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Oswego Industries to produce medical gowns for Oswego Health
OSWEGO — Oswego Health announced it has recently entered into a contract with Oswego Industries to have 1,000 medical gowns produced per month through 2020. The health-care provider didn’t release any financial terms of its contract with Oswego Industries. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, personal protective equipment and medical supplies have been in “such high demand,” […]

Freedom Commons in Syracuse recognized for energy design
SYRACUSE — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has recognized the Freedom Commons housing development at 450 Burt St. in Syracuse as a LEED Homes Awards recipient in the Outstanding Affordable Project category. Freedom Commons was developed and operated by the Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) and the Syracuse Housing Authority (SHA), per a July

Morning fire damages apple barn at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department says it’s investigating a Thursday morning fire inside a barn at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchard at

MACNY to hold September virtual event in place of its annual dinner
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, the Manufacturers Association, is planning a two-week long virtual event in September in place of its annual dinner, which is usually

HealthWear Rental works on expansion
ENDICOTT — HealthWear Rental, Inc. — which supplies and launders medical and massage linens, patient gowns, medical uniforms, lab coats, and more — is preparing to relocate and double the size of its production facility. The new facility is located at 8 North Cleveland Place in the village of Endicott, about a block from the

Katko says DOT submits draft I-81 plan to Federal Highway Administration
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has submitted the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the massive Interstate 81 (I-81)

U.S. Army awards SRC $425 million contract for small drone defense system
CICERO, N.Y. — The U.S. Army has awarded SRC Inc. a $425.8 million contract for development, production, deployment, and support of the E-LIDS system. E-LIDS

Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) was recently awarded a $16.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for the refurbishment of rocket motors and thrust vector control used on vertical-launch assemblies for anti-submarine rocket-assisted torpedoes. If the option is exercised, the work will be completed by July 2023, bringing the total value of the pact to more than $30.6

SRCTec president retires, new GM begins duties
SRCTec, located in Cicero, describes itself as a manufacturing and life cycle management company specializing in the production of advanced military electro-mechanical products. The company

SUNY Poly professors to use grant funding to create personal protective facemask
MARCY, N.Y. — Three professors from SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will use SUNY grant funding of more than $8,000 to create a face mask
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