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Community Bank to expand retirement-plan administration business with $140M acquisition
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) on Dec. 5 announced it will acquire Northeast Retirement Services, Inc. (NRS) — a privately held,

Electronics recycling firm Sunnking moves into new HQ facility
BROCKPORT — Sunnking, Inc., an electronics recycling firm, recently completed its move into a new, 204,000-square foot office and processing facility in its home of

Community Bank to acquire Northeast Retirement Services for $140 million
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) today it announced it will acquire Northeast Retirement Services, Inc. (NRS) — a privately held, Woburn,

Syracuse falls out of college basketball polls
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team has dropped out of the latest top 25 college basketball polls following its road loss to

Cornell extends contract of athletics director through 2022
ITHACA, N.Y. — J. Andrew (Andy) Noel, Cornell University’s director of athletics and physical education, will lead the Big Red sports program for at least

Syracuse drops in latest college basketball polls
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team has dropped several spots in the latest college basketball polls following its first loss of the

Community Bank System declares quarterly dividend of 32 cents
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced that it has declared a quarterly dividend of 32 cents per share on its common

St. Bonaventure hires Le Moyne’s DePerro as its new president
OLEAN, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure University announced Friday that it has selected Dennis DePerro, dean of the Purcell School of Professional Studies at Le Moyne

Manpower Group moves Syracuse office to Harrison Street
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Manpower Group — a global staffing, outsourcing, and human-resources consulting firm — recently leased 1,150 square of space at 250 Harrison St.

Cathy’s Cookie Kitchen to open Armory Square store
SYRACUSE — Cathy’s Cookie Kitchen — a three-year-old, local, homemade baked-cookie business — will soon open its first-ever store in Syracuse’s Armory Square. Cathy Pemberton,