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Workers end strike at Amphenol Aerospace in Sidney
SIDNEY, N.Y. — About 700 employees at Amphenol Aerospace in Sidney on Wednesday approved a new contract deal with the manufacturer and ended a strike

Adirondack Railroad seeks new general manager
UTICA, N.Y. — The Adirondack Railroad is searching for a new general manager (GM) after its previous GM Justin Gonyo accepted a job at Amtrak.

FedEx Ground seeks to hire 150 for Kirkwood facility for holiday season
KIRKWOOD, N.Y. — FedEx Ground is looking to hire 150 people to staff its new state-of-the-art automated facility at 265 Industrial Park Drive in Kirkwood.

Berkshire Bank parent starts search for new CFO
BOSTON — Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB), parent company of Berkshire Bank, has launched a search for a new chief financial officer after CFO

Canadian manufacturing company plans to add jobs at Binghamton plant
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A new deal for a Canadian company with a manufacturing facility in Binghamton will lead to new jobs in the Southern Tier.

Haylor, Freyer & Coon is sold to national insurance firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc., a 94-year-old Syracuse–based insurance agency, has been sold to Alera Group, an independent national insurance and wealth

People news: Herkimer College appoints Whittaker as staff accountant
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced it has appointed Julie Whittaker to the position of staff accountant – payroll. Whittaker brings experience from

Three Syracuse startups and one from Binghamton are among the 12 finalists in FuzeHub’s upcoming commercialization competition, set for the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center on

BAE Systems to provide electric-drive products for transit buses in Southern California
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems, which manufactures heavy-duty electric propulsion systems, will provide El Dorado National (California)(ENC) with its Gen3 product line for its next-generation,

Ithaca Rotary club donates to nonprofits
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Rotary Club of Ithaca has awarded nearly $15,000 in grants to 15 community nonprofits. The funding comes from $10,000 members donated
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