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BAE Systems, Swedish firm collaborate on battery for electric airplane
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems, an aerospace and defense company, and Heart Aerospace, a Swedish electric airplane maker, are working together on a battery system

Capraro Technologies Fund aids food-distribution program
UTICA, N.Y. — The Capraro Technologies Fund for Johnson Park Center Food Distribution at the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties received more than $9,000 in community donations in 2022. Gerard Capraro, founder and president of Capraro Technologies, Inc., matched the donations dollar-for-dollar. “We are so grateful to Dr. Capraro for his generosity and

Oneida County executive outlines goals in state of the county address
UTICA, N.Y. — Economic growth spurred by the high tech and tourism industries were among the topics addressed by Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente,

Rome charity helps fund new equipment at MMRI
UTICA, N.Y. — The Griffin Charitable Foundation in Rome has made a $71,000 donation to the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) to fund the purchase

Syracuse University Libraries appoints new director of Blackstone LaunchPad program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Libraries recently appointed Traci Geisler as director of the Blackstone LaunchPad. Geisler, effective March 17, succeeded Linda Dickerson Hartsock, founder

Climate scientists to lecture at Hamilton College in early April
A 1979 Hamilton graduate, Jonathan Overpeck, one of the nation’s leading experts on climate change, gives his “Climate Change 2023: Challenges and Opportunities” lecture Thursday,

Daldrop SBB to consolidate CNY operations with new manufacturing facility in Oswego County
SCHROEPPEL, N.Y. — Daldrop SBB, a German company with operations in both Salina and DeWitt, is building a new manufacturing facility at the L. Michael

New York to use $100 million in federal funding for statewide broadband program
New York State will use $100 million in federal funding to expand high-speed internet across the state. The U.S. Department of Treasury is awarding the

Lockheed Martin’s Syracuse-area plant wins $10 million Air Force contract order
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems’ facility in the town of Salina has been awarded a more than $10 million option exercise modification to a previously awarded U.S. Air Force pact for the 3-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) system. This contract adjustment provides for the option exercise of three enhancements to the

L3Harris wins nearly $38M contract modification with 40 percent of work to be done in Liverpool
L3Harris Technologies was recently awarded an almost $38 million adjustment to previously awarded contract to establish and exercise an option for U.S. Navy equipment, components, engineering services, and other direct costs. Work on this fixed-priced-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost only modification will be performed in Millersville, Maryland (57 percent); Liverpool (40 percent); and Ashaway, Rhode Island
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