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Upstate University Hospital opens new Throughput Operations Center in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital has opened a new Throughput Operations Center (TOC) designed to “optimize patient flow” across its Downtown and Community hospital

SALINA — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) recently won a $551 million contract from the U.S. Navy for engineering and technical support and production of the submarine AN/BLQ-10 electronic-warfare systems on new construction and in-service submarines. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this pact to nearly $1.37 billion.,

N.Y. manufacturing index turns positive in February
New orders, shipments provided a boost Increases in new orders and shipments helped push the general business conditions index of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey into positive territory in February, rising 18 points to 5.7. It was a strong rebound as the index

Number of NY farms dipped slightly in 2024
The number of farms in New York state fell in 2024 compared to a year earlier, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported on Feb. 14. NASS estimated that the number of farms in the state totaled 30,500 last year, down less than 1 percent from 30,700 farms in 2023. Total land on farms

McFarland Johnson looks ahead to growth
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McFarland Johnson, Inc. recently announced some leadership changes, but those are not the only exciting initiatives at the growing employee-owned company. “We have grown by double digits every year for the last five years,” President Chad Nixon says of the engineering firm. With that growth comes change, especially with the retirement of

Barclay Damon adds health-care attorney to Syracuse office
SYRACUSE — Barclay Damon LLP says it has added Meghan Fahey to its health & human-services providers and health-care controversies teams. Fahey, who joins the firm as a partner, will have her primary office in Syracuse, per the firm’s announcement. With more than 15 years of legal experience in health-care law, compliance, and risk management,

Seneca Foods’ net sales rise 13 percent in latest fiscal quarter
FAIRPORT — Seneca Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: SENEA, SENEB) recently reported that its net sales for the fiscal quarter ending Dec. 28, 2024 rose more than 13 percent to $502.9 million from $444.5 million in the same quarter a year prior. The company — a Finger Lakes–based provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, with facilities across

BAE Systems set for $65 million expansion of Endicott operations, creating up to 134 new jobs
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems is investing $65 million to expand operations in the village of Endicott in Broome County. The company will add a

New York manufacturing index climbs back into positive territory in February
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business conditions index rose 18 points to 5.7 in February, pointing to growth in the sector. It was a

United Airlines to expand daily, nonstop service from Syracuse to Denver
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — United Airlines is expanding its daily, nonstop service from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) directly to Denver International Airport (DEN) to twice-daily
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