Economic development doesn’t just create jobs when manufacturers open new facilities. There are plenty of so-called “indirect jobs”, too. When 1366 Technologies opens its new Genesee County plant in 2017, the solar wafer manufacturer will employ between 600 and 1000 people. The Bedford, Massachusetts company will also bring supply chain and operational opportunities to New York State. Can you benefit from them?
Spring doesn’t begin until March, but the nation’s advanced manufacturing hubs will soon grow again. In February, the U.S. Department of Commerce will solicit bids for two new nodes in the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).
Integra Optics is expanding south of the U.S. with a new production facility in São Paulo, Brazil. The Albany, New York-based business makes fiber-optic equipment for cable, phone and wireless network platforms companies like Time Warner Cable and Verizon. It competes with the giants Cisco and Alcatel-Lucent.
Did you know that New York City is the capital of desktop 3D printing? Brooklyn-based Makerbot is the most powerful player, but there’s plenty of room for startups. Among publicly-traded 3D printing companies, the firms that are the most focused are also the most successful.
GlobalFoundries has acquired a 60-acre parcel from the Luther Forest Technology Campus in Saratoga County, New York. The computer chip manufacturer paid $1.2 million, or $20,000 an acre, to purchase 60 acres that straddle the Malta and Stillwater town line.
Successful manufacturers don’t just make the most of what they do best. They protect themselves against unnecessary risks. Leading manufacturers also understand that over-reliance on a single sector or customer can be dangerous.
The Cornell Center for Materials Research JumpStart program, funded by Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), is designed to assist New York State small businesses develop and improve their products through university collaborations; the ultimate goal is revenue growth and job creation.
The solar industry now employs more people than the oil industry. Check out this and other top manufacturing stories of the week in FuzeHub’s weekly roundup.
New York’s High Performance Computing Consortium is excited to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website that incorporates a new logo and highlights the
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