Team of Robots To Help Manufacture Overflow Health Care and Quarantine Structures “A new research effort led by a team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute aims to improve manufacturing of rapidly deployed structures in order to address future shortages of medical care and quarantine facilities, as well as housing needs following a disaster.” Read more Capital Region has most drug …

  Greenpoint 4th-generation family biz gets green light for expansion project “Brooklyn’s Community Board 1 on Tuesday voted to approve a plan to keep ACME Smoked Fish in the borough the manufacturer has called home for more than a century. The plan will create a new, state-of-the-art 95,299-square-foot manufacturing plant on ACME’s current site, ensuring the longtime Greenpoint manufacturer has …

  Buffalo Manufacturing Works continues its innovation at new Northland home “Buffalo Manufacturing Works recently relocated to the Northland complex from the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, which was always meant as a temporary home. Its new neighbors include the Northland Workforce Training Center, Insyte Consulting and the Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance, fulfilling a vision of bringing together manufacturing-minded organizations.” Read …

  New York state registered apprenticeships and FMCC “The economy and the world have dramatically changed within the last few decades. Harvard University predicts only 33% of jobs will require a 4 year degree or more. Being a skilled craftsman, technician or becoming a credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor are all career areas that are becoming highly valued.” Read …

  AU-CACT partnership supports launch of start-up company at IncubatorWorks “Alfred University and its Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology (CACT) are supporting the launch of a new business which will commercialize a new additive manufacturing-based system for the terra cotta industry.” Read more Pine Pharmaceuticals expands in Tonawanda “After more than doubling its employment over the past two years, a …

  New Hartford manufacturing company holds groundbreaking for $7.8M expansion “Officials said the expansion will nearly triple the size of their existing plant, allowing for the company to consolidate all of its production under one roof and leave room for potential future growth.” Read more Big boost for Orange County hemp industry “With new regulations around hemp production in New …

  Disabled essential workers honored for help during pandemic “Three Capital Region essential workers are being recognized for really stepping up during the height of the pandemic.” Read more Altor Safety LLC Receives $800,000 New York State Grant For Upstart Company “$4.9 Million in Incentives Awarded to Manufacturers Across the State Will Provide Faster and More Secure Access to Life-Saving …

  Four Ithaca Firms Among the Finalists in FuzeHub’s Commercialization Competition, Set For Mid-November “FuzeHub will award a total of $300,000 to the top presentations.  The fund provides $1 million annually and is administered by FuzeHub, the statewide Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center.” Read more UB researchers develop new molecular ferroelectric metamaterials “The work could advance smart materials, soundproofing materials, …

  Dream It Do It, JCC kick off National Manufacturing Month “…three young men, as well as administrators, local manufacturers and elected officials were on hand Thursday at the MTI building at JCC’s Cattaraugus County Campus in Olean to kick off activities for National Manufacturing Month.” Read more Long Island Can Get Healthy Answering COVID’s Call “Times are challenging and …

  Pvilion Solar Canopies at The New York Botanical Garden “Aesthetic appeal is important in a botanic garden, which is why the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) chose The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) as the launch site for Pvilion’s Solar Powered Canopy structures.” Read more Raymond Virtual Manufacturing Day Draws 2,000 Registrants “The Raymond Corporation observed National …