Banks & Credit Unions

ITHACA — Tompkins Trust Company and its parent company Tompkins Financial Corp. (ticker symbol: TMP) are busy with a couple major initiatives that could transform the Ithaca–based banking company’s business.   Tompkins Trust recently announced it is expanding its efforts in the Syracuse market and has hired Brian Bisaccio as a senior vice president and

ONEIDA — Oneida Savings Bank, a unit of Oneida Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ONFC), will eliminate 61 back-office positions from its offices in Rome and Oneida between July 17 and July 30.   The job cuts are a result of the impending acquisition of Oneida Financial by DeWitt–based Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU), parent of

SYRACUSE — Test labs are usually associated with companies that create food, pharmaceutical, and high-tech products. It’s time to add banks to the list.   NBT Bank has renovated a branch office on Marshall Street, adjacent to the Syracuse University campus and surrounded by a plethora of health-care providers. The 900-square-foot office serves as a

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:BHLB), parent of Berkshire Bank, recently announced it has started a new initiative to become a more environmentally sustainable company.    The program, called AMEB Green, is focused on boosting Berkshire’s social, environmental, and financial performance by engaging employees and customers in environmentally conscious behaviors, the banking company said in a