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New York milk producer prices dip nearly 3 percent from prior month
Milk prices at the producer level in New York state remained elevated in the latest month but prices moderated from previous months. New York dairy farms were paid an average of $26 per hundredweight of milk in November, down 2.6 percent from $26.70 in October, but were still 22 percent higher than the $21.30 average […]
CenterState report reveals 2023 business expectations for region
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nearly three-quarters of area companies surveyed (73 percent) anticipate increased sales or revenue in 2023, down 2 percent from the 2022 projections. At the same time, more than 72 percent of nearly 200 area companies surveyed expect an increase in jobs and hiring in 2023 — up 4 percent from 2022 projections.
Preparing for Micron, carpenters’ union to expand Salina training center in $3.6 million project
SALINA, N.Y. — The North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC) says it is planning for a $3.6 million project to expand the union’s
MACNY names Tilton marketing & communications manager
DeWITT, N.Y. — Deb Tilton is the new marketing & communications manager at MACNY, The Manufacturers Association. In this role, she will support strategic marketing
McFarland Johnson adds senior project manager in aviation division
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McFarland Johnson, Inc. announced that Jeff Mishler has joined the company as a senior project manager in its aviation division. Binghamton–based McFarland Johnson, a 100-percent employee-owned firm, provides planning, engineering, environmental, technology, and construction services to the aviation, transportation, civil/facilities, and environmental industries. The company’s InfraSolutions by McFarland Johnson division offers technology-based
Sykes starts as SRC’s new CFO, executive VP of finance
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. has made its choice to replace the retiring Phil Fazio as the company’s chief financial officer. The firm has hired Gwendolyn Sykes as executive VP of finance, and CFO. Fazio is retiring after 16 years of services, SRC said in a Jan. 11 announcement. He retires on Jan. 31, SRC
New state law seeks to boost energy grid’s cyber protections
ALBANY — New state legislation signed into law in late December is aimed at increasing cybersecurity safeguards for New York’s energy grid. The legislation, which passed unanimously in both the state Assembly and state Senate, strengthens protections for the local power-distribution system and requires utilities to secure critical infrastructure against cyberattacks, the office of Gov.
Corn production in New York fell nearly 17 percent in 2022
New York farms produced 80.5 million bushels of corn for grain last year, down 16.9 percent from 96.86 million bushels in 2021. That’s according to a Jan. 12 report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Northeastern Regional Field Office. The total yield per acre in the Empire State averaged 140 bushels per acre in
New state office to oversee Micron’s $100 billion investment
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul is creating an office that will oversee both Micron Technology’s (NASDAQ: MU) $100 billion investment for a semiconductor campus in Clay and the state’s overall effort to develop its semiconductor industry. Hochul’s office refers to it as GO SEMI, which is short for the Governor’s Office of Semiconductor Expansion, Management,
SRC awarded nearly $14M contract modification from U.S. Air Force
CICERO — SRC Inc. was recently awarded an almost $14 million modification to previously awarded U.S. Air Force contract for the Sensor Beam Program. This pact provides for the contractor to research, analyze, technically document, and perform reviews on electromagnetic systems, events, and signatures required by all services and other U.S. agencies, according to a
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