Manufacturing & Engineering

ConMed to pay quarterly dividend on Oct. 8

UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based medical-device maker, announced this week that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share for the third quarter. Read More

BAE Systems to provide nearly 500 more electric-hybrid systems for Quebec transit buses

ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems on Tuesday announced it will provide nearly 500 additional electric-drive propulsion systems for electric-hybrid buses in Quebec. Read More

ConMed reports better-than-expected Q2 profit

UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker recently reported net earnings of $8.7 million in the second quarter, up 42 percent from $6.1 million in the year-ago period, l Read More

BIGNAME Commerce to launch operations in former Carrier building in DeWitt

DeWITT, N.Y. — Empire State Development (ESD) on Thursday announced that BIGNAME Commerce, LLC will move its printing and ecommerce business from Long Island to a former Carrier building in DeWitt. Read More

Crouch promoted to GM of BCI Empire Division

DeWITT, N.Y. — Buckeye Corrugated Inc. (BCI), a packaging company, has promoted Jason Crouch to division general manager of the BCI Empire Division. He joined BCI in October 2013 as sales manager for the Empire Division, according to a company news release. Read More

Ichor Therapeutics announces initiatives, including LaFayette expansion, $1M life-sciences fund

LAFAYETTE, N.Y. — Ichor Therapeutics, located at 2521 Route 11 in LaFayette, on Thursday announced plans to expand its operation. Read More

SRC seeks to fill more than 200 jobs for Army contracts, including new $32M Army contract for electronic-warfare systems

CICERO, N.Y. — SRC is hoping to fill more than 200 positions “over the next year” now that the U.S. Army has awarded it a $32 million contract to provide next-generation, multi-mission, electronic-warfare (EW) systems. Read More

Lockheed Martin to spend $5 million on vocational trade programs

Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) has announced plans to spend $5 million on vocational and trade programs and create 8,000 new apprenticeship opportunities over the next five years. Read More