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Connecticut bank shareholders approve merger with NBT Bank
NORWICH, N.Y. — The shareholders of a Connecticut banking company have voted to approve a proposed merger with NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB), the parent
CenterState CEO launches Syracuse Surge Accelerator program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Monday introduced the Syracuse Surge Accelerator, a program that it says seeks to “address the lack of diversity in
Natur-Tyme to close after 40 years in business
DeWITT, N.Y. — Natur-Tyme, a business that says it’s been serving the health and wellness needs of the Central New York community for 40 years,
RMS promotes Fiorenza to director of research analytics
BALDWINSVILLE — Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) announced that it has promoted Patrick Fiorenza to director of research analytics. Since joining RMS in early
WISE Women’s Business Center to use $100K SU grant to help women entrepreneurs
SYRACUSE — The WISE Women’s Business Center (WBC) will use a $100,000 special-impact grant from Syracuse University to help area women entrepreneurs. The funding will
All CNY regions post modest job gains in the last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions all gained jobs between February 2022 and this past February. The Central New York subregions
Cryomech moves forward under Bluefors ownership with local jobs to fill
DeWITT, N.Y. — As Cryomech begins operations under a new owner, the local firm’s president tells CNYBJ it has job openings to fill and they’re
Two employees take over leadership of Thew Associates Land Surveyors
SALINA, N.Y. — A pair of long-time employees of Thew Associates Land Surveyors, a Salina–based land-surveying firm, are now leading the business. Michael Merithew and
New director of Blackstone LaunchPad program starts work
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It was about a month ago when Traci Geisler became director of Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad program, succeeding Linda Dickerson Hartsock
Succession planning leads to smoother ownership transitions
“Any business who looks out and says in 5 to 10 years, I don’t want to do this anymore,” should start succession planning now, says
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