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Former banker paints new career path with CertaPro franchise
CICERO — Daniel Murphy brushed off a layoff notice from a bank late last year and is starting his own painting franchise. He became a franchisee of CertaPro Painters Ltd., a professional painting contracting firm, in June and opened for business July 23. His franchise, which serves the greater–Syracuse area, will handle residential and commercial […]
NORWICH — Net income dropped nearly 10 percent at NBT Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) in the second quarter as the company continued its growth strategy
New York licenses first mutual bond insurer for U.S. municipal market
The New York State Department of Financial Services has licensed the first mutual bond insurer to operate in the municipal market in the United States,
Income falls at Tompkins Financial on merger costs
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex: TMP) earned $8.8 million in the second quarter, down 6.1 percent from a year earlier. Earnings per share
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
Profit slips 16 percent at Alliance Financial in Q2
SYRACUSE — Ongoing low interest rates pushed profit lower at Alliance Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ALNC) in the second quarter, despite growth in the banking company’s loan portfolio. Syracuse–based Alliance Financial, the holding company for Alliance Bank, earned $2.9 million, or 61 cents a share, in the quarter, down 16 percent from $3.5 million, or 73 cents,
Income increases at Elmira Savings
ELMIRA — Net income rose 4 percent in the second quarter at Elmira Savings Bank, (NASDAQ: ESBK) to $1.36 million, or 42 cents per share.
Profit falls in second quarter at KeyCorp
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) generated net income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders of $221 million in the second quarter, down from $243 million a
Shareholders OK Tompkins-VIST deal
ITHACA — Shareholders this week approved the planned acquisition of VIST Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: VIST) of Wyomissing, Pa. by Ithaca–based Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex:
M&T adds to CNY advisory council
M&T Bank appointed two new members to its Directors Advisory Council for the Central New York region. Mara Charlamb, vice president and owner of United
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