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Georgia firm to buy Sunoco LP’s Volney ethanol plant, add up to 100 jobs
Included within the acquisition is the 1886 Malt House which is a direct beneficiary of incentives designed to promote the local farm to brewery industry.
N.Y. manufacturing index falls in January to lowest level since mid-2017
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 8 points in January to 3.9, its lowest level since mid-2017. The headline index has fallen a cumulative 18 points since November, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Jan. 15. The January reading, based on firms responding to the survey, still indicates that “business

Crews finish $15M in upgrades at scientific-research facility, CHESS, in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Construction crews have completed “significant upgrades” totaling $15 million at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, a scientific-research facility in

Canadian cannabis firm to spend up to $150M to anchor upcoming hemp industrial park in Southern Tier
A Canadian cannabis firm plans to invest between $100 million and $150 million to anchor a hemp industrial park to be sited in the Southern Tier

People news: Acumen Detection hires Manley as marketing coordinator
CICERO, N.Y. — Acumen Detection, a provider of rapid, on-farm pathogen identification systems for dairy farmers, announced it has hired Courtney Manley as marketing coordinator.
New York manufacturing index slides in January to lowest level in more than a year
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 8 points to 3.9, “its lowest level in well over a year.” The headline index has
PAR Technology announces job cuts
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) announced late Monday that it is cutting jobs to lower operating expenses at the company and

Schumer calls on FDA to address shingles-vaccine shortage at CNY pharmacies
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) says he is concerned about what he calls an “alarming” shortage of the vaccine that

Delta Engineers acquires Albany engineering firm
ENDWELL, N.Y. — Delta Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, DPC (Delta), which is headquartered in Endwell, announced it has acquired Lewis Engineering, PC of Albany

Lockheed Martin to host recruitment event Thursday at Destiny USA
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) will host a recruitment event on Thursday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the third floor
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