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Brown to retire from Racker at mid-year
ITHACA, N.Y. — Dan Brown will retire from the Ithaca–based nonprofit Racker on July 1, after 27 years of leadership including time as a board
People news: Hedge joins Tompkins Financial Advisors
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Advisors announced it has hired Ithaca native Matthew Hedge as assistant VP and wealth advisor. In this role, Hedge is
Two Tioga County contractors arrested for not carrying workers’-compensation insurance
APALACHIN, N.Y. — Two Tioga County contractors are under arrest and facing charges for allegedly not having workers’-compensation insurance at three construction projects in Apalachin.
People news: Riger hires Whitaker as production coordinator
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Riger Marketing Communications has hired Katlynn Whitaker as production coordinator. She is tasked with producing digital and traditional work and driving client
Ulrich joins NBT agricultural banking team
April Ulrich has joined NBT Bank’s agricultural banking team as VP and senior ag banking relationship manager at the bank’s Capital Regional Financial Center on
ABR Wholesalers expands operations in Syracuse area
SALINA , N.Y.— ABR Wholesalers, Inc. announced that it recently expanded operations at a new location at the Salina Industrial Powerpark. This new location — at 1 General Motors Drive, Unit 11 — provides easier contractor access, a larger warehouse, and new offices, the company said in a Jan. 25 news release. ABR noted that
Binghamton, Cornell aim to attract international businesses to Southern Tier
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University and Cornell University are working together to entice international companies to bring operations to the Southern Tier and upstate New York. With a federal grant of $1.6 million, Binghamton is partnering with Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business on the effort, Binghamton University said in a news release. The
Boost OC program awards $3.25M in gift cards for area businesses
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County recently wrapped up its Boost OC vaccination-incentive program, awarding $3.25 million to residents in the form of gift cards redeemable at a variety of area businesses. The program launched in September, using $2.5 million in federal American Rescue Act funding to issue $100 gift cards to county residents who received
Community Bank appoints Durkee as New England president
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently announced it has appointed Matthew K. Durkee as senior VP and New England president of Community Bank, N.A. He will be based at Community Bank’s New England headquarters, located in Williston, Vermont. The banking company’s overall headquarters is in DeWitt. Prior to joining Community Bank,
OCC to create Meg O’Connell Center for Social Justice
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) will soon be home to the Meg O’Connell Center for Social Justice and Community Impact. OCC will use a $1 million donation from Eric Allyn to create the new center. O’Connell — wife of Eric Allyn — is OCC’s former interim president and a former chair of the school’s
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