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Clay–based helmet maker Cascade sold for $64 million
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. (TSX: BAU) has agreed to acquire Cascade Helmets Holdings, Inc., a manufacturer headquartered in Clay that specializes in making lacrosse helmets.
New Business Council website promotes New York firms
The Business Council of New York State, Inc. launched a website to spotlight the state’s businesses. The website, MADEinNY.org, has the primary goal of featuring
Ogden tapped as interim executive director for Allyn Foundation
An interim executive director will take over at the Allyn Foundation in July when Margaret M. “Meg” O’Connell steps away from the position to become
E2e launching line of office furniture
ITHACA — E2e Materials, a Cornell University spinoff, is rolling out its first commercial products. The Ithaca–based company is introducing a line of office furniture
Sensis parent plans acquisition in air traffic sector
DeWITT — Saab AB, the parent company of Saab Sensis Corp., plans to add to its capabilities in air traffic management with another acquisition. Saab
HERKIMER — Licari Motor Car, Inc. is making strides in 2012 — including a new service department and expanded service and showroom facility — that should boost business for the Herkimer–based auto dealer. In early March, Licari opened a four-bay NAPA Auto Care Center at its facility on Route 28 in Herkimer and hired two
Defenshield deploys veteran sales force to pursue growth
Maker of armor and shields seeks more consistent revenue DeWITT — Defenshield, Inc. decided to change its sales tactics by placing a different set of boots on the ground early this year. Now the 10-year-old DeWitt–based company, which manufactures bullet-, blast-, and fragment-resistant armor and shields, is laying out a path to march toward consistent 20
S3IP partners with Long Island firm to battle counterfeit electronics
VESTAL — The New York State Center for Excellence in Small Scale Systems Integration and Packaging at Binghamton University (S3IP) and Long Island–based Applied DNA
Hofmann, Heid’s start distribution, promotion partnership
SYRACUSE — Hot on the heels of the announcement of its new ownership, Hofmann Sausage Company revealed that it has once again started distributing its products directly to the well-known Heid’s of Liverpool hot-dog restaurant. The deal also includes co-promotion of the Hofmann and Heid’s brands through website ads and links. The businesses provided no
BREWERTON — Paragon Environmental Construction won a contract from Sunoco to upgrade filling stations recently acquired by the company across upstate New York. Paragon, an
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