June 4, 2014
Times Union The first dozen firms in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Start-Up NY tax-free new business program are being named today, with a cluster in western
Kim Lloyd
Global Trade and the Upstate Economy
June 2, 2014
Please join The Public Policy Institute (PPI) and The Business Council on Tuesday, June 17th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at The Business Council’s 12 Corporate Woods Blvd. offices in Albany for a forum on global trade and foreign investment as sustainable drivers of the Upstate economy. The forum is part of Opportunity Upstate, a PPI initiative to drive discussion and lay out a vision for achieving a revitalized upstate economy
Call for Papers: CEWIT2014
June 2, 2014
The 11th International Conference & Expo on Emerging Technologies for a Smarter World (CEWIT2014) October 29 & 30, 2014 Melville Marriott Long Island Melville, New York, 11747,
USDA: New York tops all states in yogurt production in 2013
May 29, 2014
CNYBJ New York state was the nation’s top yogurt producer for the second straight year in 2013, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Department
12 regions win federal 'Manufacturing Communities' competition
May 29, 2014
Albany Business Review The Department of Commerce has selected 12 “manufacturing communities” that will receive a total of $1.3 billion in federal funds to help
Upstate NY plastics maker wins tax breaks for new $8 million factory
May 29, 2014
Albany Business Review A plastics maker has been awarded sales and property tax breaks to build a new $8 million, 50,000-square-foot factory near Syracuse, New
Sportsmaster Apparel in Troy, NY looks to diversify business through contract manufacturing
May 29, 2014
Albany Business Review David Arakelian is preparing to capitalize on what he sees as a new opportunity to diversify his 90 year old clothing manufacturing company
Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AMTech) program
May 27, 2014
Below are the AMTech projects that received funding in NYS:
University of Rochester, The New York Photonics Manufacturing Initiative, $498,430.
The group will work closely with the National Photonics Initiative to develop a national technology roadmap for photonics. It will focus on new technologies and the manufacturing challenges “that, if solved, can strengthen the competitiveness of domestic photonics companies and bring photonics manufacturing back to the United States,” says NIST. The United States was once the leader in photonics; yet now it only produces 10 percent of the global output of photonics components such as fiberoptics, photovoltaics, lasers, digital imaging and flat panel displays — all of which are U.S. inventions
NNMI — A Boon For Smaller Manufacturers?
May 27, 2014
manufacturing.net The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) is well underway, with multiple innovation hubs either established or announced, and millions invested toward the collaborations promised within.