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ConMed to pay 3rd quarter dividend of 20 cents in early October
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker that has roots in the Utica area, has announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share for the third quarter of the year. The dividend is payable on Oct. 5 to all shareholders of record as of Sept. 15. ConMed […]

N.Y. manufacturing index plunges on sharp decline in orders, shipments
A large drop in both orders and shipments were among the factors contributing to a 42-point decline to -31.3 in the general business-conditions index of the August Empire State Manufacturing Survey. It represents the second-largest monthly decline in the index on record, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said. The August reading — based on

USDA awards New York grant funding to grow its farm-to-school program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the state a $110,000 Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) grant to grow its farm-to-school program. The money

People news: LeChase promotes Gifford to assistant project manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LeChase Construction Services, LLC announced it has promoted Dylan Gifford to assistant project manager, based in Central New York. In this role,

New York manufacturing index plummets in August, posting second largest monthly decline
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 42 points in August to -31.3, the second-largest monthly decline in the index on record. The

People news: English named Communications Division GM at United Radio
DeWITT, N.Y. — United Radio announced it has hired Leslie English as the company’s new Communications Division general manager. In this role, English plans to

Indium’s Vareha-Walsh named to national industry association board
CLINTON, N.Y. — Donna Vareha-Walsh, director of global supply chain and international trade compliance at Indium Corporation, was recently elected to the American Tin Trade Association board of directors. Formed in 1928, the American Tin Trade Association (ATTA) meets twice a year to promote the best interests of those engaged in the production, distribution, transportation,

AIS wins nearly $9 million Air Force contract for software
ROME, N.Y. — Assured Information Security Inc. (AIS) of Rome has been awarded a nearly $9 million from the U.S. Air Force for Lotus software. The cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract involves AIS performing research and development for the evaluation, integration, and demonstration of secure processors, in addition to completing research and development for the hardware and

CNY Biotech Accelerator selects teams for Medical Device Innovation Challenge
SYRACUSE — Upstate Medical University’s CNY Biotech Accelerator (CNYBAC) has selected the teams for its 2022 Medical Device Innovation Challenge (MDIC). The MDIC teams will participate in the Empire State Development grant-supported program, which is now in its sixth year, per a June 27 announcement on Upstate’s website. The MDIC review committee — a select
Lockheed Martin’s Salina plant wins more than $17 million Navy order for submarine equipment
SALINA , N.Y.— Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) facility in suburban Syracuse recently won a more than $17.35 million cost-plus-incentive-fee delivery order to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is for the procurement of submarine -modernization kits, equipment, and installation, according to a July 28 U.S. Department of Defense contract
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