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NASA awards DeWitt firm contract to support aviation-safety research
DeWITT — The aviation-safety program of NASA has awarded Saab Sensis a contract to develop scenario-based verification and validation (V&V) methods to support ongoing aviation-safety
Lockheed inks $57M contract with U.S. Navy; work to be done at Salina plant
SALINA — The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) a $57 million production contract to upgrade the fleet’s electronic-warfare defenses against anti-ship
Cuomo: Alcoa ready for next phase of Massena facility upgrades
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Saturday announced that Alcoa, Inc. (NYSE: AA) is prepared to move forward with the next phase of modernizing its Massena operations.
O’Brien & Gere launches safety app
SYRACUSE — A new iPad app from Syracuse–based engineering firm O’Brien & Gere aims to spread safety information from the company around the world. O’Brien & Gere has been presenting safety information on topics ranging from safe driving to safe chainsaw use for its own employees and clients for years, says Jamie Newtown, senior managing
Bernier Carr appoints Dimmick to take over day-to-day operations
WATERTOWN — Bernier Carr & Associates, a Watertown–based architecture, engineering, and construction-management firm, has named Kris D. Dimmick vice president of operations and said he
PAR Technology CEO resigns, successor named
NEW HARTFORD — The board of directors at PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) of New Hartford on Monday announced the resignation of Paul Domorski as
PAR Technology names new president of ParTech, Inc. subsidiary
NEW HARTFORD — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) of New Hartford on Wednesday named Karen Sammon president of ParTech, Inc. ParTech, Inc. is a wholly-owned
Cleanup at Massena GM site moves ahead with redevelopment efforts
MASSENA — Environmental cleanup at a former General Motors (GM) site in Massena should wrap up sometime in the next few years Work at the carmaker’s shuttered powertrain operation near the banks of the St. Lawrence River should finish by late 2015 or early 2016, says Brendan Mullen, New York cleanup manager for the RACER
Long-time Novelis employee to take helm at Oswego plant
OSWEGO — The Novelis plant in Oswego has a new manager. Chris Smith, a 28-year veteran of Novelis, was most recently global director for automotive
Scotsman ends Pennysavers after “severe” downturn
SYRACUSE — A “severe” and “abrupt” downturn in Scotsman Media Group’s Pennysaver business prompted the company stop publishing the weekly newspapers March 10 and cut about one-third of its workforce as a result. The downturn began in December and continued through February, Scotsman President William Veit says. The company considered a major overhaul of the
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