Local Medtech company, Welch Allyn, to get $13M from state, local governments to add 100 jobs

Welch Allyn President Alton Shader shows New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo a display of the company’s medical device products at the company’s headquarters in Skaneateles on Wednesday, Sept. 28. from Syracuse.com

Skaneateles, N.Y. — Welch Allyn will invest $4.2 million and create 100 jobs in Skaneateles in exchange for up to $13.5 million in state and local incentives.

The 101-year-old medical device maker pledged Wednesday to retain the 900 existing jobs at its factory and headquarters in Skaneateles, 30 miles southwest of Syracuse, and create 100 new jobs over the next two years in exchange for the incentive package.