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Micron Technology to pay $85K to resolve claim of immigration-related employment discrimination
Micron Technology Inc. will pay $85,000 in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over a claim of immigration-related employment discrimination. The agreement resolves

Oneida’s Wahta Maple Farm syrup now available
VERONA, N.Y. — The first batch of maple syrup produced for the Oneida Indian Nation’s new Wahta Maple Farm business enterprise is available for purchase.

Organization receives funding to establish community garden in Herkimer
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County HealthNet has received a $2,500 Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Health and Wellness award to support programs and initiatives that improve health

Boilermaker 15K Road Race sells out
UTICA, N.Y. — In its second year of full return after the pandemic, the Boilermaker 15k Road Race is officially sold out. “First and foremost,

Women’s Opportunity Center in Ithaca launches mentorship program
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Women’s Opportunity Center (WOC) is starting a new startup business mentorship program for women wishing to advance their home business, start

Guthrie Clinic says masking is now optional at its health-care facilities
Masking is now optional at all locations of the Sayre, Pennsylvania–based Guthrie Clinic, including Guthrie Cortland Medical Center and Guthrie Ithaca City Harbor. The organization

Saab wins $14.6 million Navy contract modification, with most of the work to be done in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Saab Inc., was recently awarded a more than $14.6 million modification to a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract to exercise options for fiscal 2023 MK 9 fire-control system development and production efforts. Work on the firm-fixed-price contract adjustment will be performed in DeWitt (81 percent); Rancho Cordova, California (13 percent); Airmont, New
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DeWITT, N.Y. — Saab Inc., was recently awarded a more than $14.6 million modification to a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract to exercise options for fiscal 2023 MK 9 fire-control system development and production efforts.
Work on the firm-fixed-price contract adjustment will be performed in DeWitt (81 percent); Rancho Cordova, California (13 percent); Airmont, New York (3 percent); Mountain View, California (2 percent); and Ronkonkoma, New York (1 percent). It is expected to be completed by March 2025.
Fiscal 2023 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds totaling more than $12.7 million (87 percent), and fiscal 2023 other procurement (Navy) funds of nearly $1.9 million (13 percent) will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C., is the contracting authority.

Pathfinder to pay Q1 dividend of 9 cents on May 19
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), holding company for Pathfinder Bank, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 9 cents a share on its common stock for the fiscal quarter ending March 31. The dividend will be payable to all Pathfinder shareholders of record on April 24 and will be paid on May
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OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), holding company for Pathfinder Bank, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 9 cents a share on its common stock for the fiscal quarter ending March 31.
The dividend will be payable to all Pathfinder shareholders of record on April 24 and will be paid on May 19, the banking company announced in a news release.
At Pathfinder’s current stock price, the dividend payment yields about 2.2 percent on an annual basis.
Pathfinder Bank is a New York State-chartered commercial bank headquartered in Oswego that has 11 full-service branches located in its market areas of Oswego and Onondaga counties and one limited-purpose office in Oneida County.
Lockheed Martin’s Salina plant wins more than $14M Navy contract modification
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Rotary & Mission Systems facility in suburban Syracuse has recently been awarded a more than $14.4 million adjustment to a previously awarded contract for U.S. Navy systems and associated equipment. Work on the fixed-price, incentive-fee contract modification will be performed at Lockheed sites in the town of
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SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Rotary & Mission Systems facility in suburban Syracuse has recently been awarded a more than $14.4 million adjustment to a previously awarded contract for U.S. Navy systems and associated equipment.
Work on the fixed-price, incentive-fee contract modification will be performed at Lockheed sites in the town of Salina (85 percent) and Clearwater, Florida (15 percent), and is expected to be completed by July 2025, according to a March 30 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Lockheed Martin Rotary & Mission Systems has 2,170 full-time employees at its plant at 497 Electronics Parkway in Salina, according to a company spokesperson.
Fiscal 2023 other procurement (Navy) funds totaling $14,433,528 will be obligated at time of the award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year, according to the contract announcement. The Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C. is the contracting activity.

Owner of Paths to Recovery Mental Health Counseling named to NYMHCA board
BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — Tracy Carmody, executive director and owner of Paths to Recovery Mental Health Counseling, PLLC, has been named to the board of directors for the New York Mental Health Counselors Association (NYMHCA). She will also serve as chair of the association’s membership committee. Carmody’s term will run from 2023-2025. In this role, she
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BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — Tracy Carmody, executive director and owner of Paths to Recovery Mental Health Counseling, PLLC, has been named to the board of directors for the New York Mental Health Counselors Association (NYMHCA).
She will also serve as chair of the association’s membership committee. Carmody’s term will run from 2023-2025. In this role, she will leverage her network, experience, and passion for moving the mental-health counseling profession forward in New York, according to a Paths to Recovery press release.
NYMHCA is the only statewide professional membership association dedicated solely to representing mental-health counselors licensed in New York state. Membership includes students in approved programs, limited permit holders, counselor educators, and licensed and registered mental-health counselors.
Paths to Recovery Mental Health Counseling is located in Baldwinsville and Syracuse and offers services throughout New York state.
“I am excited to take on this new role. It is my goal to enhance mental health services in the state and embracing a community over competition mindset, removing barriers for clients accessing care, while simultaneously advocating for improving compensation and insurance company reimbursements for practitioners,” Carmody said in the release.
Carmody graduated from Clarkson University in 2004 and Syracuse University in 2007. She began working in the mental-health industry in 2003 and in 2011, established her private practice. Carmody is board-certified and specializes in the treatment of addiction and co-occurring mental-health disorders, trauma, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, working with individuals to address addiction and behavioral-health concerns.
In May 2020, she formed Paths to Recovery Mental Health Counseling.
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