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Omari appointed director of new Food Processing Business Incubation Program in the Finger Lakes
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes Regional Prosperity Network (FLRPnet) and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County announced that Amina Omari has been appointed the

L3 Link Training & Simulation to move to new location in Kirkwood
KIRKWOOD, N.Y. — L3 Link Training & Simulation plans to move its Binghamton–area operations to a new site on Industrial Park Drive near its existing
State grant supports cybersecurity assistance for local manufacturers
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NY MEP) will use a state grant of more than $300,000 to help several New York

New York manufacturing index rises a couple points in November
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index edged up 2 points to 23.3 in November. The November reading, based on firms responding to the
Firms from Ithaca, Potsdam win funding in FuzeHub commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Three Ithaca startups and one from Potsdam each captured $50,000 in prize money in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition held Nov. 7-8 in Albany.

Shader to step down as Welch Allyn president on Dec. 1
SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y. — The president of Welch Allyn in Skaneateles Falls has informed its Chicago, Illinois–based parent company that he plans to resign from
CATO, N.Y. — The Cayuga Economic Development Agency will use more than $79,000 in federal funding to purchase grain drying and cleaning equipment and lease

Syracuse Airport formally completes $62M renovation project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Contractors have formally completed work on the $62.4 million renovation project at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. The project sought to turn the
People news: Schneider Packaging promotes Brewster to VP of sales
BREWERTON, N.Y. — Schneider Packaging Equipment announced that it has recently promoted Mike Brewster to VP of sales. Brewster joined Schneider in 2016 as director

Schumer seeks more funding for drone test sites in transportation-spending bill
ROME, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Friday said he would push lawmakers to include new funding in a federal spending
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