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Alliance Financial declares quarterly dividend of 31 cents a share
SYRACUSE — Alliance Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ALNC), the holding company for Alliance Bank, N.A., has declared a quarterly dividend of 31 cents per common share. The dividend is payable
April jobs report reinforces lackluster job market
Last Friday’s (May 4) monthly nonfarm payrolls report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), despite showing continued job growth and a slight dip
Downshift in economy gathers speed
The signs are starting to appear everywhere: the U.S. economy is slowing again. This morning, the U.S. Commerce Department reported that real gross domestic product
Financial Quarterly Investment Panel – 2/10/12
Editor’s note: The Investment Panel feature appears regularly in our Financial Quarterly publication, spotlighting area investment professionals and their views on the markets and investments.
Make-A-Wish of CNY reaches 1,300 wishes
EAST SYRACUSE — The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central New York celebrated a landmark year in 2011 with its 1,300th wish since its inception in 1985.
Community Bank Q4 profit rises nearly 20 percent
DeWITT — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) reported that its fourth-quarter net income rose 19.5 percent to a record $19 million as it benefitted
Former employees of Fulton’s Birds Eye plant can apply for federal aid
FULTON — Almost 300 workers who lost their jobs when the Birds Eye plant in Fulton shuttered Dec. 16 will be able to apply for