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Rome Memorial Hospital resumes elective surgeries
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) announced it is now ready to restart elective surgical procedures. In collaboration with its physicians, RMH says it

Launch NY 1st quarter investments include funding for two Ithaca firms
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Launch New York (Launch NY) has reported its first-quarter investments for 2020, which included funding for two Ithaca companies. Those firms are

Cayuga Medical Center to restart elective surgeries the week of May 4
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Health announced Tuesday that it will resume performing outpatient elective surgeries the week of May 4 at Cayuga Medical Center, because

Broome and Oneida counties to get new COVID-19 testing sites
New York State is opening new drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Broome and Oneida counties, as well as three Western New York counties, Gov. Andrew

SUNY Poly student teams among regional winners in New York Business Plan Competition
MARCY, N.Y. — Four student teams from SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) placed first or second in three different categories as part of the 2020

Secure Network Technologies pivots to attack response
SYRACUSE — Secure Network Technologies, Inc.’s newest product is a natural evolution of the services the company has provided since day one. Founded in 1997, Secure Network Technologies (SNT) has always focused on helping its clients find and repair security breaches in their computer systems. Fast forward to 2020 and “cybercrime is on the uptick,”

SUNY Poly appoints chief diversity officer
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced it has appointed Mark Montgomery as its chief diversity officer. Montgomery currently serves as dean of

Software firm, Controltec leases nearly 2,600 square feet in DeWitt
DeWITT — Controltec, Inc. — a firm that develops software for state and local governments, social-services agencies, educational organizations, and childcare providers — recently leased 2,560 square feet at 17 Technology Place in DeWitt. William Evertz, of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company, brokered this lease transaction on behalf of the landlord, Technology Enterprises, LLC. Controltec

Ithaca company designs medical face shield for hospital in COVID-19 fight
ITHACA — Incodema Inc., an Ithaca–based sheet-metal provider, announced it has designed a new face shield that can be sanitized and reused in health-care facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. The company says it responded to “the call to action” of the Cayuga Medical Center (CMC) in Ithaca to find a solution to the face-shield shortage.

ICS acquires Ithaca computer IT firm, Brightworks
ITHACA — ICS — an information-technology (IT) support firm with offices in Endicott, DeWitt, and Ithaca — announced it has acquired Brightworks Computer Consulting of Ithaca. ICS didn’t disclose the acquisition cost or any financial terms of the its acquisition agreement. As an IT implementation, support, and hosting-services company, the services that Brightworks offers will
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