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People news: Jones promoted to regional marketing director at McFarland Johnson
She most recently served as marketing manager for the company’s Mid-Atlantic region, where she led the development of proposals across all five of MJ’s divisions

Oneida Indian Nation and Tesla announce EV sales center coming to Canastota
VERONA, N.Y. —The Oneida Indian Nation will partner with Tesla to develop the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s first sales, service, and delivery (SSD) center in

The Raymond Corporation plans hiring events
GREENE, N.Y. — The Raymond Corporation is holding several hiring events later this month as it seeks to fill more than 200 manufacturing positions on

Vitality in the Valley expo set for June 6-7 at Herkimer College
“The Mohawk Valley has a tremendous manufacturing ecosystem and business leaders that are invested in the area,” Elena Garuc, executive director of FuzeHub, said in

With 100 years of history, Raymond Corp. focuses on growth
GREENE, N.Y. — After celebrating its centennial year in 2022, The Raymond Corporation is focused on growth in 2023, and beyond. “We’re fortunate in our business that we’ve continued to grow,” says EVP Steve VanNostrand. In the past year, Raymond has added about 360 new employees companywide, with about 300 of those at the company’s Greene

Global NY’s statewide export-promotion tour to include OCC
The effort represents the first export-promotion tour since the start of the pandemic in 2020. The federal government declared an end to the COVID-19 national

Syracuse firm selected for Department of Defense pilot program, awarded $10 million
Hidden Level’s corporate office is located at 1014 N. Geddes St. in Syracuse. “Being selected for APFIT funding is a huge vote of confidence by
Lockheed Martin’s Syracuse–area plant wins nearly $36M Navy contract modification
SALINA — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) plant just north of Syracuse has recently won a $35.6 million modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise options for U.S. Navy equipment and engineering services. Work on the fixed-price incentive (firm target) contract adjustment will be performed in the town of Salina (67 percent) and Millersville,

Felix Schoeller continues work on expansion in Pulaski
PULASKI — Felix Schoeller North America (FSNA) is looking ahead to mid-summer when it expects crews to finish work on a more than $20 million project in Pulaski. The project, which started last November, targets a new coating operation, per its May 23 announcement. FSNA also recently announced that it has secured a PILOT (payment-in-lieu

Raymond rolls out outdoor electric lift trucks
GREENE, N.Y. — The Raymond Corporation, a Chenango County–based provider of intralogistics solutions and material-handling equipment, has recently introduced two new electric lift trucks. The 4800 model and 4810 model, 80-volt sit-down counterbalanced trucks address the need for sustainable material-handling solutions in outdoor settings and handle capacities ranging from 4,000 to 11,000 pounds, the company
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