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ConMed acquires ExoShape ACL product line from MedShape
UTICA, N.Y. — MedShape, Inc., an Atlanta–based orthopaedic devices maker, recently announced that it has sold its ExoShape ACL Fixation System to Utica–based surgical-device maker
Byrne Dairy joins New York State Grown & Certified program
Byrne Dairy, Inc., a LaFayette–based family-owned dairy processor and distributor, has joined the New York State Grown & Certified program. New York State Grown

Arc Herkimer: Transforming the nonprofit business model
Welcome change with open arms, but hang on to your basic values. — Dr. Spencer Johnson, author of “Who Moved My Cheese” HERKIMER — It’s 8:30 a.m. on June 17, and the new Mohawk Valley Region Accessible Park (Arc PARK) is officially open. The recreational park, a partnership between Arc Herkimer and the Village of Herkimer, is
SDMI invests nearly $2M in tube laser for work on metal parts
MARATHON — Square Deal Machining, Inc. (SDMI), a Marathon–based manufacturer of precision parts, has purchased its first tube laser for engineering, designing, and producing custom metal parts. SDMI manufactures parts from carbon steel, stainless steel, or aluminum for original-equipment manufacturers, says Joseph (Joe) Morgan, CEO and sole owner of the company located in southern Cortland
Stardust Entrepreneurial Center launches new initiative to promote Finger Lakes business
Former State Senator Mike Nozzolio to lead the effort The Stardust Entrepreneurial Center of the Finger Lakes recently announced that it says is a major new initiative to promote the Finger Lakes region as a “great place for business enterprise.” The center has chosen former New York State Senator Mike Nozzolio to lead the effort.

NYSERDA offers $4 million for pilot programs to match clean-tech startups, manufacturers
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) says up to $4 million is available to help entities “bridge the gap” between startup companies focused on clean-energy technology hardware and manufacturers that can help bring their products to market. One of NYSERDA’s goals is to help bring “innovative” clean-tech products to the marketplace,

SRCTec readies move into electronics-manufacturing services
CICERO — SRCTec LLC is planning to offer services in the electronics-manufacturing services (EMS) market. The firm in May announced the hiring of Mathew Nearpass as a program director to “steward the company’s launch” in the EMS market. “That formal launch is still to come,” says Nearpass. “It will happen this calendar year.” Nearpass, who

MMRL’s nearly $3M project has “potential to save lives”
UTICA — Masonic Medical Research Laboratory (MMRL) plans a renovation project that one company official contends “has the potential to save lives and help people in the region, across the country and around the world.” MMRL anticipates spending nearly $3 million on a project to renovate its research facilities. The $2.75 million project represents the “first
N.Y. manufacturing index hits highest level in nearly three years in June
Increases in new orders, shipments led the way Increases in new orders and shipments were key factors as the Empire State manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index surged 21 points in June to hit 19.8, its highest mark since September 2014. The index had declined significantly in each of the prior two months, culminating with its
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