
We’re happy to have BorgWarner as one of our largest employers in Tompkins County and we’ll continue to work with them to help them make their business profitable here.

“It’s negative in that there will be jobs lost, but over the longer term, it makes a portion of their business far more competitive. “It’s important to look at the bright side,” McDaniel said. McDaniel said she had coordinated with New York State and the federal government on incentive options to keep the closing plant open, but to no avail. Grimshaw said the company is “committed to ensuring the smoothest transition possible for any impacted employees while also continuing to support our customers and suppliers over the coming months.” Notification for employees of this decision began this week. Updated 0 On Wednesday at 1:37 PM, Tompkins County deputies responded to a residence on Weatherby Road in the Town of Enfield for a burglary in progress. We can’t just throw money to make them profitable, they had to make some decisions.” “The reality is they weren’t able to keep that portion of the business competitive in. The Ithaca Voice says Cayuga Heights, Varna and Dryden fire departments responded along with Bangs. Credit: Casey Martin / The Ithaca Voice Lansing, N.Y. Starner, 36, of Lansing, was sentenced on Friday afternoon in the Ithaca City Court in. Six units were destroyed while others sustained smoke damage. News Lansing Food Pantry starting long-awaited expansion amid rising community need by Aubren Villasenor JThe Lansing Food Pantry, led by Toni Adams, is nearing large renovations that will expand its inventory as needs grow. “Unfortunately, businesses have to make decisions that maintain their competitiveness nationally or globally,” McDaniel said. District Attorney Matthew Van Houten announced today that Tompkins County sheriff's deputy Zachary D. Sigler said he had been told about 280 jobs could be lost. The total number may take two years or more to actually determine. Local Newspapers The Ithaca Journal The Ithaca Times The Ithaca Voice The Cornell Daily Sun The Cornell Review The Ithacan (Ithaca College) Tompkins. The final number of jobs impacted is unknown, but McDaniel said it could be “as much as a quarter of the employment base over the next two years,” though with retirements and normal turnover the number will likely be less than that, according to McDaniel.
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The full change includes part of the operation moving to an existing facility in Mexico. Tompkins County Legislator Mike Sigler and Ithaca Area Economic Development Executive Director Heather McDaniel both lamented the closing and the loss of jobs. Grimshaw said the company had already announced its intentions to make “market-driven adjustments to adapt its cost structure in order to remain competitive in the current environment, including restructuring, closure, or consolidation of manufacturing and/or technical centers in all major regions” and that this was a result of that strategy. The company joined with BorgWarner in the 1920s, and its presence in the area has remained steady since. The facility’s presence in Tompkins County is born from the Morse Chain Company, which was founded in Trumansburg in the late 1800s. ” BorgWarner currently employs around 1,500 workers in Tompkins County, the third largest job provider in the county behind Cornell University and Ithaca College. Grimshaw said the consolidation and closure “are intended to be completed by.

“BorgWarner plans to continue to invest in manufacturing in New York and continues to invest in the United States to bring successful mobility innovation to market.” In April 2019, the annual event was recognized by the New York State Broadcasters Association with a “Serving New York” award, honoring the station’s commitment to the Ithaca community.“The company has decided to consolidate the valvetrain production facility into another existing BorgWarner facility and close the valvetrain research technical center on the Ithaca, NY campus,” said Alexis Grimshaw, the company’s public relations specialist. The 2019 Marathon benefitted The Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service of Tompkins County. The 2020 Marathon was postponed due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.


DJs Chris Masciarelli, Chloe Levy, Teagen Parker & Teddy Byrne battled the urge to sleep, accepted donations and played great tunes. ICG is driven by a mission to inspire the next generation of environmental stewards and has created both a physical environment and a programming menu that facilitates and fosters environmental exploration, learning, and appreciation. It raised $3,865 to benefit Ithaca Children’s Garden located in Ithaca’s Cass Park. VIC held its 34th annual 50 Hour Marathon in April 2021. Each spring, VIC Radio hosts the 50 Hour Marathon, a weekend-long fundraising effort that benefits a local non-profit organization.
