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M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) earned $233 million in the second quarter, down 28 percent from the same period in 2011. Last year’s second quarter
Tompkins Financial wraps up VIST deal
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex: TMP) closed its acquisition of VIST Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: VIST) of Wyomissing, Pa. on Wednesday. Tompkins, based in
Profit dips more than 6 percent at Chemung Financial
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. earned more than $2.4 million in the second quarter, down 6.7 percent from a year earlier. Earnings per share for
Syracuse student business incubator ranks highly on national list
SYRACUSE — The Tech Garden’s Student Sandbox ranked third on a list of top college business incubators in the country from BestCollegesOnline.com. The Rochester Institute
SUNY Oswego to offer small business training online
OSWEGO — The State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego Small Business Development Center will offer an online small business training course starting Aug. 13.
Exelis Rome location to perform work on new cyber contract
ROME — Defense contractor ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) won a contract from the U.S. Air Force to work on cyber technology for the military. The
Patent activity increases in Syracuse area
Patent applications and the number of patents issued in the Syracuse area rose in the second quarter to record high levels, according to an analysis
NORWICH — Net income dropped nearly 10 percent at NBT Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) in the second quarter as the company continued its growth strategy
High school students to receive business training
SYRACUSE — Some local high school students will spend this week in entrepreneurship training and mentoring with the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at
Regulator finds ‘unsafe’ practices at Beacon Federal
SYRACUSE — The federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) found unsafe banking practices related to asset quality and risk management at DeWitt–based