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KeyCorp expands real-estate unit with more than 50 First Niagara hires
KeyBank Real Estate Capital, the commercial real-estate business unit of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), announced Thursday that it has hired more than 50 new bankers, portfolio
Elmira Savings Bank to pay quarterly cash dividend of 23 cents
ELMIRA, N.Y. — The board of directors of Elmira Savings Bank (NASDAQ: ESBK) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 23 cents per share of
Max Cohen has a nose for promotion
OLD FORGE — Max Cohen has a nose for business. He also has a nose for how to draw a crowd. To help drive attendance at the Old Forge Home Show held July 30-31, Cohen convinced KCBS to certify his Great Adirondack BBQ Festival, held on the grounds adjacent to the Home Show. The barbeque
Upstate’s Laraque-Arena to succeed SU’s Syverud as CNY REDC co-chair
SYRACUSE — Just over six months since beginning her new role as president of SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, Dr. Danielle Laraque-Arena has an additional responsibility. She is succeeding Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud as co-chair of the Central New York regional economic-development council (REDC). Laraque-Arena will serve alongside Robert (Rob) Simpson, president and
Visions Federal Credit Union to open two more Syracuse branches
ENDWELL — “Syracuse has been a great market for us,” stresses Tyrone Muse, the president and CEO of Visions Federal Credit Union. “We’ve had an office at 500 Erie Blvd. West for a decade, and the volume has grown every year. The community is very supportive of credit unions, and we’ve … [garnered] name recognition
What does Brexit mean for U.S. Companies
In late June, voters in the United Kingdom (U.K.) shocked the world in voting 52 percent to 48 percent to leave the European Union (EU) in a referendum where more than 33 million people cast ballots. In the aftermath of the vote, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, the Conservative Party leader who actively campaigned for
Is your finance department in transition, or soon to be? What is your best course of action? Whether you are experiencing immediate or impending change or giving consideration to succession, advance thought and strategy will provide a stronger basis for good decision-making. The need to fill a position may be due to release of an
Tompkins Financial Corp. has named BRIAN A. HOWARD president of Tompkins Financial Advisors, the wealth management division of the company. In addition, he will serve as a member of the leadership team of Tompkins Financial. He joined the company on July 25. Howard has more than 30 years of leadership experience with nationally recognized financial-services
Preferred Mutual Insurance Company
CYNTHIA HOPECK has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Company as a consumer insights analyst. She brings more than 20 years of experience to Preferred, most recently working as a market research specialist at BlueCross BlueShield of Northeastern New York. Hopeck earned a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Albany. NINA SCHAEFERhas joined the company as an auto physical
Bousquet Holstein PLLC announced that ANNA V. PUTINTSEVA has recently become of counsel to the firm. She will focus her practice on business transactions, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and immigration law. Putintseva received her master’s degree in law from the University of Washington School of Law and an international law and international relations’ degree from
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