AUBURN, NEW YORK, August 4, 2017–Nucor Corporation opened a state-of-the-art rolling mill at its bar mill located in Auburn, New York today. Th new rolling mill is a $30 million investment that will increase safety and production, and allow Nucor to better compete in global steel markets.

BCI Empire Division has a talented workforce that is willing to share their skills and integrity to help influence the career paths of many of the P-TECH students.  The company has a mission to be the leading, most highly respected independent corrugated packaging company in North America; their local vision is also aligned with this mission through community outreach and creating opportunities for students while building lasting relationships that may result in future employment.

In May, BCI – Empire Division was named one of “2017’s CNY’s Best Places to Work”.  This award is sponsored by the CNY Business Journal.  In the spring of each year, employees from central New York businesses can participate in a detailed survey about their experiences with their employer.  Such questions include rating of benefits, empowerment, salary, morale and other areas that contribute to their job satisfaction.  After the results were tallied, BCI – Empire was named one of the winners in the 51-150 Employees category!  Winners of this award are respected companies in central New York.

A subsidiary of PAR Technology Corp. of New Hartford has been awarded a subcontract worth up to $10.9 million to provide electronic security systems for the Royal Saudi Air Force in Saudi Arabia.

Geddes, N.Y. — Corso’s Cookies, which makes decorated cookies for some of the nation’s biggest retailers, is looking to move to a larger production facility as part of the state’s START-UP NY program.

DeWitt, N.Y. — A maker of stainless steel tanks for pharmaceutical and other industries plans to build a new, larger manufacturing plant and headquarters at the Brooklawn Golf Course, which closed two years ago.

Cazenovia, April 2017 – The Marquardt Group continues down a path of growth, closing its 2016 financial year with record sales. The Marquardt Group, consisting of 19 global locations, including its North American headquarters located in Cazenovia, generated €1.1 billion last year, a 10 percent increase since 2015. As a result, Marquardt’s growth in 2016 was above the industry average.

Norwich, N.Y. — Hamdi Ulukaya, the Turkish immigrant who founded Chobani in Upstate New York and turned it into the top Greek yogurt brand in the U.S., has been named to the 2017 Time 100, Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

When people talk about home-grown economic development in Central New York, they might have entrepreneurs like Jason Covey in mind.