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Welcome to the second edition of The Business Journal News Network’s Manufacturing Directory. The directory provides readers with key information and data on Central New York manufacturing companies. Inside this publication, you will find information on manufacturers from across the 16-county region, including number of employees, products manufactured locally, markets served, certifications, key management, and […]
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Welcome to the second edition of The Business Journal News Network’s Manufacturing Directory.
The directory provides readers with key information and data on Central New York manufacturing companies.
Inside this publication, you will find information on manufacturers from across the 16-county region, including number of employees, products manufactured locally, markets served, certifications, key management, and revenue figures (if available). Listed alphabetically, the directory includes companies ranging from the large manufacturers — such as BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, and Welch Allyn — to smaller manufacturers — such as Bartell Machinery Systems, Kilian Manufacturing, and Slack Chemical.
We hope that you will find this directory informative, interesting, and useful.
Acorn Products Corp.
27 Pleasant Ave.
Ilion, NY 13357
(315) 894-4868/acornproductscorp.com
– Year Established: 1978
– CNY Employees: 15
– Employees Companywide: 15
– Products Manufactured Locally: Custom plastic-molding injection
– Markets Served: Northeast OEM
– President: John R. Thayer
– Plant Manager: Michael Quinn
Advanced Design Consulting USA, Inc.
126 Ridge Road
Lansing, NY 14882
(607) 533-3531/adc9001.com
– Year Established: 1995
– CNY Employees: 24
– Employees Companywide: 24
– 2013 Revenue: $5 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Design and fabrication of precision motion systems and scientific equipment
– Markets Served: Scientific community, universities, large research laboratories
– President: Alexander Deyhim
– Administration: Rebecca Schindler
Advanced Tool Inc.
9169 River Road
Marcy, NY 13403
(315) 768-8502/advancedtool.com
– Year Established: 1975
– CNY Employees: 10
– Employees Companywide: 10
– Products Manufactured Locally: Custom end mills, blueprint end mills, miniature end mills & helical form tools, application-specific milling solutions & problem solving, unique sizes and configurations, unique geometries, stocked high performance, & micro carbide end mills
– Certifications: ISO 9001
– Markets Served: Milling applications for aerospace, automotive, medical, electronics
– President & CEO: Sherry DePerno
Alcoa-Massena Operations
Park Ave. E.
Massena, NY 13662
(315) 764-4011/alcoa.com
– Year Established: 1902
– CNY Employees: 1,000
– Employees Companywide: 60,000
– Products Manufactured Locally: Molten aluminum, billet, sow, rod
– Certifications: ISO 9001.2000, ISO 9002, QS 9000 and TS-9000
– Markets Served: Transportation, aerospace, construction, defense
– Massena AFE Plant Manager: Faye Lawrence
– Interim Plant Manager, Alcoa East : Robert Lenney
– Interim Plant Manager, Alcoa West: Steve Rombough
Anaren, Inc.
6635 Kirkville Road
East Syracuse, NY 13057
(315) 432-8909/anaren.com
– Year Established: 1967
– CNY Employees: 650
– Employees Companywide: 880
– 2013 Revenue: $15.8 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Manufacturer of complex RF/microwave networks & components for wireless, satellite, defense, consumer electronics, health care
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 203,000
– Certifications: ISO, among others
– Markets Served: Wireless infrastructure, consumer electronics, aerospace/defense, medical devices
– President & CEO: Lawrence A. Sala
BAE Systems
1098 Clark St.
Endicott, NY 13760
(607) 343-6141/baesystems.com
– Year Established: 1949
– CNY Employees: 1,350
– Products Manufactured Locally: Software, systems integration, support for defense applications, electronic-control and power-mgmt. systems for military, commercial air, and land vehicles
– Markets Served: Technology, defense, commercial
– President: Dan Gobel
– Site Executive-Endicott: Amar Rai
Bartell Machinery Systems, LLC
6321 Elmer Hill Road
Rome, NY 13440
(315) 336-7600/bartellmachinery.com
– Year Established: 1940
– CNY Employees: 145
– Employees Companywide: 153
– Products Manufactured Locally: Highly engineered industrial manufacturing systems
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 140,000
– Certifications: ISO 2008:9001
– Markets Served: Tire & rubber, oil & gas, and wire & cable
– President: Patrick J. Morocco
– Controller: Jeff DiOrio
– VP of Engineering: Paul Gatley
– VP of Operations: Bill Rostiser
– Senior VP of Sales & Marketing: Brian Turvey
– VP of Sales & Marketing (Oil & Gas): Jason Whyte
– HR Manager: Pamela Hollenbeck
Bo-Mer Plastics, LLC
13 Pulaski St.
Auburn, NY 13021
(315) 252-7216/bo-mer.com
– Year Established: 1946
– CNY Employees: 46
– Employees Companywide: 48
– Products Manufactured Locally: Manufacturer of thermoformed and rotationally molded plastic products
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 64,000
– Certifications: ISO 9001-2008 and UL
– Markets Served: Medical, industrial, mass transit
– President, CEO, & Owner: Thomas R. Herbert
– Controller: Brian Colella
Bon-Ton Glass Co.
459 Burnet Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13203
(315) 476-3107
– Year Established: 1959
– CNY Employees: 16
– Employees Companywide: 16
– Products Manufactured Locally: Aluminum doors and windows for
commercial and industrial
applications
– Markets Served: Central New York
– President: Mike Tyrrell
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
6000 Thompson Road
East Syracuse, NY 13057
(315) 432-2000/bms.com
– Year Established: 1943
– CNY Employees: 450
– Employees Companywide: 24,000
– 2013 Revenue: $16.4 billion
– Products Manufactured Locally: Drug development and manufacturing of biologic medicines
– Markets Served: Worldwide
– Executive Director & General Manager: John Mosack
Buckingham Group, Inc.
1-11 Travis Ave.
Binghamton, NY 13904
(607) 773-2400/buckinghammfg.com
– Year Established: 1896
– CNY Employees: 277
– Employees Companywide: 281
– Products Manufactured Locally: Climbing and fall-protection equipment for linemen and arborists
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 45,000
– Certifications: ISO 9001-2008 certification; 17025-2005 accreditation
– Markets Served: Utility and arborists
– President: H. Andrew Batty, Jr.
