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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
PAR Technology posts Q4 loss on non-recurring charges
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) reported that it lost $2 million, or 13 cents a share, in the fourth quarter. That’s
New York manufacturing index slips in March
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell less than a point to 6.9 in March, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported
NY Air Brake officials lobby for Ex-Im Bank
WATERTOWN — Business leaders from across America descended on the nation’s Capitol during the week of Feb. 23 to lobby Congress for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), the official export-credit agency of the U.S. If Congress doesn’t reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank, it will no longer exist after June 30. Among those lobbying their
O’Brien & Gere acquires Long Island engineering firm
Deal boosts the Syracuse firm’s NYC–area workforce to 65 SYRACUSE — O’Brien & Gere has acquired Schuyler Engineering, a Long Island–based firm, in a move to further expand and grow its business in the New York City metropolitan area. The Syracuse–based engineering firm announced the acquisition
Whitman School collaborates with Staples on supply-chain initiative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University (SU) is collaborating with Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) on an initiative focused
MACNY names Rubenstein as new director of HR services
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, announced that Tiffany M. Rubenstein has joined as director of human-resource services. She will oversee all human-resource services
i3 Electronics projects 15 percent revenue growth
ENDICOTT — In mythology, a phoenix is a bird that is periodically reborn, rising from the ashes of its predecessor. It is the symbol of renewal. i3 Electronics, Inc. is the successor to Endicott Interconnect Technologies (EIT), which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2013. The company continues as a vertically integrated manufacturer of
Empire Farmstead Brewery to operate tax-free in START-UP NY program, create 52 jobs
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Empire Farmstead Brewery, Inc., a division of Syracuse–based Empire Brewing Company, is among 11 businesses that are either starting under or expanding
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