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People news: Acumen Detection hires Manley as marketing coordinator
CICERO, N.Y. — Acumen Detection, a provider of rapid, on-farm pathogen identification systems for dairy farmers, announced it has hired Courtney Manley as marketing coordinator.
New York manufacturing index slides in January to lowest level in more than a year
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 8 points to 3.9, “its lowest level in well over a year.” The headline index has
PAR Technology announces job cuts
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) announced late Monday that it is cutting jobs to lower operating expenses at the company and

Schumer calls on FDA to address shingles-vaccine shortage at CNY pharmacies
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) says he is concerned about what he calls an “alarming” shortage of the vaccine that

Delta Engineers acquires Albany engineering firm
ENDWELL, N.Y. — Delta Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, DPC (Delta), which is headquartered in Endwell, announced it has acquired Lewis Engineering, PC of Albany

Lockheed Martin to host recruitment event Thursday at Destiny USA
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) will host a recruitment event on Thursday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the third floor
New York manufacturing index slides 12 points in December
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 12 points to 10.9 in December. The reading, based on firms responding to the survey, indicates “business activity grew at a slower pace than in recent months in New York,” the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in its survey report issued Dec. 18. A

Dynalec Corporation is expanding in Sodus, creating “at least” eight new jobs
The expansion project is underway, and the company expects construction crews to finish their work in mid-March. ESD has offered up to $250,000 through the
Lockheed Martin’s Salina plant wins $184M contract for electronic warfare system
SALINA, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy recently awarded Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Rotary and Mission Systems unit in Salina a $184.1 million contract to

CPL adds Sebuharara to Binghamton office
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — CPL — a Rochester–based architecture, engineering, and planning firm — announced it has added Mulekezi Loïc Sebuharara to its plumbing engineering team
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