New York State Manufacturing Blog
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NYS Manufacturing and Tech News Week of 8.3.2020
August 7, 2020$13.5 million SUNY New Paltz Engineering Innovation Hub earns LEED Gold certification “The new Engineering Innovation Hub (EIH) building at the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz has earned a coveted LEED Gold Certificati...
How Automation and AI May Help Level the Playing Field for Women in Manufacturing
August 5, 2020Women make up about 29 percent of the manufacturing workforce despite filling 47 percent of the positions in the overall workforce, according to the Manufacturing Institute. While there have been periods of growth and decline, the dyna...
News from the Innovation Fund: Commercialization Competition 2020 Application Period
August 3, 2020While we have had to make some adjustments to the process and to the event, the FuzeHub team is looking forward to the launch of our fourth Commercialization Competition. The application period opened August 1st and will close Friday, Au...
NYS Manufacturing and Tech News 7.27.20
July 31, 2020NYS to invest in 20 companies to increase PPE manufacturing capacity “The Empire State Development has identified 20 companies to increase the manufacturing capacity of personal protective equipment, and make the equipment more avail...
New York Forward Loan Fund Offers Recovery Loans to Small Businesses and Manufacturers, Not for Profits and Small Landlords
July 29, 2020Small manufacturers across New York State may be eligible for a new loan program that can help them reopen after the COVID-19 outbreak and NYS on PAUSE. The New York Forward Loan Fund (NYFLF) targets small businesses with 20 or fewer f...
NYS Needs Your Help
July 28, 2020Dear all, We are reaching out with an urgent request on behalf of the State of New York. Would you please have your company fill out a short survey regarding its plans for remote working? It is increasingly clear that we are moving in...
KIRSH Helmets: Protecting Riders with Innovative Technology
July 27, 2020FuzeHub’s NYS Manufacturing Now podcast interviewed Donald DeVito, President and COO of KIRSH Helmets in Schenectady, NY. KIRSH is the only company to completely manufacture a motorcycle helmet in the United States and has a strong loc...
NYS Manufacturing and Tech News 7.20.20
July 24, 2020Drive-thru job fair in Cheektowaga “Drivers rolled up to an empty parking lot on a cloudy, rainy Wednesday in Cheektowaga to attend a job fair. But this wasn’t your typical job fair. In a world of COVID-19, this job fair was drive-...
How To Turn One Expert Employee Into Two With The SUNY Apprenticeship Program
July 22, 2020If you are not familiar with the Apprenticeship Programs at the State University of New York (SUNY), now might be the perfect time to learn more. For starters, there are currently large amounts of federal funds flowing into Registered Ap...