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Dereszynski returns to lead Brown & Brown Empire State
SYRACUSE — Brown & Brown Empire State reintroduced Nick Dereszynski as its president this morning, marking his return after a year in Seattle. Dereszynski, who
Federal grants to fund Syracuse, Ithaca airport improvements
The U.S. Department of Transportation is making grants to Syracuse Hancock International Airport and Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to combat winter weather. The Syracuse airport
Health foundation gives grants to CNY, Southern Tier, Mohawk Valley in 2012
Five organizations in Central New York, the Southern Tier, and the Mohawk Valley took home grants from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New
Comptroller: Income tax collections trailed off in May and June
Lower than projected income tax collections in May and June caused New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to voice concern about the economy and state
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
Texas company to acquire five Upstate television stations
Irving, Texas–based Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) plans to acquire television stations serving the Syracuse, Binghamton, Elmira, and Watertown markets as part of a
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
Tops to acquire 21 stores from GU Markets
Tops Friendly Markets has agreed to acquire 21 supermarkets in upstate New York and Vermont in a transaction expected to close by fall of this
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:
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