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Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute announces new board chair, trustee
UTICA, N.Y. — F.X. Matt III is the new board chair of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, and the board also welcomed Laura Tansey Wetzel of Cooperstown as a new board trustee. Matt has served on the board for several terms since 2007. He previously served as board chair from 2013-2016 and has worked closely with […]
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,
Federal funding to help Port of Oswego Authority make repairs to Oswego Harbor
OSWEGO — The Port of Oswego Authority will use a federal grant of nearly $18 million to help pay for the completion of repairs to Oswego Harbor’s west break wall. “Significant” repairs are needed on deteriorated sections of the west break wall, the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) announced Jan. 6.
New CEO starts duties at St. Camillus, Integrity Home Care
GEDDES — A leadership transition is underway at St. Camillus, a nursing and rehabilitation facility, and Integrity Home Care Services in the town of Geddes. The nonprofit on Jan. 16 announced Michael Schafer is now serving as president and CEO. Schafer, who started in his position on Dec. 16, previously served as VP for the
Luxury apartments planned in Endicott
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Atlas James Construction & Fabrication recently announced it will build a $30 million, 150-unit luxury apartment complex near the intersection of Odell Avenue and Watson Boulevard in Endicott. Atlas James Construction owner Stephen Donnelly says his Vestal–based firm is in the final stages of negotiating the parcel acquisition from Phoenix Investors, LLC,
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
Gear Motions expands with acquisition of Auto Gear
SYRACUSE — Gear Motions on Jan. 10 announced it has acquired Auto Gear Inc. in a deal that combines two long-time Syracuse–area gear manufacturers. The two firms have worked together for many years as separate entities and will continue those efforts as part of the same company. The Nixon Gear division of Gear Motions is
Former Popes’ Grove golf course sold for $900,000
GEDDES — The former Popes’ Grove Golf Course was recently sold for $900,000. Stephen Saleski of Sutton Real Estate Company, LLC represented the seller of the property at 695 State Fair Blvd., according to a Sutton news release. The buyer was Mike Flynn, who was represented by Tommy Kehoskie of Independent Realty. Opened in 1961,
Survey finds inflation, labor concerns mixed with optimism
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — While a majority of small- and mid-sized businesses anticipate a recession this year, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s 2023 annual Business Leaders Outlook survey, the outlook is not all doom and gloom according to one area market leader. A total of 65 percent of mid-sized businesses and 61 percent of small
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