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NBT Bancorp boosts quarterly dividend by nearly 4 percent
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) recently announced that its board of directors has approved a cash dividend of 28 cents per share for the fourth quarter. The payment is unchanged from the last quarter but up by 3.7 percent from 27 cents a share in the fourth quarter of 2020. The Norwich–based […]
CCNY Tech leases more than 16,000 square feet of space in New Hartford
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — CCNY Tech recently leased 16,099 square feet of space for its headquarters at 145 New Hartford St. in New Hartford. Mike Conley, Jeff D’Amore & James Furney from Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company helped negotiate the lease and arrange the transaction. Conley represented the landlord, while D’Amore and James Furney represented
Golden Artist Colors becomes 100-percent employee-owned
COLUMBUS, N.Y. — Golden Artist Colors, Inc., a global manufacturer of professional artist paints, recently announced that it has become a 100-percent employee-owned company. This transaction, which went into effect on Oct. 1, concludes a plan put in place in 2002, when the company implemented an employee stock-ownership plan (ESOP) for staff. By May 2010,
SUNY Morrisville formally opens new $16 million ACET Center
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — SUNY Morrisville recently formally opened its new $16 million Agricultural and Clean Energy Technology (ACET) Center. The university held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the 30,000-square-foot applied-learning technology building on Oct. 21. This semester, students started taking classes at the ACET Center. The building will bolster the renewable energy, agricultural engineering,
Griffiss Institute adds AIS CEO to board of directors
ROME, N.Y. — The Griffiss Institute (GI) recently announced the appointment of Charles Green to its board of directors. Green is the co-founder, president, and CEO of Assured Information Security (AIS), a cyber and information security company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Rome. Green has more than 20 years of experience in offensive and
SUNY Morrisville adds Agricultural and Clean Energy Technology Center to campus
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Students are taking classes this semester in SUNY Morrisville’s new $16 million Agricultural and Clean Energy Technology (ACET) Center. The 30,000-square-foot building
Bassett Healthcare Network, MMRI plan to collaborate on health research and outcomes
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Cooperstown–based Bassett Healthcare Network and the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) of Utica plan a new collaborative initiative to “further the advancement
Oneida County hotel occupancy jumps 24 percent in September
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotels generated another rebound in guests in September compared to a year prior as the recovery from the pandemic’s punishing
Quantum-science laboratory opens at Innovare Advancement Center
ROME, N.Y. — Innovare Advancement Center (IAC) at the Griffiss Institute has formally opened a new quantum-science laboratory. The Colonel Timothy J. Lawrence Quantum Laboratory
Palmieri announces projects in second phase of Utica Prosperity Initiative
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri has unveiled Phase II of the city’s allocation of funding through the Utica Prosperity Initiative. The second phase
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