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ESD awards Ithaca firm $560K to produce COVID-19 respirator masks
ITHACA, N.Y. — An Ithaca company will use a state grant to retool its facility for N95 respirator mask production. Empire State Development (ESD) on

Secret’s out: Amazon is coming to Clay
CLAY, N.Y. — Amazon, Inc., the world’s largest retailer, will be the tenant that occupies the massive warehouse and distribution center under construction in the

The Agency launches Broome County Reopening Playbook
DICKINSON, N.Y. — The Agency has introduced what it calls the Broome County Reopening Playbook. It seeks to provide “one-stop source for the information you

Binghamton University Twitter study tracks early days of COVID-19 pandemic in U.S.
The study focused on more than 530,000 tweets collected between March 14 and March 24. Ramesh and Seetharam tracked popular hashtags and topics, and collated

New York manufacturing activity continued severe decline in May
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose almost 30 points to -48.5 in May from its worst-ever reading of -78.2 in April. Still,

Lockheed Martin’s Syracuse–area plant wins more than $47 million order from U.S. Navy
SALINA — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Salina plant has been awarded a nearly $47.7 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy for procurement of submarine modernization kits, equipment, and installation. The order, made to Lockheed’s Rotary and Mission Systems unit, will be part of a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Work will be performed in

New York drone test site in Rome using $1.6M federal grant for UTM work
ROME — The New York UAS test site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome is using a federal grant of $1.6 million for work on unmanned traffic management (UTM). UAS is short for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). A UAS includes a drone and equipment used to control its flight. A drone is also referred to
Manufacturers are Open Safely, and Ready to Spur Our Economic Revival
Essential manufacturers have been open safely since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. How? They have used their innate skills for quick process change and adaptation to create safe work environments in a rapidly changing and challenging environment. It’s time we both recognize this and learn from this as a nation. Manufacturing is vital for

Cuomo to CNY: Start to reopen the economy
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday gave the Central New York region the go-ahead to partially reopen its economy starting Friday — following

Thruway Authority selects contractor for $450 million project to renovate all rest stops
The New York State Thruway Authority on Tuesday selected a contractor to redevelop the 27 service areas located on the nearly 600-mile toll highway. The
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