A Syracuse company named Small Business Administration’s Exporter of the Year last week has weathered several economic ups and downs in its 103-year history, most recently navigating the challenge of tariffs.
The small factory on the city’s north side makes heavy duty equipment used to handle large drums for paint, cosmetics, food, chemicals, and other liquids.
“If you look at manufacturing metrics, it’s a struggle and has been for a couple of years now.,” said Nathan Andrews, the third-generation owner and president of Morse. As an exporter, tariffs figure heavily into his business…