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New York Air Brake develops improved rail-brake system
WATERTOWN — New York Air Brake LLC (NYAB) of Watertown announced it is working with a sister company on an “improved and innovative” brake system for passenger trains. NYAB is partnering on the product with Knorr Brake Company (KBC), which is headquartered in Westminster, Maryland. Both firms are sister companies within Munich, Germany–based Knorr-Bremse. Knorr-Bremse […]
New owners take over two North Country businesses
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — Two North Country businesses have been sold to new owners, according to the North Country Center for Businesses in Transition (CBIT). CBIT made the Jan. 28 announcement as the partnership enters its third year supporting transitioning businesses. Over the last two years, retiring owners of Tug Hill Vineyards and Adirondack Soy
North Country airports get new TSA shields at checkpoints
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has recently installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoints at two North Country airports. The Watertown International Airport in Dexter in Jefferson County and the Ogdensburg International Airport in Oswegatchie in St. Lawrence County have received the protection devices. The shield installations are part of the federal agency’s ongoing efforts to
Jefferson Economic Development Fund awards $10K for education projects
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The Jefferson Economic Development Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation recently awarded $10,000 in grant support to two education projects. WPBS-TV in Watertown will use a $6,000 grant to support its “GPS For Success” initiative. It’s an online resource that provides educational information to encourage local career exploration by Northern
Downtown Utica MVHS hospital to get new name after $50 million donation from casino mogul
UTICA, N.Y. — Casino magnate Steve Wynn’s family foundation has donated $50 million to the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) for services at the upcoming
New York cabbage production jumped 26 percent in 2020
New York farms produced an estimated 562 million pounds of cabbage in 2020, up 26 percent from the 2019 estimate, according to a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 2020 vegetable production summary report issued on Feb. 12. The average yield per acre was estimated at 48,000 pounds last year, 26 percent higher than the 2019 average
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) recently announced the addition of David Heidecorn, senior advisor to L Catterton Real Estate, to its board of directors. L Catterton Real Estate is headquartered in New York City. ANCA is an independent, nonprofit corporation that works to promote economic development across a 14-county region
Rome Area Chamber of Commerce announces business-assistance fund
ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday announced the availability of a business-assistance fund (BAF). The BAF will provide grants to
Construction begins on $854M transmission project between Mohawk Valley and Capital Region
MARCY, N.Y. — Construction is underway on a $854 million project to upgrade energy transmission along 93-mile, 345-kilovolt (kV) line in the Mohawk Valley and
FAA selects Syracuse airport, four others to test, evaluate drone-mitigation technology
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has chosen Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) and four others for the FAA’s UAS detection and mitigation
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