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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dr. Robert Corona, president and CEO of Upstate University Hospital, said the top official at Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island

Palmieri announces economic-stimulus loan program for Utica businesses

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UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri has announced an economic-stimulus loan program to assist local businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hunters in New York harvested more than 224,000 deer in 2019-20 hunting season

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ALBANY — Hunters harvested an estimated 224,190 deer in New York state during the 2019-20 hunting season, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced on March 30. The harvest figure included 103,787 antlerless deer, down 9 percent from the prior-year harvest, and 120,403 antlered bucks, up 6 percent from last season. The deer

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Onondaga County hotel occupancy rate rose more than 3 percent in February, before coronavirus crisis hit

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SYRACUSE — Hotels in Onondaga County were fuller in February than in the year-ago month, while room revenue also gained, according to a recent report. The data was from the last full month before the hotel business in the region, state, and much of the U.S. was slammed by the coronavirus emergency, starting in mid-March.

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CNYBJ Tweets – April 13, 2020

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Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, COVID-19, and HR tips. Jovita Carranza, SBA @SBAJovitaThrough the #PaycheckProtectionProgram, community banks and local lenders are stepping up to provide relief for small businesses across the country. Find out how you can participate in the program and keep workers on your

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New York egg production rises over 4 percent in February

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New York farms produced 137.6 million eggs in February, up 4.4 percent from 131.8 million eggs in the year-prior period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged 5.7 million in February, up slightly from 5.66 million layers a year ago. February egg production per

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Oswego County educators, manufacturers partner to make protective face shields

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OSWEGO — A group of Oswego County educators and local companies say they have teamed up to produce protective face shields for health-care workers and first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. In late March, a team from SUNY Oswego and CiTi BOCES began using 3D printers to manufacture the shields, which are being distributed to

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OSWEGO — A group of Oswego County educators and local companies say they have teamed up to produce protective face shields for health-care workers and first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In late March, a team from SUNY Oswego and CiTi BOCES began using 3D printers to manufacture the shields, which are being distributed to the Oswego County Emergency Management Office, SUNY Oswego’s on-campus Health Services Department, University Police Department, and the agricultural and testing analysis laboratory at the Port of Oswego Authority.

“It’s been widely reported that healthcare resources are stretched extremely thin in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” David Dunn, an assistant professor of biological sciences at SUNY Oswego, said in a statement. “Personal protective equipment (PPE), including face shields, are among the equipment facing critical shortages. While we hope and expect that nationwide production of medical equipment will soon ramp up, we felt that in the interim, we could help to fill the gap.

The team initially produced 60 face shields working from an original prototype, then shifted to a refined design incorporating suggestions issued by the National Institutes of Health.

The group had manufactured a total of 185 shields as of April 1 and production was set to ramp up in the days to follow.

“The 3D printers are the slowest process but we have more than doubled production rates so far and should be able to produce about 93 per day going forward,” said Daniel Tryon, a SUNY Oswego technology education faculty member who helped begin the initiative.

Exelon and Novelis, both with facilities in the town of Scriba, have assisted with production. Exelon is “providing 18 face shields per day, and growing,” while Novelis has provided filament for the 3D printers.

Maintaining the supply of filament needed to continue manufacturing can be a challenge, and the team is reaching out to those who might be able to donate 1.75 mm PLA filament. Those able to donate filament can email: daniel.tryon@oswego.edu.

FuzeHub says startups, manufacturers can pursue money in Build4Scale NY fund

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ALBANY — FuzeHub’s Build4Scale NY initiative has a new grant fund that will help inventors and manufacturers take new products to market and “more rapidly expand” their operations in New York. The Build4Scale NY fund will provide startups and product “innovators” with grants of up to $10,000 to launch or accelerate manufacturing projects. FuzeHub describes

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The Build4Scale NY fund will provide startups and product “innovators” with grants of up to $10,000 to launch or accelerate manufacturing projects.

FuzeHub describes the fund as a “critical element” of the overall Build4Scale NY program. The program provides training and one-on-one guidance and “matchmaking” to state resources and contract manufacturers. It also provides companies with “individualized support” to address specific needs, solve challenges, and “spark growth.”

“Access to funding tends to be a significant barrier for a lot of startups and small manufacturers,” Elena Garuc, executive director of FuzeHub, said in a statement. “The Build4Scale NY fund will help alleviate the financial obstacles they encounter when trying to scale a new product. It will award grants to support great ideas and inventions that will generate new manufacturing activity and help create jobs in New York State.”

About the fund

Build4Scale NY is a membership program that is open to startups, early-stage developers of physical products, and small to medium-sized manufacturers across New York, FuzeHub said.

Funding will be awarded to member companies that are pursuing projects aligned with a set of requirements. For example, the company’s hardware product is — or nearly is — “manufacturing-ready.”

In addition, the project will help the product get to market and/or scale more quickly.

FuzeHub also requires that the company has “engaged” partners and resources to support the project. The company has to be based in New York or have plans to manufacture in the state.

To apply, businesses should visit fuzehub.com/build4scale-ny/membership.

FuzeHub will award Build4Scale NY grants of varying values, up to $10,000. A total of $140,000 in grant funding is available.

FuzeHub had scheduled a Build4Scale workshop in Syracuse on April 29, but the event has since been postponed due to the coronavirus restrictions. FuzeHub intends to reschedule the workshop at a later date.

Build4Scale is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which FuzeHub has applied to its program with DOE’s permission.

About FuzeHub

The Albany–based nonprofit FuzeHub is the statewide New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NY MEP) center, supported by NYSTAR (Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology & Innovation.)

NY MEP is a network of 11 organizations that provide “growth and innovation” services to small and mid-sized manufacturers across the state to help them “create and retain jobs, increase profits, and save time and money.”

New York milk production rises 5.5 percent in February

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New York dairy farms produced nearly 1.22 billion pounds of milk in February, up 5.5 percent from more than 1.15 billion pounds in the year-ago month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. Production per cow in the state averaged 1,945 pounds in February, up 5.7 percent from 1,840 pounds a year prior.

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Broome County hotel occupancy rate dips in February

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BINGHAMTON — Hotels in Broome County were slightly less full in February than in the year-ago month, according to a recent report. The data was from the last full month before the coronavirus pandemic essentially shut down the hospitality industry across the state and much of the nation, starting in mid-March. The hotel occupancy rate

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