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Tompkins Financial announces new stock buyback program, quarterly dividend payment
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) announced last Friday that its board of directors has authorized a new stock-repurchase program of up to
Syracuse basketball game against Georgetown set for Dec. 8
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball on Tuesday announced it will next face its former Big East rival, the Georgetown Hoyas on Saturday, Dec. 8, in
Tompkins Financial settles into new downtown Ithaca headquarters
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Trust Company, part of Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP), opened its new branch office at its new corporate headquarters in downtown
Tompkins Financial profit jumps 30 percent in Q1
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) reported that its net income soared 30 percent in the first quarter to a record $20.4 million from

Pathfinder supports Onondaga County growth with Clay branch
CLAY — Oswego–based Pathfinder Bancorp (NASDAQ: PBHC), parent of Pathfinder Bank, has been generating much of its recent growth in Onondaga County and is continuing

Community Bank System’s first-quarter profit jumps
DeWITT — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) reported record first-quarter net income of $40.1 million, up 53 percent from $26.3 million in the year-ago

Syracuse basketball’s Tyus Battle enters name in NBA draft
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Tyus Battle, the 6’6 sophomore guard who led Syracuse basketball in scoring this past season, has decided to enter his name in

Staging the 2019 Senior PGA Championship near Rochester is a nearly two-year effort
In late May of next year, the world’s best professional golfers who are age 50 and over will gather near Rochester for the 2019 KitchenAid
Cathedral Gardens Apartments in Utica sold for $675K
UTICA — The Cathedral Gardens Apartments complex, at 1506 Whitesboro St. in Utica, was recently sold for $675,000. Utica Holdings, LLC sold the 88-unit, 100,000-square-foot
ACC to keep football championship game in Charlotte through 2030
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) announced it has reached a 10-year agreement with the Charlotte Sports Foundation to keep the Dr Pepper