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ConMed names Curt Hartman president and CEO
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, announced today that its board of directors has appointed Curt Hartman as president and

CNY TDO announces upcoming Trachtenberg retirement, leadership changes
SALINA, N.Y. — The Central New York Technology Development Organization (TDO) has announced president and CEO Robert Trachtenberg plans to retire Jan. 15. Trachtenberg has

Cayuga Venture Fund’s Tegan to lead UVANY
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Upstate Venture Capital Association of New York (UVANY) has appointed Jennifer Tegan, partner at the Cayuga Venture Fund of Ithaca, as
SBA Syracuse District loan approvals, dollar value rise in 2014 fiscal year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) supported 648 loans valued at nearly $147 million during the 2014

Cellular Sales opens new store in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — Cellular Sales, which says it’s the nation’s largest Verizon Wireless retailer, has opened a store in Rome. The 2,500-square-foot location at 320

USDA solicits proposals for third round of Greek-yogurt pilot program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting proposals from Greek-yogurt producers for the third round of a pilot program that provides yogurt for schools
Schumer: federal grant to pay for stream gauges along state canal system
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded the New York State Canal flood-warning system a grant of nearly $1.5 million for the installation of

Red Cross restructures CNY region, lays off 10 employees
SYRACUSE — The American Red Cross has once again restructured its Central New York region. The nonprofit humanitarian organization has consolidated its three upstate New York regions into two. As a result, the 16 counties of the CNY region were split up. Its seven North Country and Mohawk Valley counties, staffed by six employees, now
ICS continues 25 percent compounded growth
ENDICOTT — Five years ago, America laughed at the release of an animated film entitled “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” a story about an inventor and a town where food falls from the sky like rain. For ICS Solutions Group (ICS) headquartered in Endicott, it’s getting very cloudy, but it’s not food falling from
Lockheed Martin: Decision to acquire Systems Made Simple wasn’t hard
SALINA — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) had partnered with Systems Made Simple in the past and was “well aware” of the company and its strengths, expertise, and employees before making the deal to acquire it. Salina–based Systems Made Simple, which provides health-information technology (IT) products to the federal government, is “no stranger” to firms
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