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Banking and Finance

	New Internet-Security Standards for Financial Institutions by Neil J. Smith
	The Federal Financial Institutions examination Council (FFIEC) — a group of federal financial regulators empowered to issue uniform standards for most of the financial institutions in the United States — issued new guidelines to the nation’s federal credit unions, banks, and other financial institutions.

	Profit at Alliance unchanged in Q4, earnings rise in 2011 by Kevin Tampone
	Alliance Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ALNC) earned $2.8 million in the fourth quarter, unchanged from a year earlier. Earnings per share in the period totaled 60 cents, up from 59 cents in the fourth quarter of 2010. For the full year in 2011, Alliance earned $13.3 million, or $2.80 per share, up more than 14 percent from 2010.

	First Niagara profit rises 27 percent in fourth quarter by Kevin Tampone
	First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ: FNFG) earned $58.5 million in the fourth quarter, up more than 27 percent from a year earlier. Earnings per share in the period totaled 19 cents, up from 22 cents in the fourth quarter of 2010. For the full year in 2011, First Niagara earned $173.9 million, or 64 cents a share, compared with $140.4 million, or 70 cents a share, in 2010.

	Tompkins Financial plans Pa. acquisition by Kevin Tampone
	A Ithaca–based banking company is expanding into Pennsylvania with an acquisition. Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex: TMP) announced plans today to acquire VIST Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: VIST) of Wyomissing, Pa. in an all-stock deal worth about $86 million. Shareholders must still approve the acquisition, which is expected to close in the third quarter.

	Profit rises in Q4, 2011 at Tompkins Financial by Kevin Tampone
	Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex: TMP) earned $9.4 million, or 84 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, up 5.6 percent from a year earlier. For the full year in 2011, the Ithaca–based banking company earned $35.4 million, or $3.20 per share, up 4.7 percent from 2010.

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Business Of The Week

	Sprock keeps Rome Savings on track
	ROME - Rome Savings Bank gave Charles Sprock a summer job in 1960. In June, Sprock will celebrate his 49th year with the company - the last 29 of them as president and CEO. "The summer job grew into an i

ViewPoints

	Realizing the Value of a Successful Business
	More than 9,000 businesses were involved in a merger or acquisition in 2009, according to Mergerstat LLC. The vast majority of these transactions were less than $100 million. By 2012, nearly 62 million baby boomers should be heading for, or already in, retirement, potentially doubling the number of businesses that will have owners seeking an exit.

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From The Publisher

	StartFast is coming to town
	Remember the heady days before the dotcom tech bubble broke in 2000? Investors were throwing dollars at any high-tech startup that had a business plan.

ROMBEL ON BUSINESS blog

	United States must address global-competitiveness issues
	As we begin 2012, an election year, the United States faces many difficult economic and financial issues, even amid recent signs of improvement. The tough issues include national debt of $15.2 trillion and rising, 8.5 percent unemployment that would be even higher if the labor force was growing, flat wage growth, and rising levels of poverty.

VIEWPOINTS/OP-EDS

	Blogs, social media are the best marketing for a small business
	For a small business, marketing and advertising seek an answer to the question, “How will prospective customers find me?”

On The Move

	People on the Move - GB - 1/30/2012
	CONSTRUCTION Keystone Associates Architects, Engineers and Surveyors, LLC has announced that Garri R. Webb has joined the firm as senior construction manager.

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Top Ranks Lists

The 2012 Book of Lists electronic edition may be downloaded in Excel format. These 58 lists include key business information (when available) such as number of employees, revenue, products/services offered, and top executives for each company.

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