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First Niagara CFO: No current plans to consolidate more branches
Following first-quarter earnings that were reduced by charges related to recent branch closures, First Niagara Financial Group’s chief financial officer, tells The Business Journal News
Tompkins Financial profit rises 9 percent in first quarter
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (ticker symbol: TMP) reported that its net income rose more than 9 percent to $12.6 million in the first quarter
NY Estate Tax Update Creates Estate Planning Challenges
Legislation that went into effect on April 1 makes broad changes to New York’s estate and gift tax laws, as well as certain trust-income tax
We fought the war on poverty, and poverty won — Peter Ferrara It’s now 50 years since President Lyndon Johnson proposed his war on poverty.
Amid high auto-insurance rates in NY, higher fraud penalties could help
New York state (NYS) has the unfortunate distinction of being a high cost-of-living state, and when it comes to auto insurance, New York lives up
ICS Solutions Group has hired a new chief operations officer, Robert LaFave. He comes with more than 12 years of customer service and sales experience
Hezel Associates, LLC, has hired Christina Robles as a research assistant. Robles is involved in nearly every aspect of the project-management process. She has substantial
Michele Reid has joined the staff of Gateway Properties of Upstate New York, Inc. as a real-estate agent. She also has a background in finance. Gateway
Terry Zarnowski has joined Unimar, Inc. as director of marketing and business development. He is an RIT graduate, electrical engineer, holds a number of patents,
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