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Morrisville State helps train students for renewable-energy trade
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Morrisville State College announced it is involved in a new effort to help train high-school students in the renewable-energy field. Morrisville State,
Five businesses to expand or locate in Binghamton under START-UP NY program
BINGHAMTON — Five businesses will expand or locate in Binghamton through the START-UP NY program, the initiative that creates tax-free areas associated with colleges and universities statewide. The state projects the five businesses will invest $2.3 million and create more than 80 new jobs in tax-free areas that Binghamton University sponsors, according to a July
Corning to expand operations, add jobs at Canton facility
CANTON — Corning, Inc. (NYSE: GLW) has plans for a more than $21 million capital-expansion project that’ll create 40 jobs at its facility in Canton in St. Lawrence County. The firm will add more than 30,000 square feet to accommodate additional storage and an increase in production of high-fused silica glass for use in the
ConMed discloses effort to settle with Voce Capital over board-member nomination, Voce rejects
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, today announced that a California–based investor rejected its offer regarding the board-member election at
Leadership Mohawk Valley announces its class of 2015
MARCY, N.Y — Leadership Mohawk Valley has announced its Class of 2015 to take part in its year-long leadership and community-development program. As in past
Five businesses to expand or locate in Binghamton under START-UP NY program
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Five businesses will expand or locate in Binghamton through the START-UP NY program, the initiative that creates tax-free areas associated with colleges

Welch Allyn’s PediaVision acquisition could be SPOT-on
SKANEATELES FALLS — On June 3, Welch Allyn Inc., a global medical-diagnostic-device company headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, announced the acquisition of certain assets from PediaVision Holdings, LLC, based in Lake Mary, Fla. Most details regarding the price and assets purchased were not released, but the transaction included the corporate name, customer list, and a new

OCC signs partnership agreement, offers manufacturing certificate
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) and Cazenovia College on July 22 signed a “2+2” partnership agreement. The pact allows students at OCC who earn an associate degree to continue their education and pursuit of a bachelor’s degree at Cazenovia. OCC president Casey Crabill and Cazenovia College president Mark Tierno signed the agreement in a
Owner of Albany, Buffalo New Horizons teams up with brother to buy DeWitt location
DeWITT, N.Y. — The DeWitt location of New Horizons Computer Learning Center has new owners. Jason Krolak, the owner of the firm’s locations in Albany and Buffalo, partnered with his brother, Todd, to purchase the local New Horizons facility, the company said in a news release. Todd Krolak is currently the CFO of New Horizons
POMCO trains 65 new employees to service CO-OP plan
SYRACUSE — POMCO Group, a Syracuse–based third-party administrator of self-funded health-care and risk-management plans, has added 65 new employees at its corporate headquarters as it administers a new plan offered through the Affordable Care Act. “The 65 … are hired. They are in training and they’ll be working within weeks,” says Donald Napier, senior executive
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