– VP Sales and Marketing: James Pennefeather
– VP HR & Materials: James Nichols
Burrows Paper Corporation
501 W Main St.
Little Falls, NY 13365
(315) 823-2300/burrowspaper.com
– Year Established: 1919
– CNY Employees: 242
– Employees Companywide: 920
– Products Manufactured Locally: Worldwide supplier of lightweight specialty paper and packaging; in CNY, manufactures more than 110 million pounds of specialty paper annually
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 495,000
– Certifications: ISO9001:2008; FSC; SFI; PEFC
– Markets Served: Global
– Chairman & CEO: R.W. Burrows
– President & COO: Rose Mihaly
– SVP & CFO: Philip Paras
– VP Human Resources: Elizabeth Hoey
– VP Manufacturing: John Sterzinar
C&H Plastics, Inc.
145 Conger Ave.
Waterville, NY 13480
(315) 841-4101/chplastics.com
– Year Established: 1970
– CNY Employees: 40
– Employees Companywide: 40
– Products Manufactured Locally: Thermoplastic injection molding, part design, rapid prototyping, assembly, and packaging
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 56,000
– Certifications: ISO 9001:2008, UL certified
– Markets Served: Medical equipment, electronics, construction, architectural, appliance
– President: William Clark
Cameron Manufacturing & Design
727 Blostein Blvd.
Horseheads, NY 14845
(607) 739-3606/camfab.com
– Year Established: 1983
– CNY Employees: 200
– Employees Companywide: 200
– 2013 Revenue: $35 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Sheet and heavy gauge metal fabrications, build to print or design & build, custom machinery, integrated systems, full-scale machine shop, ASME code welding
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 125,000
– Certifications: ASME Code, NACE
– Markets Served: Industrial large and small-scale manufacturers, material processing /handling equipment, energy/natural gas/petrochemical, food, dairy, cosmetics, beverage industries, OEM manufacturers, military/defense, universities, R&D, medical, pharmaceutical, aerospace, mining
– President & CEO: Christopher Goll
– Director Sales & Engineering: Bob Evans
CEM Machine
571 West End Ave.
Carthage, NY 13619
(315) 493-4258/cem-machine.com
– Year Established: 2000
– CNY Employees: 48
– Employees Companywide: 50
– 2013 Revenue: $9.3 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: High production log chippers for conventional chips and micro-chips, hydroturbine rotor repairs
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 80,000
– Markets Served: Pulp and paper, biomass, pellet
– North American Sales Manager: Timothy Paul Nettles
Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
507 Kent St.
Utica, NY 13501
(315) 797-2233/cabvi.org
– Year Established: 1929
– CNY Employees: 200
– Employees Companywide: 220
– 2013 Revenue: $41.7 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Nitrile, latex, and synthetic examination gloves, medical supplies, kitting, office supplies, textiles, neckerchiefs, garbage bags, flashlights, work gloves, disposable wipes, biodegradable products
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 185,000
– Certifications: ISO 9001:2008
– Markets Served: Primary sales to state and federal customers. Will sell retail. Sales in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
– President & CEO: Rudy C. D’Amico
Chobani
147 State Highway 320
Norwich, NY 13815
(607) 337-1246/chobani.com
– Year Established: 2005
– Products Manufactured Locally: Greek yogurt
– Markets Served: Retail, foodservice
– Founder & CEO: Hamdi Ulukaya
– President: David Denholm
– CFO: James McConeghy
– COO: Halil Ulukaya
Clinton’s Ditch Cooperative Co., Inc.
8478 Pardee Road
Cicero, NY 13039
(315) 699-2695/clintonsditch.com
– Year Established: 1967
– CNY Employees: 160
– Employees Companywide: 160
– 2013 Revenue: $110 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Carbonated soft drinks, seltzers, energy drinks, and purified water
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 250,000
– Certifications: ISO 22000 AIB Certified
– Markets Served: All of upstate New York and various markets in New England and on the East Coast.
– General Manager: Michael A. Moehringer
CONMED
525 French Road
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 797-8375/conmed.com
– Year Established: 1970
– CNY Employees: 900
– Employees Companywide: 3,600
– 2013 Revenue: $767.2 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Devices and equipment for orthopaedic, general and minimally invasive surgery, gastrointestinal procedures, cardiology, and critical care
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 500,000
– Markets Served: Arthroscopy, cardiology, critical care, endomechanicals, gastroenterology, orthopaedics, powered surgical instruments, sports tissue & biologics, surgical energy, and visualization
– President & CEO: Joseph J. Corasanti
Cortland Company
44 River St.
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 753-8276/cortlandcompany.com
– Year Established: 1981
– CNY Employees: 35
– Employees Companywide: 200
– Products Manufactured Locally: Engineered synthetic rope solutions and EM cables
– Markets Served: Seismic, marine, aerospace, medical
– Regional Business Leader for Cortland: Steve Breen
Crucible Industries LLC
575 State Fair Blvd.
Solvay, NY 13209
(315) 487-4111/crucible.com
– Year Established: 2009
– CNY Employees: 276
– Employees Companywide: 276
– 2013 Revenue: $75 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Manufacturer of high-tech specialty steel products for use in high-end applications
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 1,200,000
– Certifications: ISO 9001
– Markets Served: Automotive, aerospace, power generation, industrial machining
– President: James D. Beckman
– VP Administration: Lorna E. Carpenter
– VP Finance: William R. Lester
Cryomech, Inc.
113 Falso Drive
Syracuse, NY 13211
(315) 455-2555/cryomech.com
– Year Established: 1963
– CNY Employees: 115
– Employees Companywide: 115
– Products Manufactured Locally:
Cryorefrigerator design & manufacturing
– Markets Served: Aerospace, superconductivity & magnets, clinical/diagnostic equipment and instrumentation, life sciences, research & development, agriculture
– President & CEO: Peter Gifford
Darman Manufacturing Co., Inc.
