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SRC establishes machine intelligence and autonomy center of excellence
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. announced it has established a new machine intelligence and autonomy “center of excellence” (COE) and has promoted Sean O’Hara to

People news: Fust Charles Chambers hires Romeo as audit associate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse accounting firm, Fust Charles Chambers LLP announced it has hired Jacqueline Romeo as an audit associate. Romeo will help service

BAE Systems’ Endicott plant to handle work on power and propulsion system for transit buses
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems, which specializes in electric-propulsion systems, has unveiled its next-generation, full battery electric power and propulsion system for transit buses. The

Former Auburn business owner pleads guilty to tax fraud
AUBURN, N.Y. — A former Auburn business owner pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Syracuse to filing a false tax return, the U.S. Department

Crunch unveil Slapshot Tailgate Zone at War Memorial
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Crunch, Onondaga County, and ASM Global on Friday unveiled the Slapshot Tailgate Zone in the basement level of the Onondaga

SUNY Poly professors to use VTRC grant funding to develop pavement-monitoring system
UTICA, N.Y. — Three professors from SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will use grant funding to develop an efficient Internet of Things (IoT)-centered system to

Hamilton College deploys 20 free electric charging stations on campus
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College announced it has installed 20 electric charging stations at various locations throughout the campus. They have been available for use

North Country man arrested for stealing truck from his employer
NORFOLK, N.Y. — The New York State Police say this week they arrested a St. Lawrence County man for stealing a pickup truck from his

CORTLAND — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has named Beau Harbin, a Cortland County legislator, to participate in the inaugural class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute. As a fellow, Harbin will participate in the Appalachian Leadership Institute (ALI), a nine-month program of skill-building seminars, best-practice reviews, field visits, mentoring, and networking. The curriculum will be
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CORTLAND — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has named Beau Harbin, a Cortland County legislator, to participate in the inaugural class of the Appalachian Leadership Institute.
As a fellow, Harbin will participate in the Appalachian Leadership Institute (ALI), a nine-month program of skill-building seminars, best-practice reviews, field visits, mentoring, and networking. The curriculum will be anchored by six multi-day seminars around the Appalachian Region with the first sessions taking place in Morehead, Kentucky Oct. 21-24, according to a news release Harbin sent CNYBJ.
“Cortland County is fortunate that Beau has been named to the ALI,” Garry L. VanGorder, executive director of the Cortland County Business Development Corporation and Industrial Development Agency, said in the release. “He’s astute, hard-working, and has the best interests of the community in mind. I’m looking forward to the fresh perspectives he will bring to our collective efforts to grow the community and the local economy.”
As part of the ALI, Harbin will work directly with public policy, community development, education, investment, and other professionals who live and/or work in the region. That includes working to design effective economic-development project proposals, locate and access investment capital from public and private sources, prepare competitive applications for public grant opportunities, and other efforts.
Upon completion of the program, Harbin will automatically become part of the Appalachian Leadership Institute Network, a peer-to-peer working group committed to Appalachia’s future.
Harbin was selected via a competitive application process. The ARC received 180 applications for the 2019-2020 Appalachian Leadership Institute class, resulting in an acceptance rate of 22 percent, the release stated.
The Appalachian Leadership Institute is a comprehensive regional leadership training program developed by the Appalachian Regional Commission. The ARC is an economic-development agency of the federal government and 13 state governments, focusing on 420 counties across the Appalachian Region.
Harbin is a Democrat representing Cortland County’s 2nd legislative district.
New York milk production increases more than 1 percent in August
New York dairy farms produced 1.292 billion pounds of milk in August, up 1.1 percent from 1.278 billion pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. Production per cow in the state averaged 2,060 pounds in August, up 0.2 percent from 2,055 pounds a year prior. The number of
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New York dairy farms produced 1.292 billion pounds of milk in August, up 1.1 percent from 1.278 billion pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.
Production per cow in the state averaged 2,060 pounds in August, up 0.2 percent from 2,055 pounds a year prior.
The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 627,000 head in August, up 0.8 percent from 622,000 head in August 2018, NASS reported.
On the milk price front, New York farmers in July were paid an average of $18.80 per hundredweight, up 20 cents from June, and up $2.70 from July 2018.
In neighboring Pennsylvania, dairy farms produced 829 million pounds of milk in August, down 6 percent from 882 million pounds a year earlier, according to the USDA.
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