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MACNY selects Indium Corporation R&D director as Innovator of the Year
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, has selected Yan Liu, Ph.D., director of global research and development (R&D) at Indium Corporation, as the recipient
Binghamton business-plan competition has April 2 submission deadline
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton entrepreneurs still have a few weeks to make their submissions for this year’s Binghamton business-plan competition. Applications are due April 2.
New York manufacturing index plummets back into negative territory in March
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business conditions index fell 26 points to -20 in March. In the past couple months, the index rose 18
Chobani fund awards $250,000 to solar project at Unadilla Community Farm
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — Chobani awarded $250,000 to Unadilla Community Farm through the Chobani Legacy Project Fund, the yogurt maker announced. The fund, established in 2022, awards gifts to employee-nominated local infrastructure projects that seek to make a lasting difference in the community. Unadilla Community Farm will use the funding toward the buildout of a
CenterState CEO announces annual meeting keynote speaker, Business of the Year finalists
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Annabel Chang, director and head of state policy and government relations at Waymo, will be the featured speaker at the upcoming annual
Upstate unveils larger Throughput Operations Center
DeWitt facility helps Upstate University Hospital manage operations DeWITT, N.Y. — As it dealt with the coronavirus pandemic, Upstate University Hospital dedicated a small room in its
SUNY Poly names commencement speakers
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute recently announced that Guru Madhavan, senior director of programs the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, will serve as guest speaker at the College of Engineering commencement, and Maria Kontaridis, executive director and director of research at Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI), will be the speaker for the Colleges of
Lockheed Martin’s Salina plant wins $9M Navy contract modification for submarine system support
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems was recently awarded a $9 million U.S. Navy contract modification to a previously won delivery order under a contract to exercise an option for engineering and technical support for submarine electronic-warfare systems. The pact is for new construction and in-service submarines, with work to be performed
Crews start work on $65M BAE Systems expansion in Endicott
Project will lead to creation of up to 134 new jobs ENDICOTT — Work is underway on a $65 million project to expand operations at the Endicott location of BAE Systems. That’s according to a company spokesperson, responding to a CNYBJ inquiry on March 4. The global aerospace, defense, and information security company will add
Henry Beck, founder of Tessy, dies at 90
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — Henry Beck, who founded injection-molding business Tessy in 1973, has died at the age of 90, the company announced Tuesday. Beck died
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