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People news: Fulton Savings Bank hires Roman as chief lending officer
FULTON, N.Y. — Fulton Savings Bank announced it has appointed Thomas W. Roman as senior VP and chief lending officer. He started in his new
Hamilton College fundraising campaign reaches $400 million goal
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College announced that it has reached its fundraising goal of $400 million for its “Because Hamilton” campaign, with several weeks remaining
Berkshire Bank’s holding company to pay dividend of 18 cents a share on June 1
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB) — parent company of Berkshire Bank, which has a major presence in the Mohawk Valley region — recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per common share. The dividend will be payable on June 1, to shareholders of record as
LGS SPOTLIGHT: April Brissette, Chief of Staff, BHG Financial
LGS Class of 2020 Hometown: Syracuse (graduate of Henninger High School) Home today: Tully (commutes daily to Syracuse for work) Pride & Vision What makes you proud to be a Syracusan? Many things: Our city is diverse. We have a strong sense of community. We have a great presence in the arts. We have great
Bassett Healthcare names new CFO and COO
Morgan has transitioned from his role as interim CFO since March to assume the position full time. Prior to joining Bassett, he served as interim
NYCUA selects preferred digital provider
The New York Credit Union Association (NYCUA) has selected Eltropy — a digital conversations platform for community financial institutions — as its preferred provider and sponsor. Milpitas, California–based Eltropy will be presenting at the NYCUA convention in June., the company said. “The ability to engage with members digitally as well as in-branch becomes increasingly important
New York closed home sales dive 28 percent in March
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 7,633 previously owned homes in March, a 28.4 percent decline from 10,664 homes sold in the year-earlier month. Pending sales also declined more than 11 percent, foreshadowing further drops in closed home sales in the next couple of months. That’s according to the March monthly housing report that
Talberg joins NYISO board of directors
RENSSELAER, N.Y. — The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), the nonprofit that operates New York state’s power grid, added Sally Talberg to its board of directors, effective April 18. She has more than 25 years of experience in the energy and environmental fields, with an emphasis on utility regulation and electricity markets, according to
People news: Barclay Damon adds attorney in Syracuse office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Barclay Damon announced that Christopher Babiarz has recently joined the law firm’s real estate and institutions & lending practice areas as an
People news: Visions Federal Credit Union hires new community development manager
ENDWELL, N.Y. — Visions Federal Credit Union announced it has hired Hanna Mitchell as community development manager. In this role, Mitchell leads the Visions Cares
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