Read more about the article Glad We Started Collecting Social Security Benefits at 62
Edd and Cynthia Staton: “We both started receiving Social Security at age 62 ... when the Great Recession of 2008 swept away our careers and much of our net worth.”

Glad We Started Collecting Social Security Benefits at 62

‘In making our decision, we ran all the numbers, including the most valuable number of all: time’ By Edd and Cynthia Staton As retirement approaches you must face the question,…

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Read more about the article Nucor Steel Auburn Prepares to Celebrate 50 in Central New York
Scrap bucket is moved over the furnace; old recycled scrap will be melted down to make new steel.

Nucor Steel Auburn Prepares to Celebrate 50 in Central New York

With a new general manager and a new generation of workers, company is poised for more growth By Stefan Yablonski Nucor is one of the few steel manufacturers in the…

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Read more about the article Think Variant’s Goal: Making the Impossible Possible
The Polycaster, a fully polymer electric guitar designed and fabricated by Think Variant, features classic 1960s rock and roll electronics. It stands out as one of the first fully 3D printed guitars.

Think Variant’s Goal: Making the Impossible Possible

Southern Oswego County startup merges 3D metal printing with other manufacturing techniques, holds 90 patents By Stefan Yablonski Think Variant, “a machine shop of the 21st century,” is a small…

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Read more about the article MACNY Works to Make Manufacturing Stronger
Nicole Broadnax and Egzona Imeri were the first to receive their Journeyworker certificates for the Software Developer trade with the City of Syracuse under MACNY group sponsorship.

MACNY Works to Make Manufacturing Stronger

Syracuse-based nonprofit boasts over 300 business members across the region By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY), a nonprofit 501(c)(6) association, is 111 years old. Although…

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Read more about the article Area Industry, Students Benefiting from CiTi Program
Brian Heffron is the administrator of workforce development and community relations at the Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation (CiTi).

Area Industry, Students Benefiting from CiTi Program

By Stefan Yablonski The relationship between local industry and students in high school is reaping rewards to manufacturers who recognize the value of staying proactive, according to Brian Heffron, administrator…

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