1410 Lincoln Ave.
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 724-9632/darmanco.com
– Year Established: 1936
– CNY Employees: 15
– Employees Companywide: 17
– Products Manufactured Locally: Manufactures cloth-roll towel dispensers used for hand-drying and roll-towel processing equipment; distributor of microfiber cleaning products
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 20,000
– Certifications: Woman-owned business
– Markets Served: Laundries and linen suppliers
– CEO: Pamela Darman
– CFO: Gilbert Jones
– VP & Controller: Cynthia Lane
– VP Sales Manager: Danny McCoy
Davis-Standard, LLC
46 North First St.
Fulton, NY 13069
(315) 598-7121/davis-standard.com
– Year Established: 1873
– CNY Employees: 170
– Employees Companywide: 900
– Products Manufactured Locally: Design, development, and distribution of extrusion and converting technology
– Markets Served: Agriculture, automotive, construction, health care, energy, electronics, food and beverage packaging, and retail industries, among others.
– CEO: Robert Preston
Dielectric Laboratories, Inc.
2777 Route 20 E.
Cazenovia, NY 13035
(315) 655-8710/dilabs.com
– Year Established: 1974
– CNY Employees: 275
– Employees Companywide: 35,000
– 2013 Revenue: $8.7 billion
– Products Manufactured Locally: High-quality multilayer capacitors, single-layer capacitors, resonators, filters, thin-film components, bill-to-print
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 125,000
– Certifications: AS 9100, ISO 9001, ISO 14001
– Markets Served: Military, wireless networks, fiber optical, medical
– President & General Manager: Michael P. Busse
Divine Brothers Company
200 Seward Ave.
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 797-0470/divinebrothers.com
– Year Established: 1892
– CNY Employees: 59
– Employees Companywide: 59
– Products Manufactured Locally: Manufacturer of buffing wheels, brushes, felt pads, polishing products, compounds, and lubricants
– Markets Served: Automotive, medical/dental industries, jewelry, industrial, manufacturing, government, lighting, marine, and aerospace
– President: Bradford W. Divine
– CFO: Thomas N. Banks
ECR International, Inc.
2201 Dwyer Ave.
Utica, NY 13501
(315) 797-1310/ecrinternational.com
– Year Established: 1928
– CNY Employees: 160
– Employees Companywide: 310
– Products Manufactured Locally: Designs, manufactures, and markets boilers, air conditions, furnaces, and related HVAC equipment
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 200,000
– Certifications: ASME, CSA, AHRI, EnergyStar, ISO
– Markets Served: Residential, light commercial, institutional, and hospitality markets
– President & CEO: Ronald J. Passafaro
Endicott Precision, Inc.
1328-30 Campville Road
Endicott, NY 13760
(607) 754-7076/endicottprecision.com
– Year Established: 1960
– CNY Employees: 125
– Employees Companywide: 125
– 2013 Revenue: $19 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Precision sheet-metal fabrication, stampings, weldments, CNC mill & waterjet machining, mechanical assembly
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 80,000
– Certifications: AS9100 “C”
– Markets Served: Aerospace, electronics, vehicles, ships, commercial and military customers
– General & Sales Manager: Ronald Oliveira
The Eraser Company, Inc.
123 Oliva Drive
Syracuse, NY 13221
(315) 454-3237/eraser.com
– Year Established: 1911
– CNY Employees: 29
– Employees Companywide: 36
– Products Manufactured Locally: Wire & cable strippers, wire, cable & tubing cutters, wire twisters, infrared heating equipment, reelers, dereelers & winders, measuring tools, fiberglass brushes
– Certifications: ISO 9001:2008 Certified
– Markets Served: All
– President & CEO: Marcus BeVard
F.E. Hale Manufacturing Co.
120 Benson Place
Frankfort, NY 13340
(315) 894-5490/halesince1907.com
– Year Established: 1907
– CNY Employees: 40
– Employees Companywide: 40
– 2013 Revenue: $7.4 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Manufacturer wood office and library furniture products
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 80,000
– Certifications: FSC certification
– Markets Served: School-supply industry, public and private libraries, contract office furniture
– CEO & CFO: James Benson
Feldmeier Equipment, Inc.
6800 Town Line Road
Syracuse, NY 13211
(315) 454-8608/feldmeier.com
– Year Established: 1952
– CNY Employees: 295
– Employees Companywide: 411
– Products Manufactured Locally: Manufacturer of stainless-steel processors, tanks, and tubular heat exchangers
– Certifications: ASME, European PED, Chinese Pressure Vessel, Canadian Registration, 3A, Brazilian Standard 13, Singapore Registered
– Markets Served: Dairy, food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic
– President: Robert E. Feldmeier
– VP HR: Jeanne F. Jackson
Frito-Lay, Inc.
10 Spud Road
Binghamton, NY 13904
(607) 775-7000/fritolay.com
– Year Established: 1974
– CNY Employees: 600
– Employees Companywide: 48,000
– 2013 Revenue: $13 billion
– Products Manufactured Locally: Snack products (Lays, Wavy Lays, Ruffles, Fritos, Doritos, Tostitos, Munchos)
– Markets Served: New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, D.C.
– Director of Manufacturing: Mitch Hamilton
– Director of Logistics, Distribution &
Transportation: Brian Watson
– Director of Technology: Tim Polman
The Fulton Companies
972 Centerville Road
Pulaski, NY 13142
(315) 298-5121/fulton.com
– Year Established: 1949
– CNY Employees: 285
– Employees Companywide: 1,000
– Products Manufactured Locally: Manufacturer of steam, hydronic, and thermal fluid heat transfer systems
– Markets Served: Buildings & facilities, chemical/pharmaceutical processing, food processing, paper processing, dry cleaning, asphalt preparation, bio-diesel, clean steam, “green” buildings, textiles
– CFO: Kevin LaMontagne
– VP & General Manager, U.S. Operations: Kathy Sega
– VP of Manufacturing & New Product Dev.: Mark Hilton
GEA Farm Technologies, Inc.
4754 State Route 233
Westmoreland, NY 13490
(315) 853-3936/gea-farmtechnologies.us
– Year Established: 1981
– CNY Employees: 48
– Employees Companywide: 24,500
– 2013 Revenue: $759.6 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Barn and dairy equipment
– Markets Served: Commercial dairy industry
– Director of Manufacturing Operations: Todd Finn
Gear Motions, Inc./Nixon Gear Div.
