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People news: LeChase announces new project manager for CNY
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LeChase Construction Services, LLC announced it has hired Bryce Gaines as a project manager in Central New York. In this role, Gaines

Marcy Tech Barn project honored with best practice award
MARCY, N.Y. — The New York Upstate Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) recognized Mohawk Valley EDGE and Environmental Design and Research (EDR) with

Gillibrand recommends OCC graduate to serve on DOT advisory committee on transportation equity
A 2003 graduate of Onondaga Community College (OCC) is under consideration to join the advisory committee on transportation equity within the U.S. Department of Transportation
California company selects Wolfspeed component for energy management product
Battery-management and charging-technology company AMP recently announced the integration of Wolfspeed’s E-series silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) into AMP’s e-mobility energy management unit. Wolfspeed’s technology allows AMP to optimize battery performance, charging, and costs. Wolfspeed, based in Durham, North Carolina, employs more than 300 people at its Mohawk Valley Fab facility that opened this
Lockheed Martin wins more than $10M Navy contract modification
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in the town of Salina has won a more than $10.2 million modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy. The cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously awarded delivery order under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is for the design, prototyping, and qualification testing of submarine electronic-warfare

ConMed lowers full-year guidance despite higher Q3 sales
Hospital-staffing shortages, supply-chain issues, and foreign-currency pressures together created a major concern for ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), pushing the medical-device maker to lower guidance for the remainder of the year in spite of a nearly 11 percent rise in net sales in the third quarter. ConMed reported improved third-quarter sales of $275.1 million, boosted by

Australian firm wins top prize in Grow-NY competition in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — ProAgni of Lavington, Australia is the $1 million grand-prize winner of this year’s Grow-NY business competition held this week at the Oncenter

Wolfspeed partners with MACNY and MVCC to launch apprenticeship program
MARCY, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC); Wolfspeed, Inc.; and MACNY, The Manufacturers Association of Central New York are partnering to develop a New

New York manufacturing index rises back into positive territory in November
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index climbed 14 points to 4.5 in November. The index had declined eight points to -9.1 in October.

Onondaga County chooses Verizon for $18 million rural broadband program
LaFAYETTE, N.Y. — Onondaga County on Tuesday announced that Verizon (NYSE: VZ) will deploy broadband services in several communities within the county. The nearly $18
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