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FuzeHub opens Build4Scale NY fund for startups, manufacturers
ALBANY, N.Y. — FuzeHub announced it has launched a new grant fund as part of its Build4Scale NY initiative. It’s a program that helps inventors

Lockheed Martin to donate facilities, aircraft in COVID-19 response plan
BETHESDA, Maryland — Lockheed Martin Corp. on Friday announced it will donate the use of its facilities for crisis-related activities, including critical medical-supply storage, distribution,

Lockheed Martin readies for leadership transition in June when CEO Hewson steps down
Marillyn Hewson, who has served as president and CEO since 2013, will step down in June. She has also served as chairman, president, and CEO since 2014. Hewson will become executive chairman of the board, effective June 15. That is subject to her re-election to the board by the stockholders at the upcoming annual meeting.

Tessy Plastics to lay off up to 400 employees
SKANEATELES — Tessy Plastics Corp. plans to lay off up to 400 people but is also giving each of its 1,000 employees a check for $2,000 to help them make due financially as the firm ceases production of items it doesn’t deem “essential.” The moves are part of the manufacturer’s efforts to comply with state

Task force formed to develop coronavirus strategies for Syracuse–area business community
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A joint task force of public and private-sector leaders has been formed to help guide the Syracuse and Onondaga County business and

Welch Allyn parent company boosts production of medical equipment for coronavirus battle
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — Hillrom (NYSE: HRC), which owns Skaneateles–based Welch Allyn, says it’s working to more than double production of critical-care products, including vitals-monitoring devices,

Area companies help secure needed supplies in coronavirus emergency
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO, the region’s primary economic-development organization, says area business have been stepping up with vital donations of needed personal protection equipment

Governor asks manufacturers for help producing protective equipment for health-care workers
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a message for New York manufacturers: help produce critically needed personal protective equipment — like gowns, masks, and

Clean All offers kits for businesses, consumers to make their own hand sanitizer
SYRACUSE — Businesses and consumers are scrambling to obtain hand sanitizer anywhere they can amid the coronavirus pandemic. Supply chains aren’t able to meet the overwhelming demand. Clean All, a 95-year-old Syracuse company that produces swimming pool sanitizing chemicals and janitorial cleaning products like bleach, says it can help by offering make-your-own liquid sanitizer kits.

SRC opens office in Alabama, serving the U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc., has just opened an office in Huntsville, Alabama to expand its presence at the U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal, a post near that city. The office opened March 16, Lisa Mondello, who handles corporate communications at SRC, tells CNYBJ. The office has advanced teleconferencing capabilities, customer meeting space, employee workspace, and a
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