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Five Star Bank parent company to pay Q2 dividend in early July
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate skyrockets in April
WATERTOWN — Hotels in Jefferson County posted another huge increase in guests in April compared to a year ago, as the hospitality industry recovers from
Flood-mitigation project on Sauquoit Creek in Mohawk Valley set to begin
WHITESTOWN, N.Y. — New York State and the Town of Whitestown will start construction this month on a $3.9 million flood-mitigation project to bolster resilience
New York’s COVID hospitalizations fall to lowest level since last October
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Friday reported that the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 fell by 54 in the latest day to
CenterState CEO, others to help small businesses apply for state pandemic-recovery grant program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Local leaders on Thursday joined CenterState CEO to highlight the impact the state’s COVID-19 Pandemic Small Businesses Recovery Grant program will have
Nine students participating in MMRI summer fellowship program
UTICA, N.Y. — Nine students from New York colleges and universities are working with the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) in Utica in its summer
People news: Tompkins Financial promotes Tomazin to treasurer
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corporation announced it has promoted Matt Tomazin to treasurer and senior VP. He will report to Frank Fetsko, chief operating
Six Lewis County small businesses awarded $170K in grant funding for equipment and projects
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Six small businesses in Lewis County are using a total of $170,000 in grant funding to pay for equipment and projects. They
People news: CenterState CEO announces new digital-communications manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Wednesday announced it has hired Justin Miller as its digital-communications manager. Miller most recently served as executive producer and
Schumer pitches Micron president on locating a future plant in Upstate
Micron Technology is thinking about locations for a future plant and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) hopes the firm will choose upstate New
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