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Tompkins Financial to pay Q1 dividend on Feb. 21
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) recently announced that its board of directors has approved payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of
Ithaca Area Economic Development seats new board members, elects officers
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) announced it appointed its 2025 board of directors at the first quarterly meeting of the year in
Launch NY to use $5 million in ESD funding to help Upstate startups
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo–based Launch NY has secured $5 million in funding from Empire State Development (ESD) through its NY Ventures Community and Regional Partner
McFarland Johnson names new CEO of engineering
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McFarland Johnson, Inc. — an employee-owned planning, technology, design, and construction-services firm — says it has appointed Thomas Kendrick as its new CEO of engineering, effective Feb. 1. “With his exceptional skills and vast experience, Tom is poised to lead our engineering operations and drive the growth and innovation of our technical
Crews raise the final beam in first phase of expansion project at Point Place Casino in Bridgeport
SULLIVAN, N.Y. — Construction crews on Tuesday, Feb. 4 raised the final beam into place on the first phase of the $50 million expansion of
Ithaca College plans new $4 million track and field facility
ITHACA, N.Y. — With help from alumni, Ithaca College plans to build a new outdoor track and field facility for use by intercollegiate athletic teams as well as the wider campus and surrounding community, the college said. The project — with a total cost of $4 million — will include an eight-lane, 400-meter running track
TSA reminds New Yorkers they’ll need a REAL ID license to board a plane starting in May
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York state residents who want to board an airplane for a domestic flight will soon need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license,
Syracuse Mets to continue nonprofit We Care Wednesdays during 2025 season
SYRACUSE, N.Y.— The Syracuse Mets minor-league baseball team say the nonprofit We Care Wednesdays will return for the upcoming 2025 season. We Care Wednesdays allow
NYS Blues Festival announces headlining act this June
GEDDES, N.Y. — The Warren Haynes Band will headline this year’s New York State Blues Festival, which is set for Chevy Court at the New
NBT Bank names president of CNY and Pennsylvania
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NBT Bank has promoted David Kavney to president of Central New York and Pennsylvania, a new role he will fill in addition to his responsibilities as regional president of Central New York and the Mohawk Valley. Kavney’s expanded responsibilities include supporting NBT’s commercial banking leaders and teams in Central New York, the
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