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Binghamton University researchers receive $50K from SUNY for Parkinson’s, environmental work
VESTAL, N.Y. — SUNY has awarded Binghamton University researchers $50,000 apiece as they work on separate projects. Their research efforts focus on creating a new
PAR Technology founder, Sammon, to step down from board
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) announced Monday that its founder and board member, John W. Sammon, Jr., will not stand for

PAR Technology acquires California company for $500 million
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR), a provider of restaurant software, announced it has acquired Punchh Inc., a San Mateo, California firm

Lockheed Martin’s Salina plant wins $8.4 million Air Force contract
SALI NA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in the town of Salina has been awarded an $8.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar Rapid Prototyping Program. This pact provides for the development of an interface to the Air Force Control and Reporting Center’s AN/TYQ-23A system,

Lockheed Martin’s suburban Syracuse plant awarded $128 million Navy contract modification
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in the town of Salina has won a $128.4 million modification to a previously awarded Navy contract. The pact will exercise options for full-rate production of the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) AN/SLQ-32(V) 6. Work will be performed in Salina (78 percent) and Lansdale, Pennsylvania

BAE supplies buses in Canadian city with electric-propulsion systems
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems says 15 public buses in Vancouver, British Columbia will be using its all-electric propulsion systems when they begin service in 2022. The technology will enable the buses to run “free of emissions,” the company announced. The fleet will be the “first in North America” to benefit from the next-generation, series-EV
Award finalists, speaker named for CenterState annual meeting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As CenterState CEO prepares for its virtual annual meeting on April 29, the organization has announced finalists for its 2021 Business of the Year Awards in five categories and the event’s keynote speaker. The virtual program begins at 12 p.m. Award finalists The awards recognize member companies and organizations that have “achieved

NYSERDA board taps Harris as president and CEO, removes “acting” from title
ALBANY, N.Y. — The board of directors of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has appointed Doreen Harris as its president

Syracuse man accused of creating bar codes to steal $10K worth of items from Home Depot stores
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Police announced Monday they have arrested a Syracuse man for making off with about $10,000 worth of stolen

Masonic Medical Research Institute to use federal funding for research into lupus therapies
UTICA, N.Y. — Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) of Utica will use a federal grant of $750,000 in its work to “identify more specific and
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