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People news: MVHS names Zielinski assistant VP of MVHS Medical Group
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has named Mary Zielinski assistant VP of the MVHS Medical Group. In this role,

Broome County contractor acquired
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — RW Dake Construction, which is headquartered in East Rochester, on Nov. 1 acquired the assets of Endicott–based Tim Duffek Contracting, Inc. RW

Genesee Street McDonald’s in Auburn formally re-opens after renovation project
AUBURN, N.Y. — The McDonald’s restaurant on Genesee Street in Auburn on Friday hosted a formal re-opening ceremony after a project that represented a “complete

Schulman joins Galaxy Media as chief revenue officer for Utica market
UTICA, N.Y. — Galaxy Media announced that Cosmina Schulman will join the company as chief revenue officer of its Utica market on Monday, Nov. 18.

Tioga County Chamber recognizes Leadership Tioga Class of 2019
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Tioga County Chamber of Commerce recognized this year’s participants in the Leadership Tioga program with a commencement ceremony on Tuesday, Nov.

Council to join ConMed board in December
UTICA — ConMed Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, recently announced that LaVerne Council will join its board of directors, effective Dec. 1. Council is the national managing principal of enterprise technology strategy & innovation at Grant Thornton LLP, a large accounting and advisory firm based in Chicago. She previously served as the senior

State siting board approves Lewis County wind farm
LOWVILLE — The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) on Nov. 12 granted approval to Number Three Wind, LLC to construct and operate a wind farm in Lewis County. The Siting Board’s decision followed “an extensive review and public participation process to ensure that the wind farm meets

PAR expects acquisition of Florida software firm to close in Q4
NEW HARTFORD — ParTech Inc. expects its deal to acquire a Tampa, Florida–based restaurant software company will close “during the fourth quarter of 2019.” The company on Nov. 7 announced it had agreed to acquire AccSys, LLC, also known as Restaurant Magic, for $42 million. ParTech is a wholly owned subsidiary of New Hartford–based PAR

Syracuse, three Ithaca firms win prize money in Grow-NY contest; Geneva firm wins grand prize
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Dropcopter, a tenant of Syracuse’s Tech Garden, on Wednesday captured one of two $500,000 prizes at the pitch event of the inaugural

Syracuse firm is runner-up in IDEA NY business-accelerator competition in Mohawk Valley
ROME, N.Y. — PreVision Corp. from Syracuse won $100,000 as the runner-up in the IDEA NY business-accelerator competition. United Aircraft Technologies (UAT) of Albany won
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