1750 Milton Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13209
(315) 488-0100/gearmotions.com
– Year Established: 1920
– CNY Employees: 41
– Employees Companywide: 95
– 2013 Revenue: $17 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Custom gears for OEM
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 45,000
– Certifications: ISO9001:2008
– Markets Served: Industrial, niche automotive, medical
– CEO, Gear Motions: Samuel Haines
– President, Gear Motions: Dean Burrows
– Corp. Sales Engineering Manager: Ron Wright
– Engineering and Quality Manager: Chris Barron
– Manufacturing Manager: Dan Bartelli
– Materials Manager: Dan Sierotnik
Giotto Enterprises (Fiber Instrument Sales, Inc.)
161 Clear Road
Oriskany, NY 13424
(315) 736-2206/fiberinstrumentsales.com
– Year Established: 1985
– CNY Employees: 360
– Employees Companywide: 360
– 2013 Revenue: $75 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Fiber-optic cable, cable assemblies, tools, connectors; broadcast and military cables, distributor for fiber-optic telecommunication manufacturers; datacomm supplier; CNC machining, control safety relays, precision plastic injection molding
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 200,000
– Certifications: ISO
– Markets Served: Contractors, government agencies, educational facilities, utilities, resellers, end-users
– President & CEO: Frank Giotto
– SVP of Accounting & CFO: Susan Grabinski
– SVP of Sales: Kirk Donley
Golden Artist Colors, Inc.
188 Bell Road
New Berlin, NY 13411
(607) 847-6154/goldenpaints.com
– Year Established: 1980
– CNY Employees: 150
– Employees Companywide: 154
– 2013 Revenue: $22 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Manufacture artist colors and mediums, as well as private-label paints for architectural and arts-related companies
– CEO: Mark Golden
– President: Barbara Schindler
– Controller: Jim Henderson
– Director of Operations: Greg Sheldon
Hardinge Inc.
One Hardinge Drive
Elmira, NY 14902
(607) 734-2281/hardinge.com
– Year Established: 1890
– CNY Employees: 410
– Employees Companywide: 1,600
– 2013 Revenue: $329.5 billion
– Products Manufactured Locally: Hardinge CNC lathes, Bridgeport Machining Centers, Bridgeport Kneemills, Kellenberger, Jones & Shipmen, Hauser Tschudin, USACH Grinders, Hardinge workholding and rotary products
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 515,000
– Markets Served: Job shops, aerospace & defense, automobile & transportation, communications & utilities, construction, medical instruments
– Chairman, President & CEO: Richard L. Simons
herkimer foods
2745 State Route 51 S.
Ilion, NY 13350
(315) 895-7428/herkimerfoods.com
– Year Established: 1949
– CNY Employees: 18
– Employees Companywide: 18
– Products Manufactured Locally: Cold- pack NYS cheddar products
– Markets Served: Retail grocery chains nationwide
– President: Michael E. Basloe
Hubbell Galvanizing/ Fortress Fusion Coatings
5124 Commercial Drive East
Yorkville, NY 13495
(315) 736-8311/whyrust.com
– Year Established: 1925
– CNY Employees: 81
– Employees Companywide: 81
– Products Manufactured Locally: Hot-dip galvanizing; powder coating, metalizing of steel
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 37,000
– Markets Served: New York and surrounding states
– President: Jonathan Hubbell
Human Technologies
2260 Dwyer Ave.
Utica, NY 13501
(315) 724-9891/htcorp.net
– Year Established: 1954
– CNY Employees: 357
– Employees Companywide: 363
– 2013 Revenue: $31 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Narrow-web sewn harnesses, carriers, strapping, safety devices, wiring harnesses, federal and NYS uniform programs, embroidered and screen printed products, warehousing, and distribution
– Certifications: ISO 9001
– Markets Served: Federal-defense, federal-civilian, New York State Law Enforcement and civilian commercial-industrial, retail/wholesale-consumer goods
– President & CEO: Richard Sebastian
i3 Electronics, Inc.
1093 Clark St.
Endicott, NY 13760
(866) 820-4820/ i3electronics.com
– Year Established: 2002
– CNY Employees: 500
– Employees Companywide: 500
– Products Manufactured Locally: Vertically integrated provider of high-performance electronic packaging solutions
– Markets Served: Aerospace & defense, medical, computing & communications, automated test equipment, industrial
– President: Robert L. Nead
Indian Springs Manufacturing
2095 W. Genesee Road
Baldwinsville, NY 13027
(315) 635-6101/indiansprings.com
– Year Established: 1958
– CNY Employees: 12
– Employees Companywide: 12
– Products Manufactured Locally: Contract custom manufacturing and hazardous materials emergency equipment
– Markets Served: CNY manufacturing, water/wastewater, fire/emergency response
– CEO: Shawn E. Ferguson
– President: Robert Wolniak
Indium Corporation
34 Robinson Road
Clinton, NY 13323
(315) 853-4900/indium.com
– Year Established: 1934
– CNY Employees: 385
– Employees Companywide: 630
– Products Manufactured Locally: Materials manufacturer and supplier to the global electronics, semiconductor, solar, thin-film, and thermal management markets
– Certifications: ISO 9001
– Markets Served: Electronics assembly, semiconductor fabrication & packaging, solar assembly, thin film, & thermal management
– President & CEO: Gregory P. Evans
– CFO: Leslie Schenk
– VP SM: Ross Berntson
– VP Operations: Wayne Hosey
INFICON Inc.
2 Technology Place
East Syracuse, NY 13057
(315) 434-1100/inficon.com
– Year Established: 2000
– CNY Employees: 250
– Employees Companywide: 950
– 2013 Revenue: $293 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Instrumentation, critical-sensor technologies, and process-control software for vacuum processes; detection equipment for emergency response, military, security fields; service tools for heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, and automotive service professionals
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 220,000
– Certifications: ISO9001, ISO14001
– Markets Served: Semiconductor, display, optics, solar, emergency response & security, military, environmental monitoring, heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, automotive, research and development
– President: Peter Maier
Infitec, Inc.
PO Box 2956
Syracuse, NY 13220
(315) 433-1150/infitec.com
– Year Established: 1981
– CNY Employees: 50
– Employees Companywide: 50
– Products Manufactured Locally: Industrial and commercial controls for timing, liquid level, AC & DC speed as well as custom designs
– Markets Served: Metering pumps, food-service equipment, pellet-burning stoves and furnaces, humidification/dehumidification, airport ground equipment, and other aftermarket vehicular systems
– President & CEO: George W. Ehegartner, Sr.
