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New York state honey production declines nearly 17 percent in 2023
New York state honey production fell 16.9 percent to almost 2.38 million pounds last year from 2.86 million pounds in 2022, according to a recent report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). New York beekeepers earned nearly $10.92 million from their honey in 2023, almost unchanged from $10.93 million the prior year, as […]
USDA announces water infrastructure projects, including $9.5 million development in Massena
MASSENA — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) New York State Director for Rural Development Brian Murray recently announced that the USDA is investing more than $82 million in 10 water and wastewater-infrastructure projects throughout rural New York state. The USDA is financing projects through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program to help
Syracuse University buys Hotel Skyler for new lodging option
Move comes as Sheraton to become student housing SYRACUSE — Hotel Skyler Syracuse, located at 601 S. Crouse Ave., is now a Syracuse University property. Syracuse says it announced the acquisition as a follow-up to the recent release of the university’s inaugural strategic housing plan. The transaction also follows the university’s announcement that it will
N.Y. manufacturing index falls further in March
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index slipped deeper into negative territory in March by declining 19 points to -20.9. The index is the monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing sector. Based on firms responding to the survey, the March reading indicates business activity “continued to decline” in New York state, the Federal Reserve
CenterState CEO annual meeting to include keynote remarks on AI
Event also honors Business of the Year winners SYRACUSE — The “real-world opportunities” of artificial intelligence (AI) will be the subject of the keynote address at the upcoming annual meeting of at CenterState CEO, which is set for April 11 at the
Capital Region behavioral-health system merges operations with Helio Health
SYRACUSE — Fulton Friendship House of Gloversville has merged its operations with Syracuse–based Helio Health, a combination of two of New York’s nonprofit behavioral-health systems. The affiliation process that began June 2022 is now complete, Helio Health said in its March 26 announcement. The combination became official on Feb. 20, Florence Dukes, chief marketing officer
New statewide initiative aims to address issues facing manufacturers
The new Advanced Manufacturing Initiative, launched by the New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NY MEP), means help is on the way for small to mid-sized manufacturers to help them tackle issues they face. The initiative will give manufacturing companies with 500 or fewer employees access to resources, expertise, and grant funding in four key areas
Lockheed Martin wins $17.5M contract modification for work in Pearl Harbor
Lockheed Martin Corp. Rotary and Mission Systems in Salina was recently awarded a more than $17.5 million modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy. The cost-plus-incentive-fee adjustment is for engineering and maintenance services at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Detachment Pacific at Pearl Harbor Submarine Torpedo Intermediate Maintenance Activity, in support of MK
Rome Health Wound Care Center receives multiple honors
ROME — Rome Health’s Wound Care Center was recognized as a Healogics Center of Distinction and won the Robert A. Warriner III Clinical Excellence Award for 2023, the hospital recently announced. The awards demonstrate the wound center’s continued and consistent commitment to excellence and its focus on the patient experience. Located at 267 Avery Lane
NASRCC recruiting women for pre-apprenticeship program
The North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC) has launched its annual Sisters in the Brotherhood recruitment program. The effort is aimed at providing women the opportunity to establish a career in carpentry, which the NASRCC says is an “industry that is traditionally overlooked,” per its March 19 announcement. It cites data from the
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