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Kublin to retire as CEO of BPAS; Neveu and Hulse to succeed
UTICA, N.Y. — BPAS — a provider of retirement plans, benefit plans, fund administration, and collective investment trusts — will have new leadership in 2021.
Launch NY announces two new board members
Baker is the national policy director for Just Equations. She is nationally recognized for her role as an education leader and advocate, Launch NY said.
Microdrones adds United Kingdom firm as distributor
Microdrones announced it has added Drone Pilot Academy of the United Kingdom as a distributor of drone-surveying equipment throughout the UK and Ireland. Microdrones is
Oneida Nation upgrades air-filtration systems at SavOn, Maple Leaf Market stores
VERONA, N.Y. — Oneida Nation Enterprises says it has upgraded the air-filtration systems at all of its 16 SavOn and Maple Leaf Market stores in
Oneida County reports one new COVID-19 death, slight rise in hospitalizations
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Tuesday reported one new COVID-19-related death, bringing its total to 149. County officials also said 76 people are hospitalized
Cayuga Health, Tompkins County open additional COVID-19 testing site in downtown Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Health and Tompkins County have opened an additional COVID-19 testing location in downtown Ithaca at 412 North Tioga St. The new
Oneida County COVID-19 hospitalizations jump in last week
UTICA, N.Y. — The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Oneida County hospitals has increased nearly 80 percent in the last week as the
Chemung Financial to pay quarterly dividend of 26 cents in early January
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 26 cents a share for the fourth quarter. The dividend is payable on Jan. 4, to common stock shareholders of record as of the close of business on Dec. 21 At the banking company’s
Five Star Bank parent announces stock-buyback program
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, recently announced that its board of directors has approved a stock-repurchase program for up to nearly 802,000 shares of its common stock, or about 5 percent of the company’s outstanding common shares. The buyback program permits shares to be repurchased in open-market
North Country Library System to use grant funding for technology upgrade
WATERTOWN — The North Country Library System will use a grant of more than $17,700 to upgrade information-technology (IT) support for its 65 member libraries. The upgrade means the system will be “saving money and improving service to patrons,” the Northern New York Community Foundation said in announcing the grant funding. The foundation’s board of
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