Community Bank appoints Breed as commercial-banking team leader
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced it has promoted Thomas Breed to VP, team leader of commercial banking. Read More
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NYCUA Recognition Awards honor Visions, Horizons, & SEFCU board chairman
ALBANY, N.Y. — Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU) and Horizons Federal Credit Union in Broome County and the chairman of the SEFCU board of directors were among those honored with NYCUA Recognition Awards. Read More
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CFCU Community Credit Union posthumously honors board member
ITHACA, N.Y — The CFCU Community Credit Union board of directors has voted to posthumously honor Joseph (Joe) During with the title of director emeritus. Read More
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KeyCorp net income jumps in Q2
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) reported that its net income in the second quarter jumped to $698 million, or 72 cents per share, from $159 million, or 16 cents, in the year-prior period, boosted primarily by strong growth in its fee-based businesses. Read More
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Five Star Bank names regional presidents
WARSAW, N.Y. — Five Star Bank, a unit of Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI) recently announced it has appointed regional bank presidents. The bank has named Craig Burton Finger Lakes/Souther Read More
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Summit FCU launches virtual branch
The Summit Federal Credit Union (SFCU) on July 6 opened a new virtual branch, which the organization says is available “everywhere.” Read More
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Sysco wins up to $8.7 million contract for food distribution to the military
VAN BUREN — Sysco Syracuse LLC, has recently been awarded a maximum $8.7 million contract from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency for full-line food distribution to the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. Read More
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New York oat production is forecast to rise 38 percent this year
New York farms are expected to produce 2.34 million bushels of oats this year, up 38 percent from nearly 1.7 million bushels in 2020, according to a July 1 forecast from the USDA National Agricultural Read More
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Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties appoints Warfel of MVHS to board of directors
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties recently announced that it has added Dr. Mark Warfel to its board of directors. Warfel serves as director of the St. Elizabeth F 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