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New York manufacturing index slides 12 points in December
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 12 points to 10.9 in December. The reading, based on firms responding to the survey, indicates “business activity grew at a slower pace than in recent months in New York,” the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in its survey report issued Dec. 18. A […]

Dynalec Corporation is expanding in Sodus, creating “at least” eight new jobs
The expansion project is underway, and the company expects construction crews to finish their work in mid-March. ESD has offered up to $250,000 through the
Lockheed Martin’s Salina plant wins $184M contract for electronic warfare system
SALINA, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy recently awarded Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Rotary and Mission Systems unit in Salina a $184.1 million contract to

CPL adds Sebuharara to Binghamton office
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — CPL — a Rochester–based architecture, engineering, and planning firm — announced it has added Mulekezi Loïc Sebuharara to its plumbing engineering team

SUNY Poly formally opens robotics lab at Marcy campus
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced it has formally opened a new robotics lab at its Marcy campus. The Hage Family Robotics

With state help, Byrne Dairy launches $125 million plan to expand facilities, create nearly 250 jobs
DeWITT, N.Y. — Byrne Dairy on Thursday broke ground on a $24 million expansion at its Ultra Dairy plant in DeWitt, representing the first phase

People news: Syracuse engineering firm promotes veteran staff member
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — N.K. Bhandari, Architecture & Engineering, P.C. recently announced it has promoted Jill M. Ryan to senior project coordinator. Ryan will mainly be

Syracuse University names Isik interim dean of College of Engineering & Computer Science
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University announced professor Can Isik will become interim dean of the College of Engineering & Computer Science (ECS), effective Jan. 1.
SRC launches new Canadian company
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. announced it has launched SRC Can Ltd., a new company in Ottawa, Ontario that works to solve problems that Canada

Danish company to acquire Syracuse engineering firm OBG
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Danish engineering firm announced it has agreed to acquire Syracuse–based OBG, making it part of a new business unit covering the
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