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Hofmann Sausage Company rolls out new Handwich product
VERONA, N.Y. — Hofmann Sausage Company has launched the Handwich, which it describes as a “new brand of premium, handcrafted grab-and-go artisan sandwiches.” The company
New York honey prices, production rise in 2014
ALBANY, N.Y. — Honey prices in New York state increased 28 percent last year to 272 cents per pound from 212 cents a pound in 2013, according to
New York milk production rises more than 2 percent in February
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York farms produced 1.06 billion pounds of milk in February, up 2.3 percent from the year-ago month, according to the USDA’s
Welch Allyn leases Auburn building for additional warehouse space
AUBURN — Welch Allyn, Inc. has signed a lease to use the former Mustad Manufacturing and Assembly building at 247 Grant Ave. (State Route 5) in Auburn. The Skaneateles Falls–based medical-device manufacturer needs the 54,000-square-foot facility for additional warehouse and shipping space, the company said in a statement it issued to CNYBJ on March
New York manufacturing index edges down in March
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell less than a point to 6.9 in March. Economists had been expecting a reading of 8.5, according to MarketWatch. Still, any reading above zero indicates improving conditions. The New York Fed, in its March 16
Destiny USA expands green efforts in 2015
SYRACUSE — It’s been just over two years since Destiny USA received Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, but the giant retail center’s environmental efforts are far from finished. In fact, those initiatives will expand beyond the walls of the mall and reach out further
Madison County to install 2.4 megawatt solar project
LINCOLN — Madison County later this year will break ground on a 2.4 megawatt solar array, hoping to “significantly reduce energy consumption and pursue renewable-energy sources for all the county’s municipal electric needs.” The nearly $5 million, solar-photovoltaic system is the “cornerstone” of a proposed agriculture and renewable energy (ARE) business park in the
ONEIDA — The board of directors of the New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. (EFC) has approved a $3.3 million, interest-free loan for a sewer-line project in Madison County. The loan will help pay for the construction of a three-mile sewer line to carry leachate from the county landfill to the city of Oneida’s wastewater-treatment
Comptroller audit lauds Tompkins County’s recycling efforts
ITHACA — Tompkins County recently announced that its recycling efforts received high marks in an audit from the New York State Comptroller’s Office. The audit examined performance measures of the Solid Waste Management Division from Jan. 1, 2013, to July 7, 2014. It concluded that the various recycling programs the county implemented have been
Report: N.Y. ranks third in announcing new clean-energy, transportation jobs in 2014
New York state was the third-most productive state in announcing potential new clean-energy and clean-transportation jobs in 2014, according to a new report issued March 5 by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), an advocacy group that promotes environmentally friendly economic policies. According to the report, 12 separate projects in the Empire State announced last year could create
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