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Overkill Truck Accessories leases industrial space in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Overkill Truck Accessories has leased 2,300 square feet of industrial space at 6301 Meade Road in the town of DeWitt. Gary Cottet, of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company, helped arrange the transaction, representing the landlord, according to a release from the real-estate firm. No lease terms were disclosed. Benjamin Ridley and Lee […]

ConMed boosts 2022 forecast based on Q1 results, acquisition
The lingering COVID-19 pandemic played a role in limiting sales to just single-digit percentage growth for the first quarter of 2022 for ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a medical-device manufacturer with roots in the Utica area. However, the company boosted its full-year guidance based on its first-quarter performance, along with a recently announced acquisition. “March was our

PAR Technology posts strong first-quarter revenue growth
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) generated double-digit sales growth in the first quarter of 2022, but still posted a net loss

People news: Welliver hires project safety director
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Welliver, a construction-services provider in New York and northern Pennsylvania, has appointed Eric Hadlock as project safety director. In this role,

Black River Systems wins $76 million Air Force contract modification
UTICA, N.Y. — Black River Systems Company Inc. has been awarded a more than $76 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force. The modification is for a previously awarded pact for operational counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) open-systems architecture, according to an April 25 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense. The objective

ICM Controls of Cicero is sold to private-equity firm
CICERO, N.Y. — Lorraine Capital, LLC, a Buffalo–based private-equity firm, announced it has acquired ICM Controls, Inc. of Cicero and its affiliates. ICM Controls is

ConMed announces acquisition amid improved Q1 earnings
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a medical-device manufacturer with roots in the Utica area, announced Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire a Memphis, Tennessee–based firm

Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council approves first phase of I-81 project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The policy committee of the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council on Friday approved the first phase of the Interstate 81 viaduct-replacement project. The

Greater Binghamton Chamber to host State of Our Industries event on May 6
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce will hold its 2022 Community Building Series: State of our Industries next Friday, May 6 from
Wolfspeed formally opens as Marcy Nanocenter’s first tenant
MARCY, N.Y. — For two years, Mohawk Valley residents have watched a building take shape on the hills alongside SUNY Polytechnic Institute in the town of Marcy. On April 25, Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. stood with Gov. Kathy Hochul and an array of area leaders to celebrate the grand opening of that
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