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VNSNY Choice coming to CNY, Mohawk Valley counties
A New York City–based not-for-profit Home health-care organization has received state approval to expand its Medicaid managed long-term care plan to 24 counties outside of
Cornell to launch business minor
ITHACA — Growing interest in business education at Cornell University led the school to add another academic option for its students. Cornell will launch a
Community Bank earnings drop after branch deal
DeWITT — Third-quarter profit slipped 8 percent at DeWitt–based Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) to $18.4 million, or 46 cents a share. Acquisition costs
Earnings fall at Tompkins Financial on acquisition costs
ITHACA — Acquisition costs of $8.4 million pushed profit lower at Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex: TMP) in the third quarter. The Ithaca–based banking company
DeWITT — Profit at Anaren, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANEN) rose 16 percent during the company’s fiscal first quarter to $2.9 million. Earnings per share for the
Third-quarter earnings slip at NBT as merger costs rise
NORWICH — NBT Bancorp, Inc., (NASDAQ: NBTB), which recently announced plans to merge with Alliance Financial Corp., saw its earnings drop in the third quarter,
CNY loses industrial jobs in face of Upstate gains
Central New York couldn’t keep pace as industrial employment grew in the Upstate region over the last year, according to a manufacturing publication. The 2013
Berkshire Hills expands CNY presence
DeWITT — Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHLB) has completed its acquisition of DeWitt–based Beacon Federal Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFED). Beacon Federal has about $1 billion
Local unemployment rates drop slightly from August
Local unemployment rates in September were down — but not by much — from August’s rates, according to the state Department of Labor. In the
CCC plans SUNY-wide business competition
AUBURN — Cayuga Community College (CCC) won a $5,000 grant to launch a business competition and a mentoring program for students at the state’s community
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