– VP Engineering: George W. Ehegartner, Jr.
– Secretary/Treasurer: Kim Bremerman
ITT Goulds Pumps
240 Fall St.
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
(315) 568-2811/gouldspumps.com
– Year Established: 1848
– CNY Employees: 900
– Employees Companywide: 9,000
– 2013 Revenue: $2.5 billion
– Products Manufactured Locally: Industrial pumps, monitoring and controls equipment
– Markets Served: Oil and gas, mining, chemical, power, general industry, pulp and paper, biopharmaceutical
– President, ITT Industrial Process: Robert J. Pagano, Jr.
JGB Enterprises, Inc.
115 Metropolitan Park Drive
Liverpool, NY 13088
(315) 451-2770/jgbhose.com
– Year Established: 1977
– CNY Employees: 200
– Employees Companywide: 240
– 2013 Revenue: $117 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Supplier of hoses and hose assemblies for commercial and military applications; military components
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 208,000
– Certifications: ISO 9000
– Markets Served: U.S. Armed Forces, NATO, Department of Defense, and various foreign military services throughout the world
– Founder: Jay G. Bernhardt
– CEO: Robert Zywicki
J.R. Clancy, Inc.
7041 Interstate Island Road
Syracuse, NY 13209
(315) 451-3440/jrclancy.com
– Year Established: 1885
– CNY Employees: 48
– Employees Companywide: 50
– Products Manufactured Locally: Design, manufacture, and installation of theatrical equipment worldwide
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 38,800
– Certifications: ISO 9001:2008
– Markets Served: Global
– President: Michael S. Murphy
Kilian Manufacturing Corp.
1728 Burnet Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13217
(315) 432-0700/kilianbearings.com
– Year Established: 1922
– CNY Employees: 140
– Employees Companywide: 275
– Products Manufactured Locally: Precision-machined bearings and related assemblies
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 90,000
– Certifications: ISO/TS16949-2009
– Markets Served: Automotive, aircraft, and industrial markets
– General Manager: Don Wierbinski
– Sales & Marketing Manager: Jim Sartori
Kionix, Inc.
36 Thornwood Drive
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 257-1080/kionix.com
– Year Established: 1993
– CNY Employees: 208
– Employees Companywide: 241
– Products Manufactured Locally: MEMS inertial sensors, including accelerometers, gyroscopes
– Certifications: ISO 9001:2008 and TS 16949 certified, RoHS compliant
– Markets Served: consumer electronics manufacturers, automotive, industrial, and healthcare sectors
– President & CEO: Nader Sadrzadeh
– EVP & CTO: Timothy J. Davis
– VP Manufacturing & COO: Kenneth Hager
Kwik-Kut Manufacturing Co.
125 Columbia St.
Mohawk, NY 13407
(315) 866-2741/kwik-kut.com
– Year Established: 1947
– CNY Employees: 6
– Employees Companywide: 6
– Products Manufactured Locally: Manufacturer of food choppers and other specialty items for personal & restaurant use
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 10,000
– Markets Served: Wholesale grocery, restaurant supply, retail sales for home use, hardware stores, kitchen supply stores, chain restaurants
– Owner: Mary F. Morse
L. & J. G. Stickley, Inc.
1 Stickley Drive
Manlius, NY 13104
(315) 682-5500/stickley.com
– Year Established: 1900
– CNY Employees: 850
– Employees Companywide: 1,100
– Products Manufactured Locally: Premium-quality solid wood case goods and upholstered/leather furniture
– Markets Served: Residential and commercial
– Chairman & CEO: Aminy I. Audi
– President: Edward J. Audi
– CFO & SVP: John F. Brogan
Legrand Electrical Wiring Systems
P.O. Box 4822
Syracuse, NY 13221
(315) 468-6211/legrand.us/passandseymour
– Year Established: 1890
– CNY Employees: 90
– Employees Companywide: 2,000
– 2013 Revenue: $300 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Electrical wiring devices and accessories
– Markets Served: Residential, commercial, industrial construction, and remodeling
– VP, General Manager: Pat Davin
Lockheed Martin Mission Systems & Training
1801 State Route 17C
Owego, NY 13827
(607) 751-2200/lockheedmartin.com/ms2
– Year Established: 1957
– CNY Employees: 4,200 [employee count includes those in the Salina and Owego plants]
– Employees Companywide: 115,000
– 2013 Revenue: $45.4 billion
– Products Manufactured Locally: Provides systems engineering, software development, and complex program management for global security, civil, and commercial markets
– Markets Served: Aerospace, defense
– VP & Owego General Manager: Dan Spoor
– VP & Syracuse General Manager: Greg Larioni
Madison Manufacturing, Inc.
6697 Airport Road
Hamilton, NY 13346
(315) 824-8519/madisonmanufacturing.com
– Year Established: 1994
– CNY Employees: 10
– Employees Companywide: 10
– 2013 Revenue: $500,000
– Products Manufactured Locally: Manufacturer of wire-wound components, cable assemblies, and wire assemblies
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 2,000
– Certifications: ISO 9001
– Markets Served: OEM Manufacturers
– President: James Morris
– Production Manager: Bob Britton
Marquardt Switches, Inc.
2711 Route 20 East
Cazenovia, NY 13035
(315) 655-8050/switches.com
– Year Established: 1981
– CNY Employees: 470
– Employees Companywide: 7,000
– 2013 Revenue: $991.7 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Electrical and mechanical control systems
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 100,000
– Certifications: TS 16949
– Markets Served: Automotive, power tools, white goods, and industry
– President: Jochen Becker
McIntosh Box & Pallet Co. Inc.
5864 Pyle Drive
East Syracuse, NY 13057
(315) 446-9350/mcintoshbox.com
– Year Established: 1960
– CNY Employees: 190
– Employees Companywide: 190
– Products Manufactured Locally: Wood packaging
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 500,000
– Markets Served: Manufacturing, shipping, logistics
– President: Will Wester
Microleak-Seal Impregnant, Inc.
(dba The Microseal Co.)
