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Genesis Group, NBT Bank partner on business-grant program
Awards range from $500 to $1,000. NBT Bank provided a $5,000 investment to fund the first round of grants. Townsquare Media, Hummel’s Office Plus, and

Five Star Bank parent names Harting to board of directors
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, recently announced the appointment of Bruce W. Harting as a new independent member of its board of directors. Harting’s appointment increases the size of the banking company’s board to 12 members, 11 of whom are independent. He is the sixth board member

People news: Gilroy joins Adirondack Bank as commercial banking VP
UTICA, N.Y. — Adirondack Bank announced it has appointed Ryan Gilroy as its new VP of commercial banking. Gilroy brings diverse experience in financial services,

People news: Blaney joins KeyBank as commercial analyst
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LaShay Blaney has recently joined KeyBank as a commercial analyst, the bank announced. Based in Syracuse, Blaney will assist KeyBank’s Central New

M&T Bank to pay quarterly dividend of $1.20 per share on Sept. 30
M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB) recently announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.20 a share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on Sept. 30 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Sept. 1. M&T Bank Corp. is a financial-holding company headquartered in Buffalo. Its

Five Star Bank parent company to pay Q3 dividend in early October
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 29 cents per common share outstanding. The banking company will pay the third-quarter dividend on Oct. 3, to shareholders of record on Sept. 16. It’s the same amount

Chemung Financial names Meade to board of directors
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) announced that its board of directors has elected Joseph F. Meade IV to a seat on the board. Meade will stand for shareholder election of a two-year term at the banking company’s annual meeting of shareholders in June 2023. All directors of Chemung Financial also serve on

Visions CEO Muse receives AACUC Lifetime Achievement Award
ENDWELL, N.Y. — The African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC) recently announced Ty Muse, Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU) president and CEO, as the 2022 honoree of its Pete Crear Lifetime Achievement Award. The Pete Crear Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes “a credit union professional or volunteer whose career best embodies the AACUC’s mission to increase the

People news: Generations Bank names Seneca County market manager
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Generations Bank announced it has promoted Jenny Humphreys to market manager of Seneca County. In this position, Humphreys will manage two

New York awarded $500 million in ARPA funding to support small businesses
The federal government has awarded New York State just over $500 million in funding to support small businesses through the State Small Business Credit Initiative
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