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OCRRA extends contract with waste-to-energy facility operator Covanta
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The board of directors of the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) has approved an amended operating agreement with Covanta, the operator

People news: SRC promotes two employees
Chabot will oversee all aspects of SRC’s corporate-compliance program including compliance monitoring, training, policy development, and export compliance, SRC said in a news release. She
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

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

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
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
Avalon Document Services expands in Utica with acquisition
UTICA — Avalon Document Services has worked with Graphics of Utica, a locally owned graphic design and printing business, for about a decade. On Nov. 3, Syracuse–based Avalon announced it had acquired the Utica company. The acquisition closed that same day. Avalon didn’t disclose any financial terms of the deal. Both firms focus on printing
Syracuse, Ithaca startups recognized in Cleantech Open Northeast competition
SYRACUSE — Full Circle Feed, a Syracuse–based startup company, captured a prize of $30,000 in cash and in-kind services in the Cleantech Open Northeast competition in Boston. The same organization also recognized PureQuantum, an Ithaca–based startup, with its $1,000 “Rising Star” award for “best early stage technology with impressive future potential,” Cleantech said. PureQuantum “can
State approves Cayuga Community College plan for START-UP NY program
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Community College will participate in the START-UP NY economic-development program. The State University of New York (SUNY) and Empire State Development
Avalon Document Services acquires Utica company
UTICA, N.Y. — Avalon Document Services announced that it has acquired Graphics of Utica, a locally owned graphic design and printing business. Avalon didn’t disclose
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