In The News.

Mentoring Monday is a women-centric networking event that brings together area business leaders and upcoming professionals, to connect and grow the local women’s business community. Taylor Hodge, Director, Partners for Education & Business, Inc. will be one of over 40 mentors and table hosts.

MACNY, The Manufacturers Association says it will induct Graham Brodock, president of Kris-Tech Wire of Rome, into its Manufacturers Wall of Fame. The organization is recognizing Brodock for his “visionary leadership and transformative impact” at Kris-Tech Wire, where he has served as president since 2014.

MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, has selected Yan Liu, Ph.D., director of global research and development (R&D) at Indium Corporation, as the recipient of the 2025 Innovator of the Year Award.

The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce announced it has joined The Manufacturers Alliance of New York, led by the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY), The Manufacturers Association.

Gov. Kathy Hochul used a Jan. 29 visit to Onondaga County to discuss her plan to offer free community college tuition for adult learners aged 25 to 55 in New York.

We take the temperature of the manufacturing industry in New York with Randy Wolken, president and CEO of MACNY: The Manufacturers Association. We consider tax parity for small manufacturers, creating more pathways to a manufacturing job, and the impact of new tariffs.

Manufacturing is poised for significant growth in New York state, according to Randy Wolken, MACNY president & CEO. “Our expansion here will also contribute to meaningful growth in manufacturing for the entire country,” he said. “The Central New York region is a hot spot for manufacturing. It is pretty exciting. We are very pleased that this is happening.”

Pushing for more women to get into manufacturing, programs like the Real Life Rosies® through the Manufacturers Association of Central New York have helped women find their footing in the field.

The Mohawk Valley is one of three locations that will advance to the planning state of the $200 million One Network for Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships (ON-RAMP) program to create a network of high-impact workforce-development centers to connect people with careers, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced.

The Mohawk Valley has been selected to advance to the planning phase of the $200 million One Network for Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships (ON-RAMP) program. Alongside the Capital and Finger Lakes regions, all three will feature a flagship location in Syracuse. This initiative establishes a network of workforce development centers that will connect New Yorkers to careers in the advanced manufacturing sector.