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Clinton’s Ditch to expand Cicero plant in $40 million project
CICERO, N.Y. — Clinton’s Ditch Co-Operative Company, Inc., located on Pardee Road in the town of Cicero, has plans for a $40.7 million expansion of its current facility. The existing plant would expand by about 100,000 square feet from its current footprint of 274,000 square feet, the office of Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon announced
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CICERO, N.Y. — Clinton’s Ditch Co-Operative Company, Inc., located on Pardee Road in the town of Cicero, has plans for a $40.7 million expansion of its current facility.
The existing plant would expand by about 100,000 square feet from its current footprint of 274,000 square feet, the office of Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon announced Thursday. The proposal also calls for the creation of a new 19,520–square–foottruck–repair facility, along with wastewater improvements.
“Clinton’s Ditch has been a staple in our local business community for nearly 60 years. While there is plenty to celebrate with all of the new investments taking place, it isimportant that we continue to support our local companies such as Clinton’s Ditch.”McMahon said in the announcement. “This planned expansion will not only allow the company to grow their number of employees, but further build upon their already impressive growth. I applaud and thank the team at Clinton’s Ditch for their partnership and commitment to Onondaga County and Central New York.”
Founded in 1967 as a New York State cooperative, Clinton’s Ditch started as an independent bottler of Pepsi Cola, following its groundbreaking in 1968 on the 150th anniversary of the Erie Canal.
Originally, it was launched by 18 independent New York Pepsi-Cola bottlers with the goal of producing Pepsi in aluminum cans, eventually expanding to bottling, per McMahon’s office. With successive expansions, the plant grew from 47,000 square feet to 274,000 square feet, becoming a “major producer” of carbonated soft drinks, seltzers, energy drinks, and purified water.
On its website and some of its signage, the company markets itself as “The PepsiPlace.”
Structured as a cooperative, Clinton’s Ditch operates under a unique model where customers are also owners. All profits, except those necessary for debt obligations, are annually returned to the owners.
While four of the owners are multi-generational family businesses, the fifth, PepsiCo,Inc. maintains no direct affiliation beyond being a supplier, with no potential for assistance from the corporation, McMahon’s office said.
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Open-heart surgery paused during review at Wynn Hospital
UTICA, N.Y. — Following concerns expressed by the New York State Department of Health, Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has temporarily paused open-heart surgeries at the new Wynn Hospital while the program is reviewed, the organization announced in a news release. The health department expressed those concerns after a site visit earlier this week, the
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UTICA, N.Y. — Following concerns expressed by the New York State Department of Health, Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has temporarily paused open–heart surgeries at the new Wynn Hospital while the program is reviewed, the organization announced in a news release.
The health department expressed those concerns after a site visit earlier this week, the release stated. MVHS leadership, medical staff, and the board of directors are now looking into the strength and quality of open-heart surgery at Wynn Hospital, which opened last October.
All other cardiac services and procedures remain open and continue as normal including stents, angioplasties, cardiac catheterizations, and minimally invasive cardiac procedures. MVHS stated cardiac patients should continue to utilize the Wynn for cardiac treatment, especially in the case of heart attacks. If a patient presents with a case that requires open-heart surgery, Wynn’s staff will stabilize the patient and transfer them to another facility to receive further care. MVHS is working with other facilities in the region to ensure appropriate care is available for all patients requiring open-heart surgery.
MVHS has also brought on an external organization to conduct a review aimed at strengthening the open-heart surgery service and reopening it as quickly as possible.
Prior to the opening of the Wynn, cardiac services were offered at MVHS’s St. Elizabeth campus. Both St. Elizabeth and the St. Luke’s Healthcare hospital campus closed when the Wynn opened.
This is not the first time services have been paused at the Wynn. Last October, shortly after it opened, the hospital diverted major and trauma surgeries to other facilities while an air-handling issue was remedied.
The $611 million, 10-story, 702,000-square-foot-hospital includes 373 beds, 47 emergency department treatment spaces, and 14 operating rooms.
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SBA Syracuse-Upstate office honors DeWitt CEO as Veteran Owned Small Business Person of the Year
DeWITT, N.Y. — The Syracuse-Upstate district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has selected the CEO of a DeWitt firm as this year’s recipient of the Veteran Owned Small Business Person of the Year Award. Daniel Rickman, director of the SBA Syracuse-Upstate New York district office, presented the award on location to Mike
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DeWITT, N.Y. — The Syracuse-Upstate district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has selected the CEO of a DeWitt firm as this year’s recipient of the Veteran Owned Small Business Person of the Year Award.
Daniel Rickman, director of the SBA Syracuse-Upstate New York district office, presented the award on location to Mike Mowins, CEO and owner of Vetted Tech Inc., on May 3 as part of National Small Business Week.
The office selected Mowins for his “rapid growth and commitment to giving back to the veteran community, including creating job opportunities for veterans and employing an all–veteran workforce,” per the announcement.
Vetted Tech Inc. an additive manufacturing company specializing in metal and polymer components for the aerospace; U.S. Department of Defense; the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE); and medical markets.
Vetted Tech Inc. is a New York-certified service-disabled veteran owned small business, per the SBA.
The agency went on to say that through Mowins’ leadership, Vetted Tech has generated consistent sales growth over the past four years and is on track to produce more than $1 million in income this year.
Vetted Tech supplies major customers including DoE, BAE Systems, Sandia National Labs, and Raymond Corporation, SBA noted.
Mowins is a 2022 graduate of SBA’s THRIVE program and a client of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). THRIVE — which is short for Train. Hope. Rise. Innovate. Venture. Elevate — an executive-level training series designed to accelerate the growth of high-potential small businesses across the U.S.
SBDC provided guidance with business–plan preparation, helped develop the cash flow projections and financial documents, and made connections to lenders. Vetted Tech received an SBA 504 loan from the Greater Syracuse Business Development Corporation in the amount of $525,000 and an SBA 7A loan from Key Bank (NYSE: KEY) in the amount of $946,000, SBA said.
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