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Geneva General Hospital receives $15K foundation grant for X-ray machine
GENEVA — The Finger Lakes Health Foundation has received a $15,000 grant from the Marilyn Lichtman Foundation to support the purchase and installation of a

AFRL in Rome awards up to $9.5M contract for completion of construction projects
ROME — The Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome has awarded a Texas company a contract worth up to $9.5 million to wrap up some

MACNY expands training offerings with hire of director of training
DeWITT — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, recently announced the expansion of its training department with the appointment of Steven Maloney as the organization’s director of

Frankfort site is shovel ready for logistics-center development
FRANKFORT, N.Y. — The Central New York Logisitics Center is being marketed as the largest industrial-development site in New York and New England with space

Lockheed Martin to pay quarterly dividend of $3.30 a share in late September
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) recently announced that its board of directors has authorized a third-quarter, 2025 dividend of $3.30 per share. The defense contractor

ConMed appoints new independent board chair
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker originally based in the greater Utica region, recently announced that it had appointed LaVerne Council to succeed Martha

Oswego Health Medical Practice adopts advanced test to predict esophageal cancer risk
OSWEGO — TissueCypher is a laboratory test that can help predict the risk of developing esophageal cancer in patients diagnosed with Barrett’s esophagus (BE). The

Lockheed wins $78M contract modification for undersea warfare combat systems
SALINA — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a $78.4 million modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise the option and provide

OPINION: One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Impact on 2026 Midterm Elections
Following the U.S. House and Senate completing their work on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — enacting much of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda

OPINION: America’s worsening image should be a concern
America’s image in much of the world is getting worse, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. That should be a concern