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Binghamton announces green-infrastructure grant program
BINGHAMTON — The city of Binghamton today announced a grant program targeting residents and businesses interested in green-infrastructure projects. Binghamton will use the $48,500 Green
USDA: New York tops all states in yogurt production in 2013
New York state was the nation’s top yogurt producer for the second straight year in 2013, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Department of
ConMed declares quarterly dividend of 20 cents
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a surgical-device maker, announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share. It’s
Marietta Corp.: From sauerkraut to serendipity
CORTLAND — Manny Siegle was a farmer in Marietta who grew cabbages. In the 1970s, his dream was to package sauerkraut in plastic packets for sale to consumers. Siegle bought a packaging machine, but soon discovered that the sauerkraut wouldn’t cooperate: strings of the cabbage inhibited the sealing process. Undeterred, he looked for another commercial
Agrana Fruit opens Lysander fruit- preparation plant
LYSANDER — Agrana Fruit US, Inc. is now operating its fourth U.S. fruit-preparation plant at 8864 Sixty Road in Lysander in northwest Onondaga County. Agrana on May 15 hosted an event at the plant to formally open the facility. The firm in March 2013 had announced plans to invest more than $50 million to build
Empire State index jumps to highest level in nearly four years
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported May 15 that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index climbed nearly 18 points to 19, its highest level in nearly four years. That easily surpassed the reading of about 5 that analysts were expecting, according to Yahoo Finance data. The May index comes “on the
U.S. Navy awards Lockheed Martin nearly $32 million contract
SALINA — The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $31.7 million contract for additional sonar-detection systems. That’s according to a list of contracts posted
Schumer: USDOT awards funding for improvements at Massena, Potsdam airports
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded funding to airports in Massena and Potsdam for facility upgrades. The DOT awarded Massena International-Richards Field more
Indium names MacPherson new assistant plant manager
UTICA — Indium Corp. has promoted Jim MacPherson to assistant plant manager for the company’s Business Park Drive facility in Utica. MacPherson’s expanded responsibilities include
N.Y. manufacturing index soars to highest level in nearly four years in May
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Thursday that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index climbed nearly 18 points to 19.0, its
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