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NUAIR Alliance, European firm partner on drone-research work
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR Alliance) and Griffiss International Airport on Tuesday announced a new partnership with Unifly as
Delta Engineers to open new office in Schenectady
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Delta Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors, DPC announced that it plans to open a new office at Mohawk Harbor in Schenectady. Mohawk

Schumer seeks federal inspection of Syracuse elevated rail line, more inspectors in U.S.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Monday said the federal government should increase the number of federal railroad bridge-safety specialists

State Fair’s first day includes opening of new Exposition Center
GEDDES, N.Y. — Wednesday’s opening of the New York State Fair in Geddes also marked the opening of the new Exposition Center with a ribbon-cutting
UTICA, N.Y. — The federal government has awarded Utica–based Human Technologies Corp. a two-year, $45 million contract to provide third-party logistics and supply-chain management services.

Solvents & Petroleum Service buys Clay building
CLAY — Solvents & Petroleum Service, Inc. recently purchased the industrial building located at 4724 Burr Drive in the town of Clay. Strathmore Property Holdings LLC sold the 21,150-square-foot building, located on 0.72 acres, for $355,000. Gary Cottet and Patrick Hillery of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company exclusively marketed the property and brokered the sale
ConMed to pay quarterly dividend on Oct. 8
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based medical-device maker, announced this week that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend

BAE Systems to provide nearly 500 more electric-hybrid systems for Quebec transit buses
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems on Tuesday announced it will provide nearly 500 additional electric-drive propulsion systems for electric-hybrid buses in Quebec. Association du transport
ConMed reports better-than-expected Q2 profit
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker recently reported net earnings of $8.7 million in the second quarter, up 42 percent from $6.1 million in the year-ago period, led by strong revenue growth and margin expansion. The firm’s earnings per share rose 36 percent to 30 cents from 22 cents a year
BIGNAME Commerce to launch operations in former Carrier building in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Empire State Development (ESD) on Thursday announced that BIGNAME Commerce, LLC will move its printing and ecommerce business from Long Island to
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