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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse will use millions in state funding to help redevelop the former Syracuse Developmental Center as a regional job

AFRL Information Directorate in Rome names new chief scientist
ROME, N.Y. — The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate in Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome announced it has appointed Mark H.

Syracuse Label & Surround Printing combines with two Capital Region firms
The new organization has three facilities; 165,000 square feet of manufacturing space; 175 full-time employee owners; and $65 million in sales. Industry veterans Nick Van

CWT Farms International breaks ground on $16M hatchery project in Watertown
The Watertown facility will include a laboratory and high-tech equipment to incubate, vaccinate, and handle eggs and live chicks. It will also include specialized equipment

ConMed completes In2Bones acquisition
ConMed announced the acquisition in May. The transaction is financed through a combination of net proceeds from the company’s 2.25 percent convertible notes, issued on

Usherwood Office Technology expands its Syracuse office space
Usherwood’s Odyssey Technical Assistance Center, which offers help-desk services for its clients, will operate in the additional space. In addition, a large portion of the

New York Air Brake leasing space to NYC firm establishing operations in Watertown
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — New York Air Brake LLC (NYAB) of Watertown announced it is leasing space to a New York City–based firm that plans to

Arc Herkimer celebrates distribution center training grads
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Arc Herkimer recently held a graduation celebration for its Distribution Center Candidate Training Program. Three candidates participated in the first round of
Lockheed Martin’s Syracuse–area plant wins $13.3 million Navy contract
SALINA — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in suburban Syracuse recently won a $13.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy. The cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price pact provides for engineering, development and production of Operational Test Program Sets (OTPS) to support AN/APY-9 Radar Avionics Line Replaceable Modules (LRMs), according to a May 23 contract announcement from the

Jabbour retires from Air Force Research Lab in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — The Air Force Research Laboratory Rome Information Directorate’s (AFRL/RI) senior scientist for information security has retired after more than 20 years at the organization. Kamal T. Jabbour stepped down, effective June 1. He had served as a member of the scientific and technical cadre of senior executives for the past two decades.
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