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Kionix inks agreement with major distributor
ITHACA — Kionix, Inc. of Ithaca, which manufacturers inertial sensors used in a variety of applications, added a major new distributor to its network in
Welch Allyn to cut 275 jobs globally over three years
SKANEATELES FALLS — Welch Allyn plans to cut its global workforce by 10 percent over three years as part of a companywide restructuring. The medical
Potsdam company building biomass plants with German firm
POTSDAM — ZeroPoint Clean Tech, Inc. is working with a German engineering firm to build turn-key biomass power plants. The partnership between Potsdam–based ZeroPoint and
Sensis brings airport management system to tablets
DeWITT — Saab Sensis’ Aerobahn airport surface management system is now available for Apple and Android tablets. Users can perform all the same functions of
O’Brien & Gere moves Southern Tier office to Kirkwood
KIRKWOOD — Syracuse–based engineering firm O’Brien & Gere has relocated its Vestal office to a new, larger location in the NYSEG Building in Kirkwood. “We’ve been in Broome County for over 30 years,” says Timothy Barry, senior vice president and industrial business unit leader. About two years ago, the company decided to make improvements to
PAR Government Systems lands major contract
NEW HARTFORD — The U.S. Army awarded PAR Government Systems Corp. its largest contract ever — a $48 million deal to provide full-motion video, geospatial
Connecticut steel distributor buys Tarco Steel of Kirkwood
KIRKWOOD — A Connecticut–based company has acquired the Kirkwood steel-service center Tarco Steel, Inc. and its fabricating subsidiary Metal Fab, LLC. Bushwick Metals, LLC of
Creative Core winner closes initial funding round
ITHACA — MicroGen Systems, Inc. of Ithaca has wrapped up a series A funding round that raised $2.6 million. The company is commercializing a chip-sized
New York dairy farmers get higher prices in August
Empire State dairy farmers received an average of $18.30 per hundredweight of milk sold during August, up 90 cents, or 5 percent, from July. However,
EarQ Group plans to continue growth after moving into new HQ
SYRACUSE — EarQ Group President Ed Keller stands at the back of the hearing-aid provider’s new building on Erie Boulevard West and points to a hockey net, basketball hoop, and mock football field. “We’ve got this extra space here, and we’re turning it into a positive extension of what we’re doing,” he says. “We’re having
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