707 W. Bloomfield St.
Rome, NY 13440
(315) 337-2720/microleak.com
– Year Established: 1962
– CNY Employees: 3
– Employees Companywide: 3
– Products Manufactured Locally: Microseal products for porous castings and Miniseal also for porous castings
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 5,000
– Markets Served: The Americas and overseas
– CEO: Hester H. Jager
– VP Ops.: A. Alexander Jager
New York Air Brake
748 Starbuck Ave.
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 786-5200/nyab.com
– Year Established: 1991
– CNY Employees: 450
– Employees Companywide: 19,120
– Products Manufactured Locally: Manufacturer of railroad locomotive air brake systems
– Certifications: ISO
– Markets Served: Worldwide
– President: Michael J. Hawthorne
Novelis
448 County Route 1A
Oswego, NY 13126
(315) 349-0121/novelis.com
– Year Established: 1963
– CNY Employees: 928
– Employees Companywide: 110,000
– 2013 Revenue: $9.8 billion
– Products Manufactured Locally: Rolled aluminum products
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 1.6 million
– Certifications: OHSAS 1801, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO TS 16949:2009
– Markets Served: Automotive and transportation, consumer and industrial, building and construction, beverage cans
– Plant Manager: Chris Smith
O’Donnell Manufacturing Co., Inc.
(dba Van Sanford Tool Co. )
4411 James St.
East Syracuse, NY 13057
(315) 437-6360/vansanfordtool.com
– Year Established: 1936
– CNY Employees: 5
– Employees Companywide: 5
– Products Manufactured Locally: Repair and replace shafts, machine and balance aluminum castings for the pump and blower industry
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 8,500
– Markets Served: Air blower and compressor pump industry
– CEO: Gerald J. O’Donnell
PAR Technology Corp.
8383 Seneca Turnpike
New Hartford, NY 13413
(315) 738-0600/partech.com
– Year Established: 1968
– CNY Employees: 400
– Employees Companywide: 1,300
– 2013 Revenue: $241.4 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Provides hardware, software, and services including point-of-sale systems, property-management systems, and government contract services
– Certifications: ISO 9001
– Markets Served: Hospitality industry including hotels, restaurants, retail stores, and federal government agencies
– President & CEO: Ronald J. Casciano
Progress Industries—L.C.I.
14 Arnold Ave.
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 272-1703/ProgressIndustries-LCI.com
– Year Established: 1954
– CNY Employees: 65
– Employees Companywide: 750
– 2013 Revenue: $2.5 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Custom-machined wood and plastic component parts for use in the construction of bowling-alley lanes. Liquid packaging a variety of manual dishwashing detergents, several grades of laundry detergents along with fabric softener and oxygen bleach sold to NYSOGS customers
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 40,000
– Markets Served: Contract packaging and assembly services provided to manufacturing companies interested in outsourcing production requirements. Markets such as high-speed shrink wrapping, band sealing, kit assemblies, candy packaging, eyeleting, and bindery mailing services
– CEO: Karen Korotzer
– CFO: Vincent Vetere
– VP Operations: Gail Miskowiec
– VP Community Support: MaryJane Tottey
The Raymond Corporation
20 S. Canal St.
Greene, NY 13778
(607) 656-2311/raymondcorp.com
– Year Established: 1922
– CNY Employees: 1,670
– Employees Companywide: 1,920
– Products Manufactured Locally: Designs and manufactures electric lift trucks, fleet management, and warehouse solutions
– Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001
– Markets Served: Material handling for retail, grocery, manufacturing, home improvement, third-party logistics
– President, Operations & Engineering
Division: Mike Field
– EVP Sales and Marketing: Tim Combs
Remington Arms Co.
14 Hoefler Ave.
Ilion, NY 13357
(315) 895-3200/remington.com
– Year Established: 1816
– CNY Employees: 1,403
– Employees Companywide: 4,000
– Products Manufactured Locally: Gun manufacturer
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 1 million
– Markets Served: Hunting & shooting sports
– CEO: George Kollitides
– Plant Manager: Paul V. Merz
Riverhawk Company
215 Clinton Road
New Hartford, NY 13413
(315) 768-4855/riverhawk.com
– Year Established: 1993
– CNY Employees: 91
– Employees Companywide: 91
– Products Manufactured Locally: Rotating-equipment accessories
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 30,000
– Certifications: ISO9001-2010
– Markets Served: Power generation, petrochemical/oil and gas, nuclear, wind energy, steel, mining, manufacturing, construction, cranes
– General Manager: Edward Gunn
Rome Specialty Company, Inc.
501 W. Embargo St.
Rome, NY 13440
(315) 337-8200/roscoinc.com
– Year Established: 1926
– CNY Employees: 17
– Employees Companywide: 17
– Products Manufactured Locally: Swivels, snaps, snap swivels, split rings, sinker eyes, and other wire forms used by fishing-tackle manufacturers
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 35,000
– Markets Served: Fishing-tackle manufacturers, marine supply and repackagers, commercial and sport fisherman
– President: John (Jack) H. Butts
– VP & General Manager: Michael A. Bleem
Rome Strip Steel Company
P.O. Box 189
Rome, NY 13442
(315) 336-5500/romestripsteel.com
– Year Established: 1926
– CNY Employees: 130
– Employees Companywide: 131
– Products Manufactured Locally: Cold-rolled strip steel
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 250,000
– Certifications: ISO 9001:2008
– Markets Served: Bearing industry, chain manufacturers
– President: Kirk B. Hinman
– CFO: Mary Faith Messenger
– VP: Mark F. Hinman
– VP: David M. Bovi
R-tronics
(A division of J. Davis Manufacturing Co.)
222 Erie Blvd. East
Rome, NY 13440
(315) 337-7574 /r-tronics.com
– Year Established: 1991
– CNY Employees: 20
– Employees Companywide: 20
– Products Manufactured Locally: Custom cable assemblies, electromechanical assemblies, custom RF and coaxial cable, prototyping, design.
– Certifications: ISO 9001-2008, IPC/EIA J-STD-001
– Markets Served: Military and industrial customers, small and large orders
– Founder: Henry Kroeger
– VP: Rocco Garro
Schneider’s Packaging Equipment Co., Inc.
