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Curtis Lumber grows into the largest independent lumber dealer in New York
BALLSTON SPA — In 1822, Capt. Isaac Curtiss built a sawmill near Ballston Spa. Little did he know that 191 years later it would become the largest independent lumber dealer in New York state. Robert K. Curtis, the fourth generation of eponymous owners, incorporated the business as the Curtis Lumber Co., Inc. in 1949. (His […]
SRC transfers bioforensics group to SU
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University (SU) has announced the signing of an agreement with SRC, Inc., a nonprofit research company, that transfers the assets and employees
Welch Allyn adds health-care executive from Midwest to its board
SKANEATELES FALLS — Welch Allyn has added Vincent Caponi, an experienced health-care executive from the Midwest, to the board of directors of the Skaneateles Falls–based
Lockheed Martin announces 300 layoffs companywide
SALINA — Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) today announced it is cutting 300 jobs in its Mission Systems and Training business in the
Empire State Survey: N.Y. manufacturing conditions ‘improve modestly’
Business conditions for New York manufacturers continued to “improve modestly,” according to the July 2013 Empire State Manufacturing Survey that the Federal Reserve Bank of
Welch Allyn introduces two ECG devices
SKANEATELES FALLS — Welch Allyn, a medical-device maker based in Skaneateles Falls, today announced the availability of two “connectivity-ready” electrocardiograph (ECG) devices in the U.S.
BAE Systems Endicott plant to develop spoiler-control electronics on Boeing 737 MAX
ENDICOTT — The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) has selected BAE Systems Plc (OTC: BAESY) to provide the spoiler-control electronics for the new Boeing 737 MAX. The Endicott location of BAE Systems, a global-defense contractor, will develop the spoiler-control electronics that the company’s Fort Wayne, Ind. facility will manufacture, BAE said. Neither side is disclosing terms
Indium thrives in a volatile economic climate
CLINTON — “We need to be physically close to our customers,” says Gregory Peter Evans, the president and CEO of the Indium Corporation, headquartered in Clinton. “Our business is highly competitive, and it’s critical that we have short lead times.” Indium supplies materials to the global electronics-assembly, semiconductor-fabrication and packaging, solar-photovoltaic, thin-film, and thermal-management industries.
Raymond appoints Combs executive VP of sales and marketing
GREENE — The Raymond Corporation has appointed Timothy Combs as executive vice president of sales and marketing. Bringing more than 30 years of experience to
CONMED: Central New York’s export leader
UTICA — It all began with a single product. The year was 1973. Eugene R. Corasanti, a 1952 accounting graduate of Niagara University, had assembled a group of investors in 1970 to enter the medical-equipment supply business. To expand the existing distribution business, he studied the potential of manufacturing medical products. In 1972, Corasanti re-named
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