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MACNY to honor Wall of Fame inductees on virtual event in September
DeWITT — MACNY, the Manufacturers Association, later this month plans to honor Kathleen Alaimo and Louis DeMent as the 2020 inductees for the Manufacturers Wall of Fame. The recognition is part of a two-week long virtual “Celebration of Manufacturing” event in September in place of its annual dinner, which is usually held in May. Due […]

EPA proposes cleanup plan for superfund site of former Sidney company
SIDNEY, N.Y. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a cleanup plan to address creosote contamination at the GCL Tie and Treating superfund site located in the village of Sidney in Delaware County. The location is a former wood-treating facility that was operated between the early 1950s and 1988 when the property was

FDA approves Lansing firm’s product to disinfect N95 respirators
LANSING, N.Y. — NovaSterilis, a nearly two-decade old Ithaca–area company, says health-care workers can use one of its products to decontaminate “select” N95 respirators used as personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The firm on Sept. 1 announced the emergency-use authorization by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to use its Nova2200 system

FAA selects drone test site in Rome to take part in next phase of drone-integration program
The second phase of UPP will showcase capabilities and services that support high-density unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drone operations, including remote identification services and

Ithaca-area firm gets FDA approval to decontaminate N95 respirators used in COVID-19 care
The firm also says the technology is “non-toxic,” has a low environmental impact, and has “broad material compatibility.” The process “penetrates deep” within materials, is

Microdrones signs up international distributors
ROME — Microdrones, a Germany–based firm with an office at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, N.Y. in July announced distributor agreements with companies in Brazil, Israel, and Spain. Measure, a technological-solutions provider headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has announced it is now offering Microdrones surveying equipment and support for aircraft inspections sold in all of

Greater Syracuse Land Bank to use $500K grant to help Stickley House renovation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Greater Syracuse Land Bank will use a federal grant of $500,000 to support the restoration project at the home-furniture designer and

3 Mohawk Valley firms start producing COVID-19-related equipment to support in-state needs
Three Mohawk Valley manufacturers are among 12 New York companies that have recently received support from New York State to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the three Mohawk Valley companies and how much they received in grants, according to New York State government: Environmental Composites, Inc. (ECI), Utica: $772,259 ECI is a custom

Cree targeting spring 2021 for completion of Mohawk Valley Fab
MARCY — Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) says its Mohawk Valley Fab is on track for completion in the spring of 2021. Stuttgart, Germany–based Exyte, Inc. — which operates an office in Albany — is handling the construction on the Fab project, Cree tells CNYBJ in an email interview. Cree announced in mid-July it had “surpassed

ANDRO wins Army contract to develop adaptive radios for unmanned vehicle communications
ROME — The U.S. Army has awarded ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC a $1.1 million contract to develop a next-generation, miniaturized tactical radio called ARROW (adaptive radio for robotic warfare) for use in unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). A UAS includes a drone and equipment used to control its flight. ANDRO, which
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