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N.Y. manufacturing index rises in February to highest level since last May
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose 8 points to 12.9 in February, “its highest level since May of last year.” New York manufacturing firms reported that business activity “grew at a faster pace than in recent months,” the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in its Feb. 18 report. The February […]

Lockheed Martin’s Salina plant awarded more than $15 million radar systems order from U.S. Navy
SALINA — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Salina plant has been awarded a nearly $15.3 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy for four retrofit advanced-radar processor systems. The order includes required non-recurring engineering and 16 high-density servers for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye radar plane. Work will be performed in Salina (54 percent) and Andover,

Work continues at the site of the new Cree facility near Utica
MARCY, N.Y. — Work continues in Marcy on the new site for Cree Inc., the North Carolina firm that’s building a new facility at the

FuzeHub to hold Wednesday Ithaca forum on helping manufacturers grow their business
ITHACA, N.Y. — Area startups and manufacturing companies can learn how to accelerate the growth of their business at a FuzeHub solutions forum set for

ANCA awards $104,000 in local farm grants to 8 North Country farms
SARANAC LAKE — Eight North Country farms are set to receive grant funding to help support the viability and growth of their businesses. The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) recently announced the recipients of its Local Farm Grant program, which was launched in October 2019 to support farmers and food producers who are “strengthening the

IPD Engineering expands to Mohawk Valley with opening of new Utica office
UTICA — Syracuse–based IPD Engineering started 2020 with the opening of its third office, representing an expansion into the Mohawk Valley. The downtown Utica office opened in January, the firm tells CNYBJ in an email. It’s located on the ground floor of the Doyle Building, a historic factory building located at 3330 Main St. in

SRC promotes Lauko to chief operating officer
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. announced it has promoted Joseph Lauko to chief operating officer (COO) and executive VP of operations. He assumes the duties

IPD Engineering opens Utica office
UTICA, N.Y. — Syracuse–based IPD Engineering has recently expanded by opening a new office in downtown Utica, its third location overall. The Utica office opened

CICERO, N.Y. — SRC Inc. has a new CEO, completing a transition plan announced in March 2019. The SRC board of trustees announced that Kevin

NUAIR working with a Boston firm on drone-testing operations, state agency drone use
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NUAIR and the New York UAS test site are working with a Massachusetts firm on “advanced” drone-testing operations. The partnership with AiRXOS
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