

EXHIBITOR GUIDE
Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
Since 1978, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (TAAC) serving New York, New Jersey, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (TAAC) has helped more than 1,500 firms recover from the effects of foreign competition. The center has provided more than $60 million in assistance. If your company has experienced increased foreign competition, a decline in sales or production, and a decline or impending decline in employment, the TAAC may
be able to help you.
Trojan Energy Systems
Trojan Energy Systems was incorporated in August 1991. Today, we employ more than 20 full-time and part-time staff in the sale and service of commercial and industrial boilers.
Our 8,000-square-foot facility is located in Troy, New York. We have more than 6,000 square feet of warehouse, a fully-stocked inventory of parts, general office space, customer parking, and state-of-the-art training room.
With more than 125 years of combined experience, Trojan Energy Systems is prepared to handle any combustion project, from small commercial boiler service work to large industrial boiler installations and annual preventative service contracts. We provide 24-hour emergency service 365 days a year.
Environmental impact.
Glen Copack
Glen Copack offers professional Food and Drug Administration approved food manufacturing and packaging services in the heart of the Finger Lakes. We provide technical assistance, sanitary production areas, a labor force trained to meet food safety standards, and can package and ship products all over the world. We specialize in bottling acidified and low-acidified foods and dry fill food packaging and labeling.
NYS Center of Excellence for Food and Ag
The Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech (CoE) provides business development assistance to startups and existing companies in the agrifood sector to help them grow. CoE industry experts provide business mentoring and make connections to Cornell’s unparalleled research and services, in addition to business-to-business partnerships, sources of economic development funding, capital investments, and supply chain assets. The CoE is part of Cornell AgriTech, a globally recognized research, innovation and development hub that is essential to the continued success of the food and agriculture industries of NYS and beyond through scientific discovery and practical solutions that help growers and businesses thrive.
DeIorio Foods, Inc.
DeIorio's is a pizza dough supplier, manufacturing premade frozen pizza dough, breadsticks, gluten free crusts, organic dough and more for over 9 decades.
CoArc Manufacturing
Coarc Manufacturing was established in 1965 to provide employment training
and employment opportunities for disabled adults in Columbia County, NY.
It is a not-for-profit subsidiary of Coarc Inc., part of the statewide association, NYSARC Inc.
We would like to be added to your list of potential suppliers for:
Plastic Injection Molded Parts
Assembly
Packaging
Kitting
Fulfillment
Warehousing
Trucking
Please visit our website at www.coarcmfg.com for additional information.
Thank you for your consideration.
NYSTAR
New York State offers resources designed to enable new and existing businesses to become more competitive through the use of innovative technologies. Empire State Development's Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) programs and centers emphasize the importance of working with industry as a way to leverage New York State’s technology strengths to produce new products.
University at Buffalo, Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships
The New York State Centers at UB - In Materials Informatics, Big Data and Health Sciences, Bioinformatics and Life Sciences support manufacturing industries in the materials, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals industries. The projects we support can range from alternative protein materials to agricultural waste products incorporated in insulation and other materials, as well as in more traditional areas. We are excited to meet the participants in Herkimer and learn how we can support your endeavors across New York State.
Mohawk Valley EDGE
Mohawk Valley EDGE's mission is to strengthen and grow the Mohawk Valley economy. EDGE does so by providing a coordinated economic development program that can assist your business to locate, grow and prosper in Oneida County, in the center of New York State. EDGE is aligned with the six-county Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council region. EDGE helps facilitate both financial and technical assistance to businesses and entrepreneurs, and works to improve the overall community through site development and remediation, workforce alignment, and advocacy.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
AGENDA
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7:30 AM
Doors Open
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Breakfast
Location: Main Hall
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8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Welcome Addresses
Location: RMCC Theater
Master of Ceremonies: Everton H. Henriques
Welcome: Cathleen McColgin, John Piseck, Franca Armstrong, Matt Watson, Elizabeth Lusskin
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8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Sponsor Presentations
Location: RMCC Theater
Lloyd Ploof – Square One Coatings, Jacob Perry – Neff Automation, Cory Albrecht – AIM, Bill McDonald – Herkimer College
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9:00 AM – 9:15 AM
Keynote Speaker I
Location: RMCC Theater
John Lorence V.P. Manufacturing Engineering The Fountainhead Group
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9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Breakout Sessions: Part I
Room 294
Manufacturing Solutions Track: How to Fund, Build, and Market a Better Product (read more)
Room 295
Agriculture Solutions Track: Energy Saving Technology and Grant / Incentive Programs:(read more)
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10:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Exhibitor Showcase & Networking
Location: Main Hall
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12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch and Main Keynote
Location: Lower Level Dining Hall
Marion Terenzio – President, SUNY Cobleskill
Elizabeth Dribusch – CEO, NYS Farm Bureau
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1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Breakout Sessions: Part II
Room 294
Manufacturing Solutions Track: Cybersecurity Solutions for Manufacturing (read more)
Room 295
Agriculture Solutions Track: Energy Efficiency Programs and Funding Opportunities (read more)
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2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Exhibitor Showcase & Networking
Location: Main Hall
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3:00 PM
Event Concludes
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