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Le Moyne Provost Marina to become next president of University of Scranton
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Father Joseph Marina, provost and VP for academic affairs at Le Moyne College, is leaving the school to become the 28th president

Carrols Restaurant Group names new COO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Tuesday announced that it has appointed Carl Hauch as the company’s chief operating officer (COO),

Tops Markets to merge with Price Chopper / Market 32
Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Markets on Monday said they have agreed to merge in a deal that “nearly doubles” their collective footprint in the

WellNow Urgent Care to add 300 jobs in four states, including Syracuse market
WellNow Urgent Care announced it plans to add health-care workers in its Syracuse market, part of its plans to hire about 300 employees over the

People with underlying conditions can make COVID vaccine appointments starting Feb. 14
Starting on Sunday, Feb. 14, New York state residents with underlying health conditions will be able to make appointments to receive a COVID vaccine at

FEMA reimburses Onondaga County for COVID-19 response costs
FEMA is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The medical supplies and materials include personal protective equipment (PPEs); cleaning/disinfecting facilities; distribution of food

Onondaga Lake Townhomes in Salina sold for $3.4 million
SALINA, N.Y. — The Onondaga Lake Townhomes complex at 151-159 Old Liverpool Road in the town of Salina was recently sold. Estate Townhouses, LLC bought the 60-unit facility from Onondaga Lake Townhomes, L.P. for $3.4 million. Richard L. Will, president of Hemisphere Holdings Corp. in Syracuse, was the broker on this transaction, which closed on
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SALINA, N.Y. — The Onondaga Lake Townhomes complex at 151-159 Old Liverpool Road in the town of Salina was recently sold.
Estate Townhouses, LLC bought the 60-unit facility from Onondaga Lake Townhomes, L.P. for $3.4 million. Richard L. Will, president of Hemisphere Holdings Corp. in Syracuse, was the broker on this transaction, which closed on Jan. 28.
The Onondaga Lake Townhomes complex, situated on 4.62 acres, was assessed at $2.1 million in 2020, according to Onondaga County property records.

Lockheed Martin Owego awarded $64 million Air Force contract
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Owego plant has been awarded a nearly $64.3 million supply contract for F-16 foreign military sales mission planning. This eight-year contract provides for the development, integration, test, and delivery of the Joint Mission Planning System Unique Planning Component/Mission Planning Environment software updates, according to a Jan. 29
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OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Owego plant has been awarded a nearly $64.3 million supply contract for F-16 foreign military sales mission planning.
This eight-year contract provides for the development, integration, test, and delivery of the Joint Mission Planning System Unique Planning Component/Mission Planning Environment software updates, according to a Jan. 29 U.S. Department of Defense contract announcement.
Work will be performed at Lockheed’s Owego facility and is expected to be completed by January 2029. This contract involves foreign military sales (FMS) to Slovakia, Bulgaria, Taiwan, Morocco, Greece, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, and Thailand.
The contract resulted from a directed-source acquisition, per the Defense Department announcement. FMS funds totaling nearly $17.2 million are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at the Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts is the contracting authority.
Lockheed Martin to pay first-quarter dividend in late March
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) recently announced that its board of directors has authorized a first-quarter 2021 dividend of $2.60 per share. The dividend is payable on March 26, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 1. At Lockheed’s current stock price, the dividend yields nearly 3.2 percent on an
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Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) recently announced that its board of directors has authorized a first-quarter 2021 dividend of $2.60 per share.
The dividend is payable on March 26, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 1.
At Lockheed’s current stock price, the dividend yields nearly 3.2 percent on an annual basis.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) — a Bethesda, Maryland–based global security and aerospace company— has two plants in Central New York, in Salina and in Owego, as part of the firm’s rotary and mission systems (RMS) business area.
The company has about 114,000 workers worldwide.
New York egg production edges up in December
New York farms produced 150.5 million eggs in December, up 0.2 percent from 150.2 million eggs in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged nearly 5.86 million in December, up 1.4 percent from 5.78 million layers a year prior. December egg
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New York farms produced 150.5 million eggs in December, up 0.2 percent from 150.2 million eggs in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.
The number of layers in the Empire State averaged nearly 5.86 million in December, up 1.4 percent from 5.78 million layers a year prior. December egg production per 100 layers fell 1.2 percent to 2,568 eggs from 2,598 eggs in December 2019.
In neighboring Pennsylvania, farms produced nearly 781 million eggs during December, down 2.4 percent from 799 million a year earlier.
U.S. egg production totaled almost 9.6 billion eggs in December, off 2.2 percent from more than 9.8 billion eggs produced in December 2019.
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