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SUNY Oneonta manufacturing bootcamp readies workers
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Nine residents of Otsego and Delaware counties earned a microcredential from their involvement in a recent manufacturing bootcamp through SUNY Oneonta’s Extended

VIEWPOINT: The Success Engine: Strategic Planning and Goal Alignment
Strategic planning, when coupled with goal alignment, is the engine that drives organizations to successfully achieve their goals. Whether your strategic goals include organic growth

Students get up-close look at area manufacturing plants
DeWITT, N.Y. — Area manufacturers hosted facility tours for students and educators across the region during October. MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, and its affiliate, Partners

National Grid to build transmission line connecting to Micron campus
CLAY, N.Y. — National Grid plans to build a two-mile, 345-kilovolt transmission-service line underground between an existing substation and the proposed Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU)

MACNY’s Oct. 15 event covered workforce, energy issues, & more
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, on Oct. 15 hosted its annual legislative breakfast at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Syracuse, near Carrier Circle

Empire State Manufacturing Survey index is back in positive territory
Firms responding to October’s Empire State Manufacturing Survey exhibited optimism that points to expansion in the state’s manufacturing industry. The survey’s general-business conditions index climbed

OPINION: The Case Against Prevailing-Wage Mandates on Brownfield Projects
The Empire State Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), representing more than 450 merit-shop contractors and subcontractors employing hundreds of thousands of workers

OPINION: The United Nations needs American leadership
President Donald Trump got one thing right in his combative speech to the United Nations General Assembly [on Sept. 23]. The UN, he said, had
VIEWPOINT: New York State’s MWBE Program: New Updates and Continuing Complexities
On May 9, 2025, New York State enacted legislation, as part of the FY 2025-26 New York State budget, extending and adding certain provisions to