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MACNY names manager of workforce operations and advancement
DeWITT — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association of Central New York, says it has promoted Amanda Rice to manager of workforce operations and advancement. She first joined MACNY in February 2022 as the association’s finance and contract administration specialist. In this role, Rice has managed MACNY’s state and federal grants in addition to sourcing and administering […]
New York manufacturing index rebounds in February
Benchmark stays negative, pointing to continued contraction The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index jumped 41 points in February — bouncing back from nearly a four-year low the prior month — but remained in negative territory at -2.4. The
Upcoming symposium highlights STEM opportunities for women
ROME, N.Y. — The Project Fibonacci Foundation’s Women & STEAM Symposium will take place for a full house March 7 at the Beeches Manor in
People news: Wheeler joins SWBR as project designer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SWBR announced that it recently hired Andrew Wheeler as a project designer in its Syracuse office. Wheeler is responsible for building–information modeling,
BAE selected to work on computer system for U.S. Navy’s unmanned aerial-refueling system
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has chosen BAE Systems to upgrade and modernize the vehicle–management system computer (VMSC) for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25
Cathedral Corp. names new chief operating officer
ROME — Cathedral Corporation recently announced it has appointed Fred Van Alstyne as the company’s new chief operating officer (COO). Van Alstyne is responsible for leadership and oversight of all aspects of production and technology for the company, which operates printing plants in four states. “Fred brings a wealth of experience in the document outsourcing
Black River Systems wins $12M U.S. Air Force contract modification
UTICA — Black River Systems Company Inc. was recently awarded a nearly $12 million cost-plus-fixed-fee completion engineering change proposal modification to a previously awarded U.S. Air Force contract for Cognitive Algorithms for Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Contested and Degraded Environments software and hardware. The contract adjustment is to expand signal-processing libraries to include updated signal of
People news: Cathedral Corporation names new chief technology officer
ROME, N.Y. — Cathedral Corporation announced it has appointed John Slaney as its chief technology officer (CTO). Slaney, former CTO of Content Critical Solutions, has a track record of success in leading technology systems and content-management solution organizations, Cathedral said in a news release. He focused on developing and implementing automated platforms and providing clients
Lockheed Martin Owego wins more than $150M Navy contract modification
OWEGO — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) in Owego recently won an up to $150.56 million modification to an order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement from the U.S. Navy. This contract modification adds scope to provide non-recurring engineering and add/eliminate efforts in support of bringing six MH-60R Seahawk helicopters from a standard foreign
Florida company acquires Hofmann Sausage Company
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Hofmann Sausage Company of Syracuse is now operating under new ownership. The Miami Beef Company, Inc. of Miami, Florida announced the acquisition in a Tuesday Business Wire news release. The firm didn’t disclose any financial details of its purchase agreement. Founded in 1879 in Syracuse, Hofmann is described in the announcement
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