Syracuse Research lands $2 million Air Force contract
Syracuse Research Corp has won a $2 million Air Force contract to develop radio frequency tagging tech to help distinguish friend from foe in battles. The one-year project, about 10 percent of the non profit firm's revenue, will not add jobs. The North Syracuse company, with about 300 employees, aims to emit signals from tagged tanks and aircraft to aid radar in chaotic battlefield conditions.
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Lisa Mondetto
Syracuse Research
Syracuse
Grerals
Antara
Lexus tops J D Power customer satisfaction study
Leslee Freese rented the most satisfied after a year driving Lexus vehicles the automaker won the top spot in J D Power and Associates customer satisfaction study for the second straight year Tafino ranked second followed by Saturn and Jaguar Mercury moved from 17th to its highest ranking ever Nissan Infiniti remained second in rank since 1991 when it tied Lexus for the top spot at Associated Press practice.
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Prze Ijd Power and Associates
Tafino
Saturn
Jaguar
Mercury
Nissan
Infiniti
Lexus
PointCast abandons plan to go public in push tech turnabout
PointCast Inc retreats from its IPO plans amid weak investor demand for its push technology. The firm will instead pursue a strategic alliance with another company to expand its business and push software that delivers information directly to users’ desktops, reducing the need for manual searching.
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PointCast Inc
Internet Moneer
Avecative
PointCast
D'Amato vows Senate vote on ATM fee ban this year
Senator Alfonse D'Amato of New York pledged to push a Senate vote this year on legislation to ban banks from applying double charges on ATM transactions. The pledge followed a large rally of credit union members from across the country, with D'Amato serving as Banking Committee chair.
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Alfonse Kamawn
Senate
D'Amato
Senate Banking Committee
Credit
Associated Press
Home Care AssociationConference in Cooperstown
The Home Care Association of New York State hosts a Financial and Sormer Management Conference from August 24 to August 26 at the Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown. Members pay 280 dollars, nonmembers 400 dollars, plus hotel, with a reservation deadline August 2 and a contact number (518) 426-8764.
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GM strike heads to arbitration over legality of walkouts
Problems grow as GM and the United Auto Workers prepare for arbitration on the legality of strikes at Saturn Tennessee and Romulus engine plants. The disputes stem from bonuses and the use of Japanese spark plugs, with production disruptions affecting 25 assembly plants and thousands of workers across North America.
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General Motors Corp
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Saturn
Tennessee
UAW
Romulus
Detroit
America
General Motors
Richard Shoemaker
Armerica
Paris
North America
International
Arouretor
Stickley Toy Collaboration Expands Doll Furniture Line
Skaneateles TC Timber Timber Habermaass teams with L. J. G. Stickley to produce doll furniture inspired by Mission oak designs. Central New York showroom sells doll wardrobes butterfly tables and spindle chairs with prices from 77 to 315. a doll bed price not set. Plans call for nationwide dealer distribution.
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TC Timber/Habermaass Corp
Stickley
Manlus
Skaneateles
Far East
Wisner
TC Timber
Fesa
Stickiey
Dell
Scott J. Wisner
T.C. Timber/Habermaass Corp
State energy plan trims pages and expands market role
The New York State Energy Plan, much shorter in draft at 208 pages, signals a shift toward free market reliance under Gov. George Pataki’s administration. NYSERDA president Valentino argued planning still helps coordinate state departments while avoiding deterministic controls. Three speakers at a Syracuse hearing joined 21 total comments stressing canal flood control and concerns about renewable energy price supports.
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George Pataki
William Valentina
New York
Valentino
Ito
Nyserda
William Jaynes
Baldwinsville
Cross Lake-Seneca River Association
Joseph Hipius
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Company Matters Across Syracuse Firms Announce New Appointments
UES) at Latorra, Paul and McCann Advertising announce Amber DuMont as associate public relations account executive and Rebecca Sexton as account coordinator. Oberdorfer Industries names NDT Level III quality systems engineer Lee White, process engineer, Raymond Cezar Gisu, development engineer, and Warren Wilson as maintenance manager. General Business Services approves George Powers enrollment as enrolled agent before the IRS. Community NetWorks hires Tracy Bond as account manager. Debra Joy Schwartz joins Auburn Memorial Hospital as nursing unit administrator. Syracuse Metal Center relocates to 6887 Moore Road offering metal products for shops, fabricators, welding and construction.
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Latorra
Paul and
McCann Advertising
Amber DuMont
Rebecca Sexton
DuMont
Sexton
Oberdorfer Industries
Oy Ae
Uoenreegretta Die Re Fug Peice
NDT
Ili
Lee White
Oberdorfer Indusiies
George Powers
General Business Services
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Tracy Bond
Clay
Bond
0.S.M.E. Communications
Debra Joy Schwartz
LA UaeeAeger
Auburn Memorial Hospital
Schwartz
Syracuse
Bell Atlantic urged to improve New York phone service
Public Service Commission action targets Bell Atlantic to cut New York trouble calls from 3 percent to 2 percent of lines by 2001, risking up to 75 million dollars in annual penalties if no progress is shown. Bell Atlantic counters that current rate is about 2.3 percent and emphasizes infrastructure investments.
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Bell Atlantic
Public Service Commission
Edward Collins
PSC
Cliff Lee
Lee
Nynex
Alseady
Cullins
Collins
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