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Southern Tier Solutions Fair planned for manufacturers
ITHACA — A workshop planned for Cornell University’s campus next week will take a shot at pairing manufacturers with technical, educational, and economic-development resources that
Harden Furniture invests in new equipment to transform business
MCCONNELLSVILLE — New woodworking equipment and engineering software arriving later this month will alter the way Harden Furniture Co. does business. It’ll transform the 168-year-old
Advanced Manufacturing Thermal and Environmental Control Systems Cluster Accelerator awarded grant
The federal government will provide nearly $1.9 million for Syracuse University initiative aiming to boost high-tech manufacturing in Central New York. The initiative, known as the Advanced Manufacturing Thermal and Environmental Control Systems Cluster Accelerator, is set to focus on small- and medium-sized businesses manufacturing thermal-control systems and environmental-control systems. It will attempt to boost access
Ephesus installs lights at War Memorial
SYRACUSE — Ephesus Technologies, LLC, has completed installing its LED lighting system at the War Memorial Arena in downtown Syracuse. Ephesus, based in Syracuse, designs
Merger talks between London–based BAE Systems plc, which has a location in Johnson City, and European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. (EADS) have ended as
Dinosaur’s Stage working on recipes for three more restaurants
SYRACUSE — The next 14-odd months could be less like slow smoking and more like pressure cooking for Dinosaur Bar-B-Que founder and CEO John Stage. Stage has heaped his plate full of plans for new restaurants, with three Dinosaur outposts ordered for opening by the end of next fall. The company will start operating a
C&S divests crane and rigging business
SALINA — C&S Cos. has sold its crane and rigging business to a Tennessee firm with 25 locations around the country. C&S announced the sale of C&S Crane & Rigging, Inc. on Oct. 1. Barnhart Crane & Rigging of Memphis, Tenn. acquired the business. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Salina–based C&S has 14 locations throughout the
FLTG expects more job growth, plans new headquarters
Expansion of the Finger Lakes Technologies Group (FLTG) fiber network has sparked job growth at the firm in the past two years and the company isn’t done yet. Since the end of 2010, FLTG added 50 full-time employees and now employs about 100 people, FLTG President and CEO Paul Griswold says. The company, which provides
Thermold adds to work force, expects more hiring
CANASTOTA — Thermold Corp. in Canastota doubled its work force this year in the midst of new sales growth. The manufacturer has been able to grow its business mainly by pursuing more work with existing clients, says Jerry Rath, vice president for business development. The company makes injection-molded parts for a range of industries. Thermold
Welch Allyn says work-force cuts will help, not hurt, Skaneateles plant
SKANEATELES FALLS — [Last month’s] announcement by Welch Allyn that it will cut 10 percent of its work force in the next three years sent shockwaves throughout Skaneateles, where the company has its global headquarters and employs 1,300 people. While companywide restructuring will have a significant impact in Skaneateles, it should be seen as a
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