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Lockheed Martin Owego plant awarded more than $30 million Navy contract modification
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Owego plant has won a more than $30.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy. This adjustment “adds scope to provide for the design and development of the Advanced Digital Receiver/Processor (ADRP) upgrade to the existing E-2D AN/ALQ-217 Electronic Support Measures Receiver/Processor, as well […]
Workshop covers technology to improve quality of health care
Focused on utilizing solutions while ensuring cybersecurity UTICA, N.Y. — Quanterion Solutions, Inc. recently facilitated a local workshop to demonstrate the potential impact of an Internet of Things (IoT) Living Laboratory by leveraging IoT medical technologies to improve health-care accessibility and quality of care. The workshop focused on utilizing solutions while ensuring cybersecurity. Quanterion brought together
Federal, state laws provide incentives for Micron to build chip plant in Clay
CLAY, N.Y. — State and federal officials, along with the leadership at Micron Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), point to the federal CHIPS and Science Act and New York’s Green CHIPS program as legislation that provided the incentives for Micron to choose Central New York for a semiconductor manufacturing facility. Without the CHIPS and Science Act,
McFarland Johnson names appointees to ESOP trust
Bulman is joined by newly appointed trustee Christopher Kopec, regional director of facilities, and currently serving trustee, company VP Jeff Wood. Bulman joined McFarland Johnson
Lockheed Martin’s Salina plant awarded $26.4M Navy contract modification
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in suburban Syracuse recently won a nearly $26.4 million modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy. This Lockheed Martin Rotary and Missions Systems firm-fixed-price contract adjustment is to procure provisioned-item order spare parts and exercise options to procure C(V)6 systems in support of
AFRL Rome Lab awards L3 Harris Technologies more than $12M contract
ROME, N.Y. — The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in Rome has awarded L3Harris Technologies Inc., of Rochester, a nearly $12.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for cloud-based architecture software. Under this pact, L3Harris Technologies will research, design, integrate, test, and evaluate in support of improving and demonstrating the utility of modality-independent data standards. It will also
Micron CEO outlines why his firm chose Clay for chip plant
SYRACUSE — The CEO of Micron Technology Inc. CEO (NASDAQ: MU) said his company chose the White Pine Commerce Park in Clay to build a semiconductor-manufacturing facility “for several reasons.” They include the region’s “rich pool of diverse talent,” including those communities that are underrepresented in technology jobs and a “significant” military population. “Over the
MACNY held cybersecurity summit to inform businesses about threats
ROME, N.Y. — The Manufacturers Association of Central New York, Inc. (MACNY) held its first post-pandemic Cybersecurity Summit on Sept. 29 at the Innovare Advancement Center in Rome. The goal was to help arm manufacturers and other businesses with information and resources in the fight against growing cyber threats. “It has been a consistent need
Project focused on students, cyberthreats wins SUNY TAF funding
ALBANY, N.Y. — A project developed at SUNY Canton involving a game-based platform teaches K-12 students to protect themselves against cybersecurity threats. It is among five faculty-led projects at regional SUNY schools to benefit from state Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) funding to test their commercial readiness. Altogether, TAF provided total of $300,000 to eight projects
State officials push tools against cybersecurity threats
ALBANY — The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) provides a free cybersecurity toolkit for small businesses so they can protect themselves and their customers from growing cyber threats. DFS works in partnership with the New York City–based nonprofit Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) to make the toolkit available. GCA is “dedicated to making
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