5370 Guy Young Road
Brewerton, NY 13029
(315) 676-3035/schneiderequip.com
– Year Established: 1970
– CNY Employees: 150
– Employees Companywide: 150
– 2013 Revenue: $23 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Manufactures complete line of robotic palletizing, case packers, tray packers, specialty cartoning systems, case sealers, and completely integrated packaging solutions
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 100,000 approx.
– Certifications: RIA Certified Robot Integrator, Rockwell Certified Machine Builder, FANUC Robotic’s Certified Servicing Integrator
– Markets Served: Pharmaceutical, food, beverage, industrial, tissue, paper, personal care, and replication industries
– President: Rick Schneider
Slack Chemical, Inc.
465 S. Clinton St.
Carthage, NY 13619
(315) 493-0430/slackchem.com
–Year Established: 1944
– No. of CNY Employees: 60
– No. of Employees Companywide: 100
– 2013 Revenue: $35.7 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Chemicals
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 164,000
– Certifications: ISO, NACD, NSF
– Markets Served: New England, all of NY, PA, OH, NJ, MD, VA, WV
– President: Robert R. Sturtz
– CFO: Mary Shanahan
– General Manager: Derek Davis
– Directory of Regulatory Affairs: Thomas Williams
– Director of Human Resources:
Paul Pierce
Sovena USA
1 Olive Grove St.
Rome, NY 13441
(315) 797-7070/sovenausa.com
– Year Established: 1991
– CNY Employees: 160
– Employees Companywide: 170
– 2013 Revenue: $225 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Branded and private-label olive oils, vegetable oils, frying oils, organic oils, vinegars
– Certifications: SQF, ISO, AIB, Organic, Kosher, IOC
– Markets Served: Retail, food service, industrial markets
– CEO: Luis Arriba
– CFO: Frank Talarico
– COO: Gabi Estevez
SRCTec
5801 East Taft Road
North Syracuse, NY 13212
(315) 452-8700/srcinc.com
– Year Established: 2006
– CNY Employees: 130
– Employees Companywide: 1,000
– Products Manufactured Locally: Counter-fire radars, air-surveillance radars, counter-IED systems, and ground-surveillance radars
– Certifications: ISO 9001
– Markets Served: Defense, environment, and intelligence
– President: Drew James
Steel Sales, Inc.
8085 NYS Highway 12
Sherburne, NY 13460
(607) 674-6363/steelsalesinc.com
– Year Established: 1964
– CNY Employees: 25
– Employees Companywide: 25
– Products Manufactured Locally: Snow-plow blades, construction cutting edges, plow shoes, welding, punching, drilling, rolling, plasma table, railings fabrication
– Certifications: WBE
– Markets Served: Town and county highway departments, farmers, masonry contractors, welding/fabrication shops, excavators, building contractors
– President: Brenda S. Westcott
– GM: Dick Wright
Tessy Plastics Corp.
488 State Route 5 W.
Elbridge, NY 13060
(315) 689-3924/tessy.com
– Year Established: 1973
– CNY Employees: 800
– Employees Companywide: 1,300
– 2013 Revenue: $220 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Minimally invasive surgical devices, packaging market for a variety of consumer products
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 825,000
– Certifications: ISO-13485
– Markets Served: Medical, consumer products, business machines
– President & CEO: Roland Beck
– VP & General Manager: Joseph Raffa
Trenton SYSTEMS
1001 Broad St.
Utica, NY 13501
(315) 797-7534/TrentonSystems.com
– Year Established: 1977
– CNY Employees: 200
– Employees Companywide: 250
– Products Manufactured Locally: Single-board computers, computer backplanes, computer motherboards, contract-manufacturing service
– Certifications: ISO9001:2008
– Markets Served: Defense, government, telecommunications, industrial automation, video display walls, digital signage, energy, medical diagnostics, and infrastructure
– President: Michael Bowling
Unimar, Inc.
3195 Vickery Road
North Syracuse, NY 13212
(315) 699-4400/unimar.com
– Year Established: 1989
– CNY Employees: 12
– Employees Companywide: 15
– 2013 Revenue: $6.5 million
– Products Manufactured Locally: Controllers
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 21,000
– Markets Served: Broadcast, renewable energy, wireless
– President: Michael A. Marley
– Director of Marketing & Business
Development: Terry Zarnowsli
Welch Allyn
4341 State Street Road
Skaneateles Falls, NY 13153
(315) 685-4100/welchallyn.com
– Year Established: 1915
– CNY Employees: 1,114
– Employees Companywide: 2,500
– Products Manufactured Locally: Medical-device manufacturer
– Markets Served: Medical, health care
– President & CEO: Stephen F. Meyer
– COO: Joseph Hennigan
Williams Tool, Inc.
9372 Elm St.
Chadwicks, NY 13319
(315) 737-7226/wmstool.com
– Year Established: 1967
– CNY Employees: 40
– Employees Companywide: 40
– Products Manufactured Locally: CNC machine parts to customer specifications
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 17,000
– Certifications: ISO 9000:2008
– Markets Served: Medical, aerospace, precision instrumentation
– President: Raymond H. Williams
– General Manager: Jeffry W. Gerling
Young & Franklin Inc.
942 Old Liverpool Road
Liverpool, NY 13088
(315) 457-3110/yf.com
– Year Established: 1918
– CNY Employees: 300
– Employees Companywide: 300
– Products Manufactured Locally: Manufacturer of turbine controls
– Square Footage of Local Facilities: 170,000
– Certifications: ISO 9001:2008
– Markets Served: Worldwide
– President: Dudley D. Johnson
Federal government budget deficit falls to $37 billion in March
The federal government ran a $37 billion budget deficit in March, down from $107 billion in the year-ago month, the U.S. Treasury Department reported Thursday.
Where’s Neville Chamberlain when you really need him?
Is it 2014 or 1938? I ask because current events are eerily reminiscent of my birth year. In March 1938, Adolph Hitler gobbled up Austria in a so-called plebiscite. This absorption of an independent country into the homeland came on the heels of the German army marching into the Rhineland two years earlier ostensibly to
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Is it 2014 or 1938? I ask because current events are eerily reminiscent of my birth year.
