to replace the Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct in downtown Syracuse to break ground

Lockheed Martin mourns death of executive, Owego native
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) is mourning the death of Michele Evans, the firm’s aeronautics executive VP, who was a native of the Owego area and a graduate of Clarkson University in Potsdam. Evans died on New Year’s Day, per a Jan. 2 company news release. Lockheed Martin is a defense contractor
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