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KeyCorp to pay Q1 dividend in mid-March
Will hold annual meeting on May 9 KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) — parent company of KeyBank, the No. 2 bank ranked by deposit market share in the 16-county Central New York region — has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20.5 cents per share of its common stock for the first quarter of the year. The […]
Pathfinder Bank names AVP, senior branch manager
OSWEGO — Pathfinder Bank recently announced it has appointed Colleen McCraith as assistant VP, senior branch manager of its Oswego offices. In this role, McCraith is responsible for managing and maintaining the day-to-day operations of Pathfinder Bank’s three Oswego branches, while developing retail and commercial business and building relationships with the local community. “With her
CenterState CEO to use $500K KeyBank donation to help BIPOC, women and veteran-owned firms
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO will use a $500,000 donation from KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) to expand business coaching and technical assistance programs for Black, Indigenous and other People of Color (BIPOC), women- and veteran-owned firms in Central New York. The grant is part of KeyBank’s commitment to invest $40 billion in the communities it serves
AmeriCU expands chief leadership team
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union announced it has expanded its chief leadership team, promoting two internal candidates to new roles and adding a new chief marketing officer. Jason Lewin was promoted to chief information officer, bringing more than 18 years of experience to the role. He joined AmeriCU in 2015 as a systems admin
Solvay Bank sets sights on growth in the Mohawk Valley
SOLVAY — After more than 106 years of serving Central New York, Onondaga County–based Solvay Bank is pushing its reach further with its sights set on the Mohawk Valley. In late December, the banking company announced its commercial expansion into the Mohawk Valley and the hiring of Matt Nicholl as VP, commercial-loan officer, to serve
Student-run bank deepens Tioga State Bank’s community connections
SPENCER — Tioga State Bank’s (TSB) new student-run branch at Spencer-Van Etten High School in northwestern Tioga County does more than provide a convenient place for students, faculty, and staff to bank. It deepens the bank’s connection with the community it has served for 160 years and provides an opportunity for TSB to offer even
Visions FCU’s financial-readiness center opens at Syracuse University
Aims to help veteran, military-connected community SYRACUSE — Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU) says its financial-readiness center at Syracuse University’s National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC) seeks to provide “support and guidance” for the university’s veteran and military-connected community. The resource for student veterans and military families is made possible by the collaboration between
Generations Bank, FHLBNY grants help five area nonprofits
SENECA FALLS — Five nonprofit organizations in Union Springs are using grant funding from Seneca Falls–based Generations Bank. The bank announced it secured $50,000 in grant money from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY). The five grant recipients are the Springport Free Library, Frontenac Historical Society, Western Cayuga County Food Pantry, Union
Watt reflects on time at NBT as he prepares for retirement
NORWICH — While the Jan. 22 announcement that NBT Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) President/CEO John H. Watt, Jr. will retire this coming May might have caught some by surprise, it’s a decision Watt says he reached last year. What spurred the decision? “The bench!” he tells The Central New York Business Journal. “The strength of
Pathfinder Bancorp pays dividend of 9 cents a share in Q4
OSWEGO — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), the bank holding company of Pathfinder Bank, recently paid a quarterly cash dividend of 9 cents per share on its common stock. The fourth quarter 2023 dividend was paid on Feb. 2 to all shareholders of record on Jan. 12, according to an announcement from James A. Dowd,
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