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Preferred Mutual Insurance appoints new CEO, COO
PMIC’s current CEO, Christopher Taft, will be retiring but will become the chairman of the company’s board of directors. In that role, Taft replaces Robert

Two Syracuse-area Mirabito convenience-store locations get electric-vehicle charging stations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state has installed electric-vehicle charging units at two Mirabito convenience stores in the Syracuse area. New York State hopes that adding

SUNY Oswego names arena and convocation hall after its retiring president
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego has renamed its arena and convocation hall after Deborah Stanley, the school’s president who plans to retire at the end

U.S. House member, a Binghamton University graduate, to address Class of 2020 commencement
VESTAL, N.Y. — A member of the U.S. House of Representatives who graduated from Binghamton University in 1992 will be the keynote speaker at the

Kinney Drugs names new president
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. — Kinney Drugs has announced John Marraffa as its new company president. Marraffa takes over the duties that Rebecca Bubel previously held before

Former mechanic at State Police garage admits to theft
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — A former civilian mechanic who maintained New York State Police vehicles has pleaded guilty to corrupting the government in the third degree

Stagnaro named executive director of Chenango Memorial Hospital Foundation
NORWICH, N.Y. — Melissa Stagnaro has been appointed as the new executive director of the Chenango Memorial Hospital (CMH) Foundation, the fundraising arm of UHS

Utica man arrested for carjacking, auto theft
CANAJOHARIE, N.Y. — New York State troopers and local police arrested a Utica man on Wednesday after a pursuit following an armed carjacking and car

HealthWay sold to private-equity firm
PULASKI, N.Y. — Private-equity firm AE Industrial Partners, LP has acquired the Pulaski–based HealthWay Family of Brands, which specializes in air-purification products for both commercial

PAR Government Systems wins Air Force contract for C-sUAS technology
ROME, N.Y. — PAR Government Systems Corp. in Rome has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force that could eventually be worth up $490.4 million. It’s a single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee completion and firm-fixed-price type orders for Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) software, hardware, and technical documentation, according to a Sept.
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ROME, N.Y. — PAR Government Systems Corp. in Rome has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force that could eventually be worth up $490.4 million.
It’s a single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee completion and firm-fixed-price type orders for Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) software, hardware, and technical documentation, according to a Sept. 24 U.S. Department of Defense contract announcement. This pact provides for research, designing, prototyping, testing, evaluation, operational evaluation, experimentation, integration, technical installation, transition, and support through initial operations of C-sUAS technologies.
Work will be performed in Rome and is expected to be completed by Aug. 31, 2029. This award resulted from a competitive acquisition where one offer was received. Fiscal 2021 research and development funds totaling $5.7 million are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome (also called the Rome Lab) is the contracting authority.
PAR Government Systems, based at 421 Ridge St. in Rome, is a subsidiary of New Hartford–based PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR).
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