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Forsythe retires as chairman of NBT Bank, parent company boards
NORWICH, N.Y. — The former CEO of NBT Bancorp is retiring as chairman of the NBT Bank and NBT Bancorp boards of directors. Daryl Forsythe’s
Student teams from area schools win prize money in New York Business Plan Competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Student-led teams from area colleges and universities won prize money during the New York Business Plan Competition. SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly)
People news: Kelberman Center hires Welchons as senior psychologist
UTICA, N.Y. — The Kelberman Center, an affiliate of Upstate Cerebral Palsy, announced it has hired Leah Welchons as senior psychologist. Dr. Welchons joins the
Upstate Shredding to acquire Empire Recycling’s Watertown location
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Upstate Shredding, LLC and sister company Weitsman Recycling is expanding into the Watertown market with the purchase of Empire Recycling Corp.’s scrapyard
Two North Country resorts awarded loans for capital projects
Two Northern New York resorts will use loans totaling $600,000 to help pay for improvement projects. The board of the North Country Economic Development Fund
Owner of Binghamton area taxi-cab company accused of defrauding Medicaid
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The owner and operator of Broome Taxi is facing charges for operating the company without the “necessary” licensing while generating income from
Cornell University forms presidential search committee
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University has formed a search committee for the school’s 14th president following the death of school president Elizabeth Garrett. Jan Rock
Excellus asks customers to come forward to claim $2.36 million in uncashed checks
DeWITT, N.Y. — Thousands of New Yorkers have yet to cash more than $2.36 million in checks that Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and its parent company
Tompkins Financial declares quarterly dividend of 44 cents a share
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) recently announced that its board of directors has approved payment of a quarterly cash dividend of 44
Three First Niagara directors to join KeyCorp board; acquisition expected to close in Q3
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) on Friday announced that three members of the First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ: FNFG) board will join its board of directors once
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