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MMRI welcomes 19 summer fellows for 2024
UTICA — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) announced it will welcome 19 undergraduate students to its 2024 summer fellowship program where they will study under MMRI principal investigators and administrative executives for 10 weeks to gain scientific-research experience and insights into operations. Participants were selected based on academic excellence, innovative scientific-project ideas, and demonstrated […]
ConMed to pay dividend for second quarter of 2024 in early July
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker with roots in the Utica region, announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share for the second quarter of this year. The dividend is payable on July 5, to all shareholders of record as of June 14. At the
Madison County board reappoints county administrator to 4th term
WAMPSVILLE — The Madison County Board of Supervisors recently reappointed Mark Scimone as Madison County administrator for his fourth term in the role. Scimone, who was first appointed in 2013, serves as the county’s chief administrative officer. In that position, he is responsible for the overall administration of county government and coordinates staff services to
Oneida County and sheriff’s office reach collective-bargaining agreement
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County has reached a collective bargaining agreement with the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (PBA) that includes pay increases and an expansion of health insurance for retirees, Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced in a press release. “I’m very pleased that we came to an
Study launched on Utica Thruway exit and surrounding roads
UTICA, N.Y. — The Herkimer Oneida County Transportation Council (HOCTC) is launching a study and website to improve the connectivity and safety of the I-90
AmeriCU formally opens remodeled Herkimer location
HERKIMER, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union on Monday (June 10) unveiled its recently remodeled Herkimer Financial Center, which features new technology to better serve its members. Changes include the installation of interactive teller machines (ITMs) that offer members enhanced services through a teller-assist functionality that provides personal assistance by a live representative, the credit union
PAR focuses on core business with sale of two subsidiaries
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) is making moves to focus its business on the restaurant industry, announcing it will sell both subsidiaries that comprise its government operating segment for a combined $102 million. PAR sold PAR Government Systems Corp. (PGSC) to Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., (NYSE: BAH) in a deal that
ANDRO receives patent for invention involving AI technologies
ROME — ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC announced it received a utility patent, titled Multi-Task Learning Neural Network Framework for RF Spectrum Sensing and Classification, from the U.S. Patent Office on May 28. The patented invention applies artificial-intelligence (AI) technologies to multidimensionally capture, process, and classify radio frequency (RF) electronic signals in complex electromagnetic operational environments
Rock City Development looks to lift Little Falls community
LITTLE FALLS — From housing to future leaders, Rock City Development is going all in on Little Falls, investing in the community to build its future. Rock City Development said it was formed in 2018 as a partnership between local business leaders, vested in the community, who envisioned a management company that would acquire, develop,
UTICA, N.Y. —New York City–based VNS Health announced it has entered into an agreement with Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) to enroll former members of
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