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U.S. Army awards Lockheed Martin nearly $9.7M contract work on system for tactical vehicles
SALINA, N.Y. — The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a nearly $9.7 million contract to continue development of the terrestrial layer system

Samaritan Health affiliates with Roswell Park Cancer Center for oncology services
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown has affiliated with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo for oncology services. The relationship links medical-oncology

Tioga County Chamber announces new president and CEO
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Tioga County Chamber of Commerce board of directors has named Sabrina Henriques as the chamber’s new president and CEO. Henriques began

Comptroller says ESD “failed to fully evaluate” nearly $2 billion in economic-development programs
ALBANY, N.Y. — Empire State Development (ESD) has “failed to fully evaluate” most of its programs to determine if they are boosting the state’s economy

Regional companies among finalists in FuzeHub’s annual commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Businesses from Syracuse, Cazenovia, Binghamton, Hamilton, and Potsdam are among the finalists in FuzeHub’s 2021 commercialization competition. The event is set for

Oneida County reports 4 COVID deaths in last day, other data improves
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Monday reported that four county residents died from COVID-19 on Sunday. That followed one death on Friday and none

Upstate Medical to break ground on Upstate Cancer Center in Verona on Oct. 20
VERONA, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University plans to break ground on its new Upstate Cancer Center in Verona next Wednesday, Oct. 20. The upcoming 30,000-square-foot

Crews finish transforming school into $22 million Endicott Square housing development
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Workers have completed a $22 million renovation of the “underutilized” Henry B. Endicott School building into 61 affordable apartments in the village

NYPA CEO, Quiniones, leaving for top job at Illinois utility with CNY connection
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Gil Quiniones, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), has resigned from the position after 10 years to

$40M renovation of CNY Psychiatric Center starts in Oneida County
MARCY, N.Y. — Work has started on a $40 million modernization of the Office of Mental Health’s Central New York Psychiatric Center and Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Center campus in Marcy in Oneida County. The project undertaken by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York will overhaul 100,000 square feet of the facility,
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