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eBay agrees to acquire TCGplayer of Syracuse for $295 million
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) on Monday announced an agreement to acquire Syracuse–based TCGplayer. The deal has a total value of about $295
AFRL adds nearly $3 million in funding to contract with ANDRO
ROME, N.Y. — The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) recently awarded $2.97 million in additional research and development funding to an existing contract with ANDRO

Upstate Medical’s COVID hotline renamed, handling questions on additional health matters
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University has renamed its COVID information hotline as the public-health hotline. It made the change “as more and more questions

Rheonix Laboratories launches in Lansing
Offers COVID-19 PCR testing LANSING, N.Y. — Rheonix Laboratories LLC in Lansing is a CLIA-certified clinical laboratory that recently opened and will initially offer COVID-19 PCR testing. Rheonix Inc. of Ithaca on Aug. 1 announced the lab’s opening. Rheonix is a manufacturer of a highly advanced microfluidic molecular testing platform. CLIA is short for clinical

Buy Madison County updates site to promote local farms, products
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Buy Madison County, in collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Madison County, has teamed up with C&D Advertising of Rome to update the Buy Madison County website. The updated digital platform can help those interested can get answers to questions about where their milk, bread, or produce originated. The updated Buy Madison

Drakos Clinical Laboratories opens new HQ, lab in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Drakos Clinical Laboratories has opened its headquarters and a new laboratory facility at 6333 New York Route 298 (near Carrier Circle) in DeWitt, in the KPH Healthcare Services Inc. building. “This is a business office and clinical laboratory,” says Heather Drake Bianchi, CEO of Drakos Clinical Laboratories, referring to the firm’s new

Medication-collection kiosks available at all Kinney Drugs stores in New York
GOUVERNEUR — Kinney Drugs says all of its 75 locations in New York state now include a medication-collection kiosk. The company on Aug. 1 announced it had finished installing the kiosks at its stores across the state. The effort was part of a partnership with the New York State Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement and MED-Project,

Northland’s McCarthy finishes term as NYSTA board chair
SYRACUSE — Northland Communications President Jim McCarthy has completed a two-year term as chair of the board of directors for the New York State Telecommunications Association (NYSTA) and was recognized for his leadership at the association’s conference in Saranac Lake in June. Based in Albany, NYSTA represents the New York telecommunications industry before federal and

People news: English named Communications Division GM at United Radio
DeWITT, N.Y. — United Radio announced it has hired Leslie English as the company’s new Communications Division general manager. In this role, English plans to

Indium’s Vareha-Walsh named to national industry association board
CLINTON, N.Y. — Donna Vareha-Walsh, director of global supply chain and international trade compliance at Indium Corporation, was recently elected to the American Tin Trade Association board of directors. Formed in 1928, the American Tin Trade Association (ATTA) meets twice a year to promote the best interests of those engaged in the production, distribution, transportation,
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