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People news: PAR Technology appoints Rauch, Stoffel to board
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) recently announced it has appointed Douglas G. Rauch and Dr. James C. Stoffel to its board
Ultralife wins $3.9 million communications systems contract
NEWARK, N.Y. — Ultralife Corp. (NASDAQ: ULBI), a Wayne County–based maker of batteries and communications systems, announced it has been awarded a $3.9 million contract

State opens Central New York Welcome Center at Destiny USA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York State on Wednesday opened the Central New York Welcome Center inside Destiny USA. The welcome center features regionally specific elements,
Five Star Bank parent company appoints Corning’s Burlew to board
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, announced that it has increased the size of its board of

Corning to manufacture new product line in Southern Tier, create 185 jobs by 2020
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) will manufacture its new pharmaceutical-packaging line, Corning valor glass, in the Southern Tier. The $95.5 million project will create 185 jobs

Quebec company formally opens expanded Plattsburgh assembly plant, plans to add 84 new jobs
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the grand opening of B3CG Interconnect’s new assembly plant in Plattsburgh in Clinton County. The Quebec–based company
Report: Most CNY regions added jobs in the past 12 months
The Syracuse, Ithaca, Utica–Rome, Binghamton, and Watertown–Fort Drum regions all posted job gains in the last year, while the Elmira area bucked the trend with
Cornell to use $15M state grant for CHESS facility upgrades, creating 100 new jobs
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, has plans for more than $80 million in upgrades and improvements at the scientific

Indium Corporation announces change in leadership
Evans has been president and COO since 1997, the company said. As CEO, Evans will focus, “primarily, on the company’s long-term mission and strategies,” per
ConMed CFO Pomilio to retire, firm’s Q3 profit dips
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. CFO Luke Pomilio plans to retire after more than two decades with the Utica–based surgical-device maker. The company announced Pomilio’s
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