Corning News

It has been posting some positive data points the past few months, but what does it tell us overall? The tech sector has been the one area of sustained domestic outperformance for the 1st half of 2009, some of this is due to stronger than average balance sheets , some of it is due to "playbook" - especially in the semiconductor space.

On June 24, 300 people from 42 local businesses volunteered in Steuben and Chemung counties to help local non-profit organizations complete needed projects that will benefit the lives of people in this community.

Tom Reed, 37, Corning's first-term Republican mayor, visited seven cities and towns Wednesday and Thursday to launch his 2010 campaign against Rep.

Are you in the market for an LCD TV? Surveys say: Yes, you are! A recent story in the LA Times advises that flat-panel TV shipments in the U.S. were brisk in the first three months of this year -- 17% higher than the same period last year.

For the second time in two months, the Corning, N.Y. glassmaker says its glass shipments have grown more than expected and will double the prior quarter's volume at its wholly-owned LCD unit.

A Corning Inc. subsidiary has signed an agreement to buy Optimum Manufacturing Corp.

Corning Inc. said Tuesday that second-quarter LCD glass demand is stronger than expected and that it sees second-quarter sequential volume growth of about 100% at its wholly owned business, compared to its previously revised volume growth expectations of more than 75%. The company noted that continued retail demand for LCD televisions is helping to ...

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Nine years ago this summer, the tension in Corning was palpable. It was the height of the optical telecommunications boom.

Glass panel makers hit the brakes when the economy tanked last year. Now the economy is recovering -- but they aren't. You might want to hold off on any major LCD panel purchases for the next few months, whether it's a notebook, desktop monitor or big-screen TV -- a shortage is threatening to keep prices high and cut into coming seasonal discounts.

Dressed in white T-shirts sporting the logo "Live United," nearly 200 volunteers from across the sun-splashed region were good neighbors Wednesday during United Way of the Southern Tier's Day of Caring.

BERLIN, June 25 Corning-FutureCom-Cer BERLIN , /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Corning Cable Systems GmbH & Co KG, part of Corning Incorporated's Telecommunications segment, announces that its FutureCom S500 shielded copper RJ45 module has received Cat.6A component certification, as per approved ISO/IEC 11802:2002 Amd 1.0 and 2.0 international standard.

CORNING - Corning Inc. faced a lot of challenges in 1934, and again in 1959. The company - then known as Corning Glass Works - weathered those storms, and it will pull through the current economic crisis as well, Corning's chairman told a gathering of retirees Tuesday.

Representatives of Dow Corning, a leading producer of silicon-based materials used in solar energy technologies, and representatives of America's top solar energy companies visited Washington D.C. today to call for new federal policies to encourage the growth of a domestic solar energy industry that will promote economic growth, create jobs, and ...

Corning Incorporated honored employees who began their careers in 1934 and 59. For some people we spoke with they have seen a lot of change since they started.

NEW YORK-- --Harbinger Capital Partners today said recent reports that it is considering selling R.A.B. Food Group are inaccurate.

SAN DIEGO-- --The National Center for Regulatory Reform, developed by attorneys deeply involved in representing the victims of the federal and state governments' failure to regulate the financial - AUSTIN, Texas-- --Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to the Regional Public Transportation Authority, AZ transportation excise tax revenue bonds , - ...

Increasing server density, energy efficiency, installation speed, and overall reliability, specialty glass and ceramics manufacturer Corning Incorporated has developed a new optical fiber that can be looped tightly - even knotted - and maintain a clear signal, significantly reducing the space requirements of wires.

Corning Incorporated today announced research results using label-free Corning Epic technology to study new areas of cell biology, which may yield important insights for basic biological research and drug discovery applications.

Blogs Wednesday, June 17, 2009 08:10 PM Fuelling Obama's push toward clean energy Shirley Won W hat are we looking for? Opportunities among clean technology and alternative energy stocks.