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People news: MVHS adds new provider to Rome Medical Office
ROME, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) Medical Group announced that Brittany Bonanza has joined its Rome Medical Office as a certified family

Lockheed seeks to hire more than 100 at its upstate New York plants
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) would like to fill more than 100 open positions at its upstate New York facilities in the next three to six months. A lot of the openings will require experience, says Matt Wilkowski, systems engineering senior manager at Lockheed Martin’s Salina plant. The majority of the open

Benefits provider BPAS opens Barry Kublin Learning Center
UTICA, N.Y. — BPAS on Aug. 24 dedicated its training center in Utica to former company CEO Barry Kublin. Kublin retired as company CEO on Dec. 31. In announcing the retirement last December, BPAS said Kublin would remain with the business as part of its board of directors and offer strategic consulting and industry-advisory services.

Community Bank System’s new CHRO to begin post on Oct. 1
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently announced that Maureen Gillan-Myer will soon join the banking company as its executive VP and chief human-resources officer (CHRO). Gillan-Myer has more than 29 years of leadership and oversight experience in all aspects of human resources and is currently serving as HSBC USA’s CHRO. She
Lockheed Martin Owego awarded nearly $26 million Navy order
OWEGO — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Owego was recently awarded a $25.8 million order from the U.S. Navy against a previously issued basic ordering agreement. This firm-fixed price, cost-plus-fixed-fee order provides non-recurring engineering for the development, integration, testing, and deployment of the MH-60 Product Line System Configuration 24 fleet release for all
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Owego plant was recently awarded a not-to-exceed $208.1 million modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy. This modification adds scope to provide non-recurring engineering for Phase II design and development of unique hardware and software for the government of India in support of the

Elmira Savings Bank pays dividend of 15 cents a share
ELMIRA — Elmira Savings Bank (NASDAQ: ESBK) paid its shareholders a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share on its common stock on Sept. 10. The dividend, which was payable to shareholders of record on Sept. 2, yields about 4.5 percent on an annual basis, at the banking company’s current stock price. Elmira Savings

CLAYTON, N.Y. — The state says crews have started work on a $2.4 million project to repair the wastewater-collection system and treatment plant in Clayton in Jefferson County following flooding in 2019. The Village of Clayton is using funding that was provided through the state’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative, or REDI, the office of

Greater Utica Chamber accepting nominations for 2021 Business of the Year Awards
UTICA, N.Y. — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce says it’s accepting nominations for its annual Business of the Year Awards. The awards honor companies/organizations

FEMA awards MVHS $1 million grant for COVID-19 costs
UTICA, N.Y. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a grant of more than $1 million from its disaster-relief fund for the Mohawk
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