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Southern Tier consortium seeks grant to promote wood-pellet fuels
ITHACA — A consortium of private companies and public agencies wants to promote the use of wood-pellet fuels produced within the eight counties of the
Cuomo signs bill allowing licenses for New York farm cideries
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday signed the Farm Cideries bill that establishes a new license for farm cideries similar to the licenses already available to
Harden Furniture plans technology upgrades
McCONNELLSVILLE — Harden Furniture recently landed a $600,000 New York State Economic Development Council grant that will help the company kick off a three-year, $6-million technology upgrade that expands upon technology innovations installed at the company’s McConnellsville furniture factory a year ago. Last November, Harden (www.harden.com) installed a new Holz-Her CNC machining center and replaced
New York manufacturing index slips in October
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 5 points to 1.5 in October, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Oct. 15. Despite the dip, the result indicates that business conditions “held steady” for New York manufacturers in October, according to the New York Fed. That’s because the survey found roughly a
Lockheed Martin announces 600 more layoffs companywide
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) today announced it is cutting about 600 more jobs in its Mission Systems and Training business in the
NY manufacturing index dips in October, indicates ‘steady’ business conditions
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business conditions index fell 5 points to 1.5 in October, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported this
Cuomo welcomes 14 licensed farm breweries in New York
Gov. Andrew Cuomo today welcomed 14 newly licensed farm breweries that have opened since the beginning of the year with a Farm Brewery license that is part of a law Cuomo signed in January. The “Farm Brewery” license allows craft brewers that use products grown in New York to operate in a fashion similar to
Chobani donates $1.5 million to Cornell University to promote dairy quality
ITHACA — Chobani, Inc., a Chenango County–based maker of Greek yogurt, today announced a donation of $1.5 million to Cornell University, which is part an
Daikin Applied delays Auburn plant closure, employee layoffs
AUBURN — Minneapolis, Minn.–based Daikin Applied on Thursday announced it will keep its Auburn plant open through 2015, representing a “one-year delay.” The company also
Metal Solutions: from tin-knocker to sheet-metal engineer
UTICA — Joe Cattadoris, Sr. was a tin-knocker from the Mohawk Valley. In construction slang, a tin-knocker is someone who works in sheet metal. Cattadoris enlisted in the army in 1942 and later moved to the Air Corps to work on aircraft sheet metal. In 1943, he flew “The Hump” between India and China in
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