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Community Bank System to pay Q4 dividend of 42 cents in January
DeWITT— Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 42 cents per share on its common stock.

New York soybean production jumped almost 40 percent this year, according to USDA forecast
New York farms are estimated to have produced 15 million bushels of soybeans in 2020, up 39 percent from 10.8 million bushels in 2019, according

NFIB survey finds small manufacturers recovering from COVID-19 impact
Small manufacturers are gradually getting more optimistic as they recover from COVID-19-related business disruptions. That’s just one of the findings in the NFIB Research Center’s

Lockheed’s Salina plant awarded nearly $23M contract modification
SALINA — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Salina plant has been awarded a $22.8 million modification to a previously awarded ordering agreement from the U.S. Navy. The
New York milk production edged up 1 percent in October
New York dairy farms produced 1.27 billion pounds of milk in October, up 1 percent from 1.26 billion pounds in the year-ago month, the USDA’s
Onondaga County hotel occupancy falls nearly 35 percent in October compared to a year prior
SYRACUSE — Just over four out of 10 hotel rooms in Onondaga County, on average, were occupied by guests in October, as the pandemic continued

Grossman St. Amour CPAs, PLLC recently added three new accountants. KATELYN E. COOK is a staff accountant in the firm’s tax services group. She practices

HOLT Architects recently named RICHARD J. WAGNER principal associate. He is a visionary team leader who has been a critical member of the HOLT team