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Two upstate projects get $5 million from DMCS program
Two upstate New York–based projects will use $5 million each through the federal Defense Manufacturing Community Support (DMCS) program. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) had selected the two projects as finalists for funding, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) announced back on Sept. 8. DoD awarded the funding to the NYS Microelectronics Defense […]
PAR Government awarded almost $15 million Air Force contract modification
ROME, N.Y. — PAR Government Systems Corp. recently won a nearly $14.9 million modification to a previously awarded U.S. Air Force contract for directional airborne networks for contested environments software. The cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to nearly $24.8 million, according to a Sept. 13 contract announcement
Regional firms selected as finalists in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Companies from East Syracuse, Ithaca, Binghamton, and Geneva are among 12 finalists for the FuzeHub commercialization competition at the upcoming New York
MetalCraft Marine in Watertown wins $32 million Navy contract
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — MetalCraft Marine US Inc. was recently awarded a more than $32 million contract from the U.S. Navy for oil-spill response (OSR) utility boats and OSR boom platforms. Work on the firm-fixed-price, six-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity pact will be performed in Watertown, and the first order is expected to be completed by August 2025, according
Lockheed Martin Owego wins $60 million radar contract from U.S. Army
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Owego plant was awarded a $60.5 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army for modernized-radar frequency interferometer production and related support services. Work will be performed in Owego, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2026, according to an Aug. 30 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of
New York manufacturing activity bounces back in September
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rebounded into positive territory by rising 21 points in September to 1.9. The index had plummeted 20 points in August to -19 after declining six points in July to 1.1. The general business-conditions index is the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector. The September reading —
Rekord Structures expands in Binghamton area after acquisition
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Rekord Structures, LLC purchased the Eureka! military and commercial tents product lines from Johnson Outdoors, Inc. earlier this year as it works to expand its operations in the greater Binghamton area and U.S. Formed in Poland more than 25 years ago, Rekord has focused on engineering and structural manufacturing of various structures
Two New York projects awarded federal funding in defense-manufacturing program
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded two upstate New York–based projects $5 million each through its Defense Manufacturing Community Support (DMCS) program. The
Ronald McDonald House Charities of CNY plans $1 million renovation project to increase capacity
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York (RMHC of CNY) announced Thursday that it is planning a $1 million renovation project
DoD awards New York–based consortium $40 million for semiconductor-workforce training, equipment
A New York–based consortium will use $40 million in federal funding to bolster workforce-training programs for the semiconductor industry and add new microelectronics equipment. The
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