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What a Gas: The story of the Syracuse Gas Lighting Company
Long before the advent of electricity, gas street lamps dotted the thoroughfares of Syracuse. Around 1850, Syracuse became the 21st city in the United States
SU will no longer provide health, IT services to ESF students under new agreement
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) and the SUNY College of Environment Science and Forestry (ESF) have agreed that ESF will make health and wellness
New York manufacturing index plunges in January
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 13 points to -19.4, declining for a sixth consecutive month. Business activity for New
Economist: CNY economy improved in 2015 but has room to grow
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The CenterState New York regional economy “continued to evolve and slowly expand” in 2015, but activity “remained behind the U.S. norm.” That’s
Ultralife acquires UK company for about $11 million
NEWARK, N.Y. — Ultralife Corp. (NASDAQ: ULBI), a Wayne County–based maker of batteries and communications systems, announced it has acquired United Kingdom–based Accutronics Ltd., for
City Electric Company appoints Esce as president
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — City Electric Company, Inc. announced it has named Andrew Esce president of the business. City Electric Company is a wholesale electrical distributor
Airbus awards Anaren $7M contract for advanced beamforming technology
DeWITT, N.Y. — Airbus Defence & Space has awarded Anaren, Inc. a $7 million contract for an advanced beamforming assembly for deployment in the Eutelsat
NEW HARTFORD — Cathy Mary Newell, president and CEO of Mohawk Ltd., says there is a solution for everything. In 1959, Newell’s father, Gordon J. Newell, Jr., founded Mohawk Communications, Inc., a repair, calibration, and supply company that primarily served two U.S. Air Force bases: one in Rome and the other in Dayton, Ohio. This
ConMed completes acquisition of Connecticut firm
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD) has completed its acquisition of SurgiQuest, Inc., a Connecticut–based surgical-device maker. SurgiQuest will become part of the ConMed
Some N.Y. manufacturers are optimistic conditions will improve in 2016
New York manufacturers have indicated business conditions in their sector were difficult during the second half of 2015. However, some respondents in a monthly survey believe those conditions will improve in 2016. The most recent Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index improved to -4.6 in December from -10.7 in November. But the
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