Manufacturing & Engineering

MVCC’s Advanced Institute for Manufacturing to host free TAAC grant workshop

UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College’s (MVCC) Advanced Institute for Manufacturing (AIM) on Thursday will host a free Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (TAAC) grant workshop for manufacturers. Read More

New York manufacturing index retreats in July, following a big gain in June

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index slipped 10 points in July to 9.8, erasing almost half of the previous month’s gain when the index soared to a nearly three-year high. Read More

Business at Associated Industrial Riggers is booming

DeWITT — “Thank goodness for gravity,” quips Jerry Sanders, chairman and CEO of Associated Industrial Riggers Corp (AIR). Read More

JMA Wireless completes $34 million Clay expansion, adding nearly 300 jobs

CLAY, N.Y. — JMA Wireless has finished a $34 million expansion at its headquarters in the town of Clay and added almost 300 jobs. Read More

ConMed acquires ExoShape ACL product line from MedShape

UTICA, N.Y. — MedShape, Inc., an Atlanta–based orthopaedic devices maker, recently announced that it has sold its ExoShape ACL Fixation System to Utica–based surgical-device maker ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD). Read More

Byrne Dairy joins New York State Grown & Certified program

Byrne Dairy, Inc., a LaFayette–based family-owned dairy processor and distributor, has joined the New York State Grown & Certified program. Read More

Arc Herkimer: Transforming the nonprofit business model

HERKIMER — It’s 8:30 a.m. on June 17, and the new Mohawk Valley Region Accessible Park (Arc PARK) is officially open. Read More

SDMI invests nearly $2M in tube laser for work on metal parts

MARATHON — Square Deal Machining, Inc. (SDMI), a Marathon–based manufacturer of precision parts, has purchased its first tube laser for engineering, designing, and producing custom metal parts. Read More