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Leadership Greater Syracuse announces new board members, officers
DeWITT — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit that offers a yearlong civic-leadership training program, recently announced two new members of its board of directors.
Five Star Bank parent increases quarterly dividend by 4 percent
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, recently announced it is boosting its quarterly dividend by 4 percent. The
New York egg production rises almost 3 percent
New York farms produced 147.5 million eggs in January, up 2.9 percent from 143.3 million eggs in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics
Syracuse one-bedroom apartment rent prices rise 5 percent in February compared to prior month
The median rental price for most apartments in the Syracuse metro area rose 5 percent in February compared to January, but the price is down
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Syracuse basketball’s Hughes named first-team all-ACC
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball forward Elijah Hughes, who led the ACC in scoring this season, has been named first-team all-conference, the ACC announced Monday

Community Bank System to pay Q1 dividend of 41 cents in April
DeWITT— Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 41 cents per share on its common stock.
Broome County hotel occupancy rate edges up in January
BINGHAMTON — Hotels in Broome County welcomed ever so slightly more guests in January than in the year-ago month, according to a recent report. The

3 CNY businesses receive NYS service-disabled veteran-owned business certification
New York Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner RoAnn Destito recently announced that three Central New York businesses have each been certified as a service-disabled

New York Air Brake appoints Dalpe sales & marketing VP
WATERTOWN — New York Air Brake, LLC (NYAB) announced it has recently named Greg Dalpe senior VP of sales and marketing. Dalpe succeeds Jason Connell,