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Ithaca’s Groundswell Center names new director
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming in Ithaca has named Elizabeth Gabriel as its new director. Gabriel will replace founding
Cuomo rolls out $3 million clean-energy contest for universities in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that his $3 million competition challenging student-led coalitions from colleges and universities in New York state to
G&C Foods readies $18 million project to acquire, expand, upgrade facility
VAN BUREN — G&C Food Distributors & Brokers, Inc. (G&C Foods) plans to acquire its Van Buren food-distribution facility, expand and upgrade it, and add 85 employees over the next 18 to 24 months. The facility is located at 3407 Walters Road. G&C Food is a Van Buren–based food service re-distributor of refrigerated, frozen, and
New York manufacturing index plunges in January
But MACNY leader says it “doesn’t necessarily reflect” what members say The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index plummeted 13 points to -19.4 in January, declining for a sixth consecutive month. But at least one observer of the regional manufacturing sector finds the measurement a bit surprising. The survey reading “doesn’t necessarily reflect” what
Air Force Research Lab awards SUNY Poly $1.2M for R&D project on computer systems
ALBANY, N.Y. — A SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) professor will use a grant of $1.2 million for a research and development project on next-generation
Freund joins MACNY as chief leadership officer
DeWITT, N.Y. — David Freund has joined the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY) as its new chief leadership officer, the organization announced. Freund
Feldmeier Equipment delivers brewhouse to Empire Farmstead Brewery
The company’s Empire Farmstead Brewery is a new manufacturing and agri-tourism facility at 33 Rippleton Road in Cazenovia. Empire Brewing is building the 28,000-square-foot facility
JADAK acquires Colorado technology supplier
CICERO — JADAK, LLC, a Cicero–based technology supplier, has acquired the assets of Denver, Colorado–based SkyeTek for $2.6 million. SkyeTek is a provider of “embedded and standalone” UHF RFID products for original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs), JADAK said in a recent news release announcing the acquisition. UHF is short for ultra high frequency, while RFID is an abbreviation
PAR Technology wins $12.9 million subcontract award from BAE Systems
NEW HARTFORD — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) on Jan. 7 announced that BAE Systems, has awarded its subsidiary, Rome Research Corp., a subcontract for the operation and maintenance of multiple communications facilities operating under the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific (NCTAMS PAC) Program. Under the contract, PAR will provide critical command,
Harden Furniture completes phase two of its investment strategy
McCONNELLSVILLE — While Santa was busy checking his list to see who was naughty and nice, a team at Harden Furniture, Inc. was busy preparing to install a new head saw at the McConnellsville sawmill. The installation completes phase two of a multi-year, four-phase commitment to upgrade both the technology and workflow at the facility.
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