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VIEWPOINT: 100 years strong, the history of Morse Manufacturing
Morse Manufacturing Company, a third-generation, family-owned company, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2023. Founded by J. Mott Morse as a manufacturer of custom metal parts and stamping operations, the company became one of many that supported the burgeoning automobile industry here in Central New York. The company’s innovations included snap-foot accelerators in Ford’s Model T, […]

Syracuse Surge workforce graduation event honors 34 participants from three programs
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The most recent Syracuse Surge workforce programming included 34 participants in three programs. Syracuse Surge is the city’s “strategy for inclusive growth

Saab wins nearly $16M Navy contract, with a quarter of the work to be done in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Saab Inc. was recently awarded an almost $15.9 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy for the construction of underwater unmanned vehicles and associated storage containers, training naval mines, spare parts, training documentation, training, and transportation. This pact involves foreign military sales to the government of Kuwait. Work will be performed in

ConMed to pay Q4 dividend of 20 cents on Jan. 5
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker that has roots in the Utica area, announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share for the fourth quarter of this year. The dividend is payable on Jan. 5, to all shareholders of record as of Dec. 18. At

Felix Schoeller North America completes $20 million project
PULASKI, N.Y. — In the fall of 2021, Felix Schoeller North America announced plans to build coater line 7, its “most advanced” silicone-coating operation at the Central New York manufacturing facility. Two years later, the $20 million project is complete and is now servicing the company’s North American customers, Operation Oswego County said in a

Fort Drum, base in Germany selected to house U.S. Army’s multi-domain task force
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — Fort Drum has been selected to house the U.S. Army multi-domain task force (MDTF) #2, along with the Army base in

Remington Firearms to close Ilion plant in March 2024
ILION, N.Y. — The company has been a staple in Ilion for more than 200 years. Almost everyone in the village of about 7,600 has a connection to Remington Arms, whether it’s working there themselves or knowing someone who did. That legacy — and the generations of families it supported — ends in Ilion when
Lockheed’s suburban Syracuse plant wins $9M U.S. Navy order
SALINA, N.Y. — The Lockheed Martin Corp. Rotary and Mission Systems plant in the town of Salina has been awarded a nearly $9.3 million order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement from the U.S. Navy. This order provides for the development, building, test, and delivery of seven tactical radar processing benches and two full

Southern Tier researchers, companies lead the way to greener concrete
The average New Yorker probably doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about recycling or about concrete — or about how those two things could possibly go together. However, a group of dedicated researchers and entrepreneurs in the Southern Tier have been thinking about all of those things — and doing something about it. Their

Upcoming study to gather data on New York vineyards
PENN YAN, N.Y. — Vineyards in New York can expect to receive a survey during the first quarter of 2024. The study will address an industry need for a range of accurate information about new acreage, bearing acreage, non-bearing acreage, varieties, tonnage, average price, and data by growing region. The Penn Yan–based New York Wine
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