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New York State of Agriculture address at Oncenter focuses on education, workforce development
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York’s top agriculture official reviewed the state’s efforts to provide increased support for agricultural education and agricultural-workforce development in 2024, and

Genius NY accepting applications for 9th round of accelerator competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y.— The Genius NY program is accepting applications for this year’s 9th round of the yearlong competition. Genius NY — operated by CenterState CEO

Lockheed Martin Owego awarded $198 million contract from U.S. Navy
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Owego recently won a $198 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide maintenance, program

ANDRO selected for U.S. Navy SeaPort NxG prime contract award
ROME, N.Y. — ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC this week announced that it has been selected for a prime contract award from SeaPort Next Generation (NxG), the U.S. Navy Virtual SYSCOM Commanders’ integrated approach to contracting for professional support services. ANDRO, based at Griffiss Business & Technology Park in Rome, is a provider of advanced software-defined

SRC partners with Japanese firm to deploy radar system in Japan
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. on Monday announced the first deployment of its Gryphon R1410 radar system in Japan, in partnership with Nippon Kaiyo Co.,

BAE Systems to provide actuator control units for JetZero’s sustainable jet demonstrator
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems says it will provide and integrate actuator control units (ACUs) for JetZero’s next-generation blended wing body aircraft demonstrator. The Long Beach, California–based company’s demonstrator is designed to “deliver enhanced energy efficiency and reduced emissions,” per the BAE Systems announcement. BAE’s locations in Endicott in Broome County and in Fort Wayne,

ITT plans growth with help from Empire State Development
Empire State Development (ESD) on Monday said it will partner with ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) to support growth at the company’s locations in Onondaga, Seneca,

Donation to SU’s ECS to create endowed chair in engineering and computer science
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A donation from a 1980 graduate of Syracuse University (SU) will benefit the school’s College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) “and the region.” The donation from William “Ted” Frantz will establish the William T. Frantz Endowed Chair in Engineering and Computer Science, SU said in its Dec. 20 announcement. The school

New York manufacturing index retreats 31 points in December
It followed a huge gain in November The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business conditions index fell 31 points to 0.2 in December after reaching its highest reading in nearly three years in November. The index climbed 43 points to 31.2 in November after dropping 23 points to -11.9 in October. The general business conditions

ConMed to pay dividend for 2024 Q4 in early January
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker with roots in the Utica region, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the fourth quarter of 2024. The dividend is payable on Jan. 3, to all shareholders of record as of Dec. 20. At the
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