OptiPro Systems LLC, will celebrate the grand opening of a 15,000-square-foot machine technology center on June 19 and 20. OptiPro Systems, 6368 Dean Parkway in the Wayne County town of Ontario, provides precision CNC machine tools and Mastercam software to ...
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IEC Electronics Corp. has been awarded a top global defense company contract worth more than $50 million. The multiyear contract is for a program the Newark manufacturer has supported for several years from a single service line. The new contract ...
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Eastman Kodak Co. after the bell on Thursday reported a first-quarter loss of $18 million, a $7 million improvement from the same quarter last year. For the quarter ended March 31, Kodak posted revenues of $291 million, compared with $318 ...
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The Reducing Embodied-Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute has selected 12 new projects for funding, including two involving Rochester Institute of Technology. “The selection process was highly competitive,” said Magdi Azer, REMADE’s chief technology officer. “We received many comprehensive submissions ...
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Aloi Materials Handling & Automation has acquired Automated Cells & Equipment of Painted Post, Steuben County, for an undisclosed sum. Company officials said Aloi plans to integrate operations into a single company. Both companies offer products and solutions targeted to ...
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IEC Electronics Corp. posted mixed second-quarter results on Wednesday, beating Street estimates on revenue, but missing on earnings. For the quarter ended March 29, the Wayne County manufacturer reported revenues of $37.3 million, a more than 17 percent increase from ...
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Nationwide Precision Products, a Henrietta-based machining manufacturer that opened for business in 1965, will close in late summer and lay off all 50 employees. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) posting says layoffs will begin on Aug. 1. The ...
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Horizon Solutions, a 160-year-old wholesale distributor of electrical, industrial, and safety solutions, has acquired Bangor, Maine-based N.H. Bragg for an undisclosed sum. The deal closed earlier this year. “We are thrilled at the opportunity to acquire a company with such ...
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Ultralife Corp. on Thursday reported a substantial drop in first-quarter revenue and earnings, resulting from delayed shipments, company officials said. The company also announced an acquisition in Texas. For the quarter ended March 31, the Wayne County maker of power ...
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Students enrolled in vocational or technical programs or accepted to a trade school will have an opportunity to apply for a new scholarship being offered by the state of New York and the New York State Thruway Authority. The Thruway ...
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S. Manian Ramkumar, who has been an interim engineering dean at Rochester Institute of Technology, has been named to his position permanently after a national search. Ramkumar has both studied at RIT and has been on the faculty, and is ...
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A Rochester holding company plans to consolidate its holdings here and double its staff in the next five years. CBC Manufacturing, a holding company that owns and operates various manufacturing businesses that support solar, optics, aerospace and medical services industries, ...
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Shares of Harris Corp. stock on Wednesday spiked more 7 percent following the company’s report of record third-quarter earnings and double-digit revenue growth. In heavy-volume trading, Harris stock set a new 52-week high of $181.22. For the third quarter ended March ...
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NOHMs Technologies Inc. is working to develop batteries that are optimized for indoor use and conform to state building and fire codes and that also help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With funding from the New York State Energy Research and ...
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An Atlanta-based provider of lighting and building management solutions will work exclusively with Rochester’s OLEDWorks to develop a series of affordable and innovative OLED luminaires for architectural lighting applications. Acuity Brands Inc. employs roughly 12,000 individuals and has operations throughout ...
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