In March 1938, Adolph Hitler gobbled up Austria in a so-called plebiscite. This absorption of an independent country into the homeland came on the heels of the German army marching into the Rhineland two years earlier ostensibly to protect the German-speaking population. As soon as Herr Hitler completed the Austrian maneuver, he complained that the government of Czechoslovakia was suppressing the German population living in the Sudetenland. Just before a planned German invasion of Czech territory scheduled for Oct. 1, Neville Chamberlain, the prime minister of Great Britain, flew to Germany to conciliate The Fuhrer. He returned to London with a three-paragraph agreement that guaranteed “peace for our time.”
Hitler’s actions were pursued in the context of war-weary democracies, desperate to avoid another war, choosing to appease ruthless dictators. Mussolini had invaded and subdued Ethiopia, Japan had conquered the Korean peninsula and invaded China, and the Russian Empire was eager to extend westward into the Baltic States and Finland. The League of Nations responded by holding meetings that castigated aggression.
To quote that great philosopher Yogi Berra, today seems like déjà vu all over again. The six decades of relative international stability guaranteed by U.S. involvement in global affairs and backed by a strong military capability have seriously eroded in just the past half decade. President Obama has withdrawn our country from its leadership role to play an ill-defined supporting role, which has exposed the instability of many countries and attracted aggressors eager to expand their purported interests.
President Obama started by “resetting” our relations with Russia, assuming that country would be an ally in promoting American interests. To show his good will, he canceled a missile-defense system promised to the Poles and Czechs and ignored Russia’s human-rights violations. In Libya, the U.S. “led from behind” and continues to claim success in “taking out” Muammar Khadafi, even as the country slides toward dissolution. Sanctions against Iran were proving effective, so the sitting administration eased them for “Persian bazaar” promises to halt the development of nuclear material for military purposes. Assad in Syria, the man our president said had to go, crossed an Obama red line on weapons of mass destruction with impunity.
The ongoing Syrian war is also destabilizing Lebanon and Jordan with results that are potentially disastrous for the region. In Egypt, Obama’s backing of President Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood and his subsequent dithering after a military coup have given the Russians their opening to exert influence again, something not seen since President Sadat threw the Russians out in the 1970s. In Afghanistan, which our leader called the “good war,” he approved a surge while simultaneously announcing a withdrawal date. His words-without-consequences has terrified our allies and emboldened our enemies.
Now President Obama faces his Neville Chamberlain moment. Vladimir Putin marched into Georgia in 2008, when George W. Bush was president, and carved out two provinces. The West’s response was indignant protests. Putin’s most recent adventure was to claim Crimea from the Ukraine based on his right to protect Russian-speaking people everywhere. On March 19, the Russian president also pointed out his concern for the Russian minorities in eastern Ukraine and in Estonia, a member of NATO. The west responded with protests, slapped a travel ban on a score of Russian citizens, and placed sanctions on a Russian bank. In response to the Ukraine’s urgent request for arms, President Obama sent food stuffs.
In some ways, Chamberlain and Obama are cut from the same cloth, preferring to focus on their countries’ respective domestic policies. In the 1930s, Chamberlain was a reformer who created the unemployment-assistance board, promoted paid holidays, pushed slum clearance, and cut the military budget. His political portfolios included the Ministry of Health, and he served as the Chancellor of the Exchequer. President Obama’s résumé includes a stint as a community organizer and elected positions in the Illinois state legislature and in the U.S. Senate. Both men dealt with foreign issues as a distraction, preferring conciliation to armed conflict.
The major difference between the two seems to be the ability at some point to recognize reality. The U.S. President tells us that Putin is committing strategic suicide. In an interview with ABC’s Jonathan Karl, he intoned: “Russia is a regional power that is threatening some of its immediate neighbors, not out of strength but out of weakness … The fact that Russia felt compelled to go in militarily and laid bare these violations of international law indicates less influence, not more.”
Victor Davis Hanson calls that Obama’s “Chihuahua theory of foreign policy,” where the miniature dog takes on a pit bull because the aggressor knows he himself is weak. Psychologists label this behavior as clinical delusion. Our president is dogmatic in his beliefs, blind to any evidence to the contrary, and unable to adjust his views to reality.
Chamberlain, on the other hand, was concerned about Germany’s aggressive threats as early as 1935 when, as Exchequer, he supported rearming the military, especially the air force. Even after returning from Germany in 1938, he did not close his eyes to the madness of “Krystallnacht” which occurred only five weeks after his return. Nor did he ignore Hitler’s invasion of Bohemia, Moravia, and Prague in March 1939 when Germany swallowed the remainder of Czechoslovakia. Chamberlain immediately doubled the size of the British army, created a Ministry of Supply to expedite equipment to the military, instituted peacetime conscription, and called on his French allies to rearm. In short, by finally recognizing the insatiable appetite of German aggression, he sent a strong signal that Great Britain was prepared to use military force to halt aggression.
If he so chooses, President Obama could also send a number of strong signals to the Russians. He can make the commitment to become Europe’s gas and oil supplier, even if it will be years before we can replace Russia as the prime supplier. The U.S. can deploy more military assets than a half dozen F-16s to Poland, including part of our naval fleet and the 350 A-10 “Warthog” airplanes our Air Force is retiring. He can close the Russian mission to NATO, conduct NATO military exercises, redeploy the missile-defense system we promised the Poles and Czechs, and supplement the food-stuffs to the Ukraine with the arms and munitions they requested. And if you really want to get serious, don’t just restore the recent U.S. military budget cuts but add funding to the defense budget.
My generation knows first-hand that illegitimate aggressions that go unchallenged guarantee even more dangerous conflicts in the future. Hitler marched his troops into the Rhineland in 1936 without any ammunition. The cost of stopping aggression then would have been miniscule compared to the 50 million who died in World War II. That’s the lesson we need to remember, even when we tire of conflict. While confidence in America’s leadership is collapsing, our president continues to live in a world of pixie dust in which “… nations in the 21st century no longer behave in a 19th-century fashion.” Except, Mr. President, they do.
Neville Chamberlain learned from his mistakes, finally recognizing reality. President Obama shows no signs of such recognition, preferring to live in a world of make-believe. He is neither a hawk nor a dove; he is an ostrich.
Where’s Neville Chamberlain when you really need him?
Norman Poltenson is a regional staff writer with The Business Journal News Network. Contact him at npoltenson@cnybj.com
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