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People news: Citizens Bank adds Bliek to Rochester corporate banking team
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Citizens Bank announced it has hired Bill Bliek to expand its corporate banking team in Rochester and Western New York. Bliek has
Five Star Bank parent company appoints Corning’s Burlew to board
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, announced that it has increased the size of its board of
State plans North Country Welcome Center in Jefferson County
The state says construction crews will be building a North Country Welcome Center near the Thousand Islands Bridge in Collins Landing in Jefferson County. The
Corning to manufacture new product line in Southern Tier, create 185 jobs by 2020
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) will manufacture its new pharmaceutical-packaging line, Corning valor glass, in the Southern Tier. The $95.5 million project will create 185 jobs
Quebec company formally opens expanded Plattsburgh assembly plant, plans to add 84 new jobs
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the grand opening of B3CG Interconnect’s new assembly plant in Plattsburgh in Clinton County. The Quebec–based company
People news: Mirabito Energy Products names Fuller VP of transportation
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Mirabito Energy Products announced it has appointed Gene Fuller as VP of transportation. Fuller joined Mirabito in 1983 and has held positions
AAA: Year-end pump prices to be most expensive since 2014
Drivers won’t find “significant” holiday savings at the gas pump this December. Even though the AAA expects gas prices to decline between now and the
New York home sales rise 4 percent in October, CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold nearly 12,200 previously-owned homes in October, up 3.7 percent from more than 11,700 in October 2016. The October
KeyCorp boosts quarterly dividend by 11 percent
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) — parent of KeyBank, the No. 2 bank ranked by deposit market share in the 16-county Central New York area — recently
State report shows mixed picture for CNY region unemployment rates in October
The unemployment rate in the Syracuse metro area remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in October, compared to a year ago. The jobless rate in the
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