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Syracuse startup turns food leftovers into dog treats
SYRACUSE — The United States generates about 33 million tons of food waste annually and spends more than $1 billion to dispose of it, mostly in landfills, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The decomposition process of discarded food in landfills is associated with 14 percent of greenhouse-gas emissions, the EPA says. One […]
ConMed declares quarterly dividend of 15 cents a share
UTICA — ConMed Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CNMD) board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share, payable on April 5 to
New Sensis technology launches in Australia
DeWITT — A new suite of tools for air traffic controllers developed in part by Saab Sensis is up and running at its first two
ConMed profit, sales rise in 4th quarter
UTICA — Surgical-device maker ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD) today reported fourth-quarter profit of $10.9 million, or 38 cents a share, as sales increased more than
Anaren board approves changes to director elections
DeWITT — Anaren, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANEN) has made some changes in how its shareholders will elect directors in uncontested elections. The company’s board amended its
OCRRA names Destiny USA 2012 Recycler of the Year
SYRACUSE — The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) has named Destiny USA its 2012 Blue Ribbon Recycler of the Year. OCRRA, a nonprofit public
Effort takes off to land unmanned aircraft test site
SYRACUSE — A group of New York and Massachusetts organizations led by CenterState CEO started its engines Feb. 21 in a competition to land a
EarlySense distribution keeps with Welch Allyn’s practices
SKANEATELES FALLS — A recently announced arrangement that has Welch Allyn distributing another company’s patient-monitoring system is rare but not unheard of for the Skaneateles
Holt Architects focused on growing new Syracuse office
SYRACUSE — Holt Architects had designs on opening a Syracuse branch for some time before it moved into a downtown office in the middle of January. “We’ve been planning it for probably four or five months,” says Paul Levesque, principal at Ithaca–based Holt. “The idea behind it was Syracuse is strategic for our markets.” The
N.Y. manufacturing index breaks even for first time since summer
New York manufacturers broke out of a mold of negativity in February amid a surge of new orders. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York posted widespread gains on its release date of Feb. 15 after months of decline. Its headline reading, the general business conditions index, broke into
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