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Sparton acquires Hunter
Technology Corporation
Sparton Corporation announced that its wholly
owned subsidiary, Sparton Hunter Corporation,
completed a merger with Hunter Technology cor-
poration in a $55 million all-cash transaction. The
merger is subject to certain and conditional post-
closing adjustments.
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SmTa Capital Chapter
Welcomes New Officers
The SMTA Capital Chapter is pleased to announce
the officers for the 2015 term. brian a. costanzo
of DrS Signal Solutions (president); Karen Wal-
ters Ebner of raytheon Systems Company (Vice
president); Bert Horner of the Test Connection inc.
(Secretary); Fernando rueda of Kyzen Corporation
(Treasurer); Tom o'Connor of Dfr Solutions (Vp of
Membership); Jessica Kreis of ZESTron Americas
(Vp of Communications); and Martin Anselm of
rochester institute of Technology (Board liaison
for the SMTA Capital Chapter).
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LaCROIX Electronics
Joins LoRa alliance
lacroiX electronics is now a member of the lora
alliance in order to meet increasing customer de-
mands on wireless communication for long dis-
tance and low power consumption. for several
years, lacroiX electronics has developed signifi-
cant expertise in wireless and lora is now a com-
plementary technology to radio communication
industrialization services.
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yokogawa to Transfer
PCB Factory to OkI
oKi announced an agreement with yokogawa
electric corporation on the transfer of ome fac-
tory of yokogawa Manufacturing corporation, a
pcb manufacturing and assembly facility, to oKi
printed circuits, an oKi group company respon-
sible for oKi's printed circuit board business, effec-
tive april 1.
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