People news: Tompkins Financial Advisors hires Bunner as trust officer
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Advisors announced that Michelle Bunner has joined the firm as trust officer. She is based in its Ithaca office at 119 E. Seneca St. Read More
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American Heart Association executive director in Utica to step down
UTICA, N.Y. — The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association announced that it will soon have a new executive director in Utica. Current executive director Jennifer Balog says she is stepping down to pursue continuing education. Balog’s resignation will take effect on Nov. 17. Read More
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Syracuse Chiefs, state comptroller announce procedures for escheated shareholders to get shares back
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Chiefs on Monday announced procedures for shareholders whose shares were deemed abandoned and escheated to have them reissued. Read More
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Syracuse Rescue Mission CEO Thornton to leave for nonprofit job in Washington, D.C.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Rescue Mission CEO Alan Thornton plans to resign from his position on Nov. 17. Thornton is leaving the organization to become president & CEO of Washington, D.C.–based St. John’s Community Services, the Rescue Mission said in a news release. Read More
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Sale of Syracuse Chiefs to New York Mets for $18M is now in shareholders’ hands
SYRACUSE — It’s now up to shareholders of the Syracuse Chiefs to decide whether they’ll approve the New York Mets’ purchase of the local baseball team for $18 million. After the payment of certain ob Read More
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Community Bank System Q3 profit rises nearly 30 percent
DeWITT — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) reported that its net income rose more than 29 percent to $35.2 million, or 68 cents a share, in the third quarter from $27.2 million, or 61 cents, in the year-ago period. Read More
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Boeheim discusses upcoming men’s basketball season during team’s media day
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim discussed several topics during the team’s media day held Friday, Oct. 20 inside the Carmelo K. Anthony Center on the university’s South campus. Read More
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Lyons National Bank readies new branch in Sennett
SENNETT — Construction continues on Lyons National Bank’s new branch office in the town of Sennett, which will be the community bank’s second location in the Auburn area. Read More
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Visions FCU introduces Medicare consulting service
ENDWELL — Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU) on Oct. 1 began offering access to a team of Medicare advisors as a benefit to its members in Onondaga, Broome, Tioga, Chemung, and Chenango counties. Read More
Opinion
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OPINION: Legislative Disabilities Awareness Day Promotes a More Inclusive New York As legislators, Legislative Disabilities Awareness Day gives us a chance to pause and take stock of the ways we can better support New Yorkers with different levels of ability. Read More
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OPINION: The Dialogue of Democracy Needs Tending There are so many things I worry about these days. Are we going to default on our debts? Can we adapt to the accumulating impact of climate change? How are we going to handle the dangers posed by China and Russia? Read More
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OPINION: The Biden Administration’s War on Fossil Fuel Tim Stewart, president of the U.S. Oil and Gas Association, says it wasn’t long ago that America had “global dominance” of the world’s energy economy. Read More
Business Mentors
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VIEWPOINT: We’re Preparing for the Next Chapter in our Economic Story The Greater Binghamton area is at an inflection point. Despite the national and global challenges of recent years, we have seen several important economic metrics moving in the right direction. Read More -
The solution for employee burnout? Proper team structure The past 10-15 years of business have been dominated by an obsession with efficiency: How can we accomplish more work with fewer employees to save money and maximize profitability? Read More
People on the Move
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SUNY selects new leaders for SUNY Broome, Jefferson Community College The SUNY board of trustees has selected new presidents for SUNY Broome Community College and Jefferson Community College. Read More -
People news: Welliver adds assistant project manager MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Construction-services provider Welliver announced it has hired Evan Jordan as assistant project manager. Read More -
Downtown Ithaca Alliance names its next CEO ITHACA, N.Y. — The Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) has announced its next CEO, who will begin her new duties in early July. Read More