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Finger Lakes firm sold to Ohio company
DRESDEN, N.Y. — Abtex Corporation, a Yates County–based supplier of brush deburring systems and technologies to the manufacturing industry, announced it has been acquired by

People news: Psychiatrist joins Oswego Health
FULTON, N.Y. — Oswego Health announced that psychiatrist Dr. Damon Tohtz has joined its behavioral-health services department. Tohtz has experience working with adult and geriatric

Burruano named general counsel of Five Star Bank parent
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, announced that it has named Samuel J. Burruano, Jr. general counsel.

Lockheed Martin awarded nearly $40 million radar contract for military sale to Iraq
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Missions Systems has been awarded an almost $40 million long-range radar contract with work to be completed in

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball (7-5) looks for a third consecutive win to close out its nonconference schedule when the Orange host the Niagara Purple

Herkimer County HealthNet offers funding for health-care transportation in rural areas
ILION, N.Y. — Herkimer County HealthNet announced it has awarded the RIDE program of Herkimer County Catholic Charities $3,700 to support health-care transportation in rural

Tompkins County Area Development supports nearly $90 million in projects during 2019
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County Area Development (TCAD), the economic development organization for Ithaca and Tompkins County, says it supported $86.7 million in capital-investment projects

FuzeHub launches Build4Scale NY to help manufacturers take products to market, grow companies faster
ALBANY, N.Y. — FuzeHub has announced the launch of Build4Scale NY, a new program designed to help manufacturers take new products to market and “more

Zabriskie named executive director of Onondaga County Public Library
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL) board of trustees announced it has named Christian Zabriskie as the library’s new executive director. Zabriskie

Cazenovia College to use $40K state grant for financial trading laboratory
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College will use a state grant of $40,000 to help pay for a project to develop a financial trading laboratory. The
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