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Crews finish flood-resiliency projects in Fair Haven
FAIR HAVEN, N.Y. — Crews have completed of a series of flood-resiliency projects in the village of Fair Haven in Cayuga County. The village was awarded $3.7 million to complete four projects through New York State’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI). These REDI-funded projects will help mitigate the impact of future high-water events and […]
Sennett Meadows Senior Apartments constructed using green-building practices
SENNETT, N.Y. — Construction on the Sennett Meadows Senior Apartments, a new $15 million housing development in Cayuga County is now complete. It includes 60 energy-efficient homes for New Yorkers aged 55 and older, including 18 with supportive services for seniors and veterans with physical disabilities, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul announced March 2
In Syracuse stop, Schumer outlines railway-safety measure after Ohio train derailment
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Monday launched a two-part plan to get railroads to “increase transparency” and boost rail
Helsinki, Finland firm to acquire Cryomech
DeWITT, N.Y. — A firm based in Helsinki, Finland intends to acquire Cryomech, a cryocooler technology and manufacturing company based at 6682 Moore Road in
Byrne appointed to M&T Bank Directors Advisory Council for CNY
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — M&T Bank recently announced it has appointed Mark V. Byrne, president & CEO, of Sonbyrne Sales Inc./Byrne Dairy Stores, to its Directors Advisory Council for Central New York. Serving as ambassadors to the business community, the 10-member council meets regularly throughout the year to provide bank leadership with valuable perspectives and solutions
SRCTec awarded more than $99M U.S. Army contract
CICERO, N.Y. — SRCTec, LLC has won a U.S. Army contract exceeding $99 million for AN/TPQ-50 Radar Systems and Engineering Change EC1 upgrade kits. The work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 30, 2028, according to a Jan. 31 contract announcement from the U.S. Department
Tessy makes first foray into N.Y.’s apprenticeship program
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — A group of four apprentices is working at Tessy Plastics Corp., representing the firm’s entry into New York State’s apprenticeship program. As part of the program, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) is offering to supplement wages with grants of up to $15,000 per year per apprentice and tax credits
NYS Labor Department finalizes farm-worker OT regulations
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State will start lowering the overtime pay threshold for farm workers next Jan. 1, reducing it to 56 hours from the current 60. The process will continue with the overtime threshold limit going down by four hours every other year until reaching 40 hours in 2032. That’s when farm workers
New York cabbage production declined 9 percent in 2022
New York farms produced an estimated 4.24 million cwt (hundredweight) of cabbage in 2022, down 9 percent from the 2021 estimate. That’s according to a Feb. 15 report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), New York Field Office. The average yield per acre was estimated at 400 cwt last year, down 7 percent
New York onion production fell 7 percent in 2022
A recent government report found that New York onion production fell an estimated 7 percent to 2.52 million cwt (hundredweight) last year from the 2021 production estimate. That’s according to a Feb. 15 report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), New York Field Office. The average yield per acre was estimated at 400 cwt
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