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SCRIBA, N.Y. — Exelon Generation (NYSE: EXC) has agreed to assume ownership and management of operations of Entergy Corp.’s (NYSE: ETR) James A. FitzPatrick nuclear-power

PAR Technology unit wins federal contract award of nearly $14 million
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Research Corp. will use a $13.8 million contract award to provide operations and maintenance support for the Washington, D.C.–based Broadcasting Board

Lockheed Martin to rename business unit that includes Salina, Owego plants
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) plans to rename its business area that operates plants in Salina and Owego. The unit, which is currently called mission

New York State to invest $5 million in drone industry in Upstate
New York State plans to invest $5 million to “support and grow the emerging” unmanned-aerial systems (UAS) industry in Upstate. Unmanned-aerial systems are also referred

PSC approves New York’s clean-energy standard with ratepayer subsidy to keep nuclear plants open
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) approved New York’s clean-energy standard, a decision that the IBEW union contends will keep

Gillibrand: Hartwick’s Center for Craft Food & Beverage seeks funding for equipment
ONEONTA, N.Y. — The Hartwick College Center for Craft Food & Beverage is pursuing funding to purchase additional analytical equipment for grain testing, research, and

ConMed cuts earnings forecast, shares plunge
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD) shares plummeted more than 17 percent in Thursday trading after the surgical-device maker revised down its sales and

Sciencenter executive director Trautmann announces retirement
ITHACA, N.Y. — Charlie Trautmann, executive director of the Sciencenter — a nonprofit hands-on science museum in Ithaca, has announced his retirement from the organization, effective

New York milk production rises 4 percent in June
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York dairy farms produced 1.25 billion pounds of milk in June, up 4.2 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s New

SRC names Crouse CEO Boynton to board of trustees
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC Inc. announced that Kimberly Boynton, president and CEO of Crouse Health (which operates Crouse Hospital) has joined the organization’s board of
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