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Schumer: USDOT awards funding for improvements at Massena, Potsdam airports
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded funding to airports in Massena and Potsdam for facility upgrades. The DOT awarded Massena International-Richards Field more
Northeast Classic Car Museum renames events center after NBT Bank’s $25K donation
NORWICH — The Northeast Classic Car Museum in Norwich on Friday announced NBT Bank donated $25,000 to handle the cost of some interior improvements at
Pioneer Companies names Roney new CFO
SYRACUSE — Pioneer Companies announced that Mark W. Roney has joined the Syracuse–based commercial real-estate development, construction, and management firm as chief financial officer. He will
AmeriCU announces details of Salute to the Troops concert at Fort Drum
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union today announced details about the upcoming Salute to the Troops tribute concert on June 25 at Fort Drum.
Chemung Financial shareholders re-elect board directors
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG), the holding company of Chemung Canal Trust Co. and CFS Group, Inc., announced that its shareholders have re-elected
Siena survey: New York real-estate sentiment ‘strong’
New York state consumers’ assessment of the real-estate market remains “strong” and they expect further growth in property values. That’s according to Donald Levy, director of the Siena (College) Research Institute (SRI), which released its latest survey report of consumer real-estate sentiment in the Empire State on April 17. “Looking back over the last year,
Chase creates new upstate market, names market leader
SYRACUSE — JPMorgan Chase Bank recently reunited upstate communities into its new upstate New York market and tapped William Dehmer to lead the new market. The commercial banking middle market region combines seven markets — Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Elmira, Western New England, and Northern Pennsylvania. The move makes sense for a number of reasons,
Chase business leaders survey shows optimistic outlook
The 2014 Chase Business Leaders Outlook shows increased optimism from U.S. and New York business leaders, which should translate into an equally optimistic outlook for the banking industry, the banking company says. Chase surveyed 3,500 business leaders and found that 73 percent of middle market companies (those with annual revenue between $20 million and $500
When Erna talks, people listen
“When E. F. Hutton talks, people listen.” — 1980’s advertisement tag line. ONEONTA — News flash from the Spectrem Group, an Illinois–based investor research and consulting firm: Total millionaire households in the U.S. jumped during 2013 to more than 9.6 million. That’s an increase of more than 600,000, or nearly 7 percent, over the previous
Editor’s note: The Investment Q&A feature appears regularly in the Banking & Wealth Management special reports of The Central New York Business Journal, spotlighting area investment professionals and their views on the financial markets and investments. In this issue, Alan Leist provides his outlook. Alan R. Leist III, CFA, chief investment officer at Strategic Financial
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