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Spirit Airlines CEO to deliver keynote address at CenterState CEO annual meeting
SYRACUSE — CenterState CEO announced that Ben Baldanza, president and CEO of Spirit Airlines, will deliver the keynote address at its annual meeting on April
Hanna introduces bill to finance local infrastructure projects
UTICA — U.S. Representative Richard Hanna (R–Barneveld) today announced a bill that would re-establish state infrastructure banks to help fund local transportation initiatives. He made
NYSERDA names David Margalit as COO
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has named David Margalit as the authority’s chief operating officer. NYSERDA announced the appointment
ITT Goulds Pumps expands manufacturing facility
SENECA FALLS — ITT Goulds Pumps, Inc., a unit of ITT Corp. (NYSE: ITT), is in the midst of an expansion project that will add 75,000 square feet of manufacturing space and at least 50 jobs to its plant in Seneca Falls. The business manufactures pumps for the oil and gas, mining, chemical, energy, pulp
Meyda: America’s decorative lamplighter
YORKVILLE — Meyda Lighting, which says it’s the nation’s leading manufacturer of decorative and custom lighting, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in business. “We didn’t start out as a business,” says Robert Cohen, company president. “My mother [Ida] was tired of looking at the ‘vintage’ cars in our backyard, which my father [Meyer] said he
Inficon plans $20M expansion of manufacturing operations in DeWitt
DeWITT — Inficon, Inc. plans to expand its manufacturing operations in DeWitt, creating 40 new “high-paying” jobs and retaining 240 existing positions. The company will
Advanced Motors & Drives to cut 72 jobs in DeWitt
DeWITT — Advanced Motors & Drives, a subsidiary of Nidec Corp. (NYSE: NJ), announced it will eliminate 72 jobs at its DeWitt plant in the
ConMed maintains dividend at 20 cents a share
UTICA — ConMed Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CNMD) board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share, payable on April 7 to
Servpro of Northern Onondaga County positions itself for growth
DeWITT — When natural disasters like Superstorm Sandy strike or the flooding that affected much of Central New York last summer occurs, businesses like Servpro of North Onondaga County swing into action. However, there is a lot more to the disaster-recovery business than just cleaning up after large-scale natural disasters. In fact, much of the
Private-equity firm Veritas Capital completes acquisition of Anaren
DeWITT — Veritas Capital, an affiliate of the New York City–based Veritas Capital Fund IV, L.P., has completed its acquisition of Anaren, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANEN)
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