A huge, high-tech piece of machinery in a building on the massive Eastman Business Park property holds a glimpse into the future, as well as a key to the park’s revival. The device makes thin film, which can be used ...

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WASHINGTON — A trio of reports Thursday offered a reminder that the U.S. economy is struggling to grow and add jobs. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits last week stayed near a level that signals only weak hiring in ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing grew last month at the fastest pace in nearly a year. New orders, production and a measure of employment all rose. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, says its index of ...

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Rep. Louise Slaughter of Fairport, ranking member of the House Rules Committee, believes trade agreements with Colombia, Korea and Panama, sent to Capitol Hill on Monday by the Obama Administration, represent more of the same failed trade policies that have cost America manufacturing jobs by the millions.

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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that Unicell, a designer and manufacturer of bodies for commercial trucks and vans will invest $3.46 million to expand its Howard Street facilities in Buffalo. On the strength of a $175,000 investment package ...

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PITTSBURGH — Imagining advances from lighter cars to smarter robots, President Barack Obama is announcing a $500 million project to spur high-technology manufacturing, a sector of U.S. industry that presidential advisers say has lost ground to such competitors as Germany and Japan.

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WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing activity expanded in May at the slowest pace in 20 months, the latest sign that the sharp rise in energy prices is hampering economic growth. The Institute for Supply Management ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. manufacturers expanded at the fastest pace in nearly 7 years last month, as factories continue to boost economic growth. The Institute for Supply Management says its index of manufacturing activity rose to 61.4 in February ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans earned more and spent more last month, and the number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in more than two years. At the same time, demand for long-lasting manufactured goods fell off.

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Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks on Thursday announced the county’s launch of the new Monroe Manufactures Jobs LoanPlus program, designed to assist small manufacturing companies with the purchase new equipment.

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