Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.

PEB, SRC, OCC announce annual Innovation Challenge for area secondary school students
Central New York students in grades 6-12 can participate in the fourth annual Innovation Challenge. The challenge is to invent a product that solves an

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards $13 million contract for Rome Lab security fence
ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded a $13.15 million contract to Gaithersburg, Maryland–based Four Tribes Enterprises LLC to construct

Lockheed’s Syracuse-area unit wins $19.3 million contract modification for submarine hulls
SALINA, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Rotary and Mission Systems unit in the Syracuse area a $19.3 million

New York manufacturing index rises in January
New York manufacturers are feeling a little more confident about business conditions in the new year, according to a new report. The general business-conditions index of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey, produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, rose to 4.8 in January from 3.3 in December. That beat market expectations for a reading

Ansco Lofts development in Binghamton formally opens
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Paulus Development of Syracuse on Wednesday formally opened the Ansco Lofts at the site of the former Ansco Camera Factory. The developer

Delta Engineers acquires Terrestrial Environmental Specialists, opens new office in DeWitt
ENDWELL, N.Y. — Delta Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, DPC (Delta) announced it has acquired Terrestrial Environmental Specialists, Inc (TES) in a deal that became

Clarkson instructors receive robot to continue human-robot handover interaction research
POTSDAM — Two assistant professors at Clarkson University are using a new mobile grasp robot to continue their research related to intuitive human-robot handover interactions. Natasha and Sean Banerjee, assistant professors in computer science, acquired the robot through a joint Facebook and Carnegie Mellon grant, the university announced on its website. The Banerjees submitted one

Finger Lakes supplier to manufacturers acquired by Ohio firm
DRESDEN — Abtex Corporation, a Yates County–based supplier of brush deburring systems and technologies to the manufacturing industry, was recently acquired by the Malish Corporation of Mentor, Ohio. The deal closed on Dec. 6. The companies didn’t disclose any financial terms. Abtex, founded in 1980, is based in the village of Dresden near Seneca Lake.

ConMed wins Defense Department contract worth up to $36 million
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, has won a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense, worth up to $36 million over five years, to provide medical equipment to the U.S. military branches. The company has been awarded a maximum $36 million “fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract” for hospital equipment and

FuzeHub’s Build4Scale NY seeks to help manufacturers take products to market
ALBANY — Build4Scale NY is a new FuzeHub program designed to help manufacturers take new products to market and “more rapidly expand” their operations in New York. In addition to training and one-on-one guidance, Build4Scale NY will provide grants of up to $10,000 to participating, “high-potential” businesses. FuzeHub is an Albany–based nonprofit organization that works
Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.