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Saab DeWitt plant wins $18M modification to Navy contract
DeWITT, N.Y. — Saab, Inc.’s DeWitt operation has been awarded a nearly $18.2 million modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy. The

Saab DeWitt plant wins $18 million modification to Navy radar-system contract
DeWITT, N.Y. — Saab, Inc.’s DeWitt operation has been awarded a nearly $18.2 million modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy. The firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee adjustment to this pact will exercise options for production and engineering support of Multi-Mode Radar (MMR) systems. Under this contract, Saab manufactures, inspects, tests, and delivers MMR

Briggs & Stratton offers some MVCC students employment following welding internships
UTICA, N.Y. — Some students at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) have secured positions with the Sherrill location of Briggs & Stratton Corp. following their welding internships. MVCC says it partnered with Briggs & Stratton for the welding internships. Briggs & Stratton — headquartered in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin — says it is the world’s largest manufacturer

New statewide cybersecurity program launched to assist defense manufacturers
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College’s (MVCC) Advanced Institute for Manufacturing (AIM) and FuzeHub are working together to help New York’s defense manufacturers strengthen

MVCC partners with Briggs & Stratton for welding internships
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) says it partnered with the Sherrill location of Briggs & Stratton Corp. for welding internships. Briggs &

BAE Systems delivers propulsions system to Scottish supplier of public buses for Ireland
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems has delivered the first plug-in capable, electric hybrid-propulsion systems to Larbert, Scotland–based Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), which is supplying new

Slate Milk wins grand prize in inaugural MilkLaunch business competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — A Massachusetts firm has captured the $150,000 grand prize in the state’s inaugural MilkLaunch competition. MilkLaunch is a new startup contest focused

New York manufacturing index declines over 1 point in December
Still indicates slight expansion The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index dipped 1.4 points to 4.9 in December as the monthly gauge indicated New York’s manufacturing sector “expanded only to a small degree.” The index number fell below analysts’ expectations, as Investing.com had forecast a reading of 6.9. This follows a more than 4-point drop

Cryomech settles into newly built DeWitt building
DeWITT, N.Y. — Following a construction project that lasted just over a year, Cryomech says it has relocated to its new building at 6682 Moore Road in the town of DeWitt. It previously operated in a nearby location at 113 Falso Drive in DeWitt. Cryomech’s new 76,000-square-foot facility houses all of the company’s manufacturing and

Syracuse firm to renovate former Utica factory
UTICA, N.Y. — A Syracuse company will handle the redevelopment of the former Utica Steam Cotton Factory at 600 State St. in downtown Utica. Lahinch
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