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Hardinge to acquire grinding business from German firm
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ: HDNG) today announced plans to acquire the assets of the Voumard internal diameter (ID) grinding business from Rendsburg, Germany–based

CNSE / SUNYIT professor to use grant for additional cancer-cell research
ALBANY, N.Y. — The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has awarded a State University of New York (SUNY) professor a $1.65 million research
SBA, Women’s Business Center to hold disaster-planning workshop in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Women’s Business Center of New York State have scheduled a disaster-planning workshop for Mohawk
Company report: Atlantic Testing Labs gets WBE certification
DeWITT — Atlantic Testing Laboratories (ATL) announced it has obtained certification as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) from the New York State Department of Economic

Five Star Urgent Care opens Fayetteville office
FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. — Five Star Urgent Care, a provider of walk-in, urgent-care services, on Thursday opened its third location in the Syracuse area with a
Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare launches online inpatient portal for health information
UTICA, N.Y. — Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare (FSLH) is introducing a new patient portal allowing patients to access their medical information before and after a

First Niagara to combine consumer-banking businesses
BUFFALO, N.Y — First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ: FNFG) on Thursday announced plans to combine all of its consumer-banking businesses into one unit. Effective immediately,

Schumer: USDA to purchase up to $25M in surplus grape juice
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will use up to $25 million in Section 32 program funds to purchase concord-grape juice for use in domestic-nutrition

Planet Fitness to open Utica location in December
UTICA, N.Y. — Planet Fitness, a Newington, N.H.–based franchise of fitness centers, will open a health club in Utica in December. Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri

NUAIR Alliance hires airworthiness manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The NUAIR Alliance today announced the hiring of Cady Kepler, Jr. of Chittenango as its new airworthiness manager. NUAIR Alliance is short
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