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Binghamton Zoo announces Ginter as new executive director
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park announced Friday it has named Phillip Ginter as its new executive director, effective March 25. Ginter
434 Sportsplex formally opens in Vestal
VESTAL — In late January, 434 Sportsplex formally opened its more than 53,000-square-foot indoor sports complex and event center. The business, whose president is Chris

Five Star Bank parent boosts dividend
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc.,(NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, recently announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of
Berkshire Bank to close one Mohawk Valley branch, in Marcy, in late March
MARCY — Berkshire Bank plans to close its branch office at 9085 Old River Road in Marcy in late March. The bank recently notified the
New York milk production rises more than 2 percent in December
New York dairy farmers produced more than 1.24 billion pounds of milk in December, up 2.1 percent from 1.22 billion pounds in the year-ago period,
Forbes ranks Community Bank 3rd among Top 100 U.S. banks in financial performance
DeWITT — Forbes magazine recently ranked Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) third in the nation among the 100 largest publicly traded banks and thrifts
Light Spec buys 6,100-square-foot Court Street office building
SALINA — Light Spec, LLC — an upstate New York company that sells lighting products and systems — recently purchased the 6,160-square-foot Lyncourt Professional Building
Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, HR, career, financial, and personal tips. SBA @SBAgov#Small business owners, how

Number of N.Y. farm cidery manufacturers rises five-fold since 2014 Farm Cidery Law
The number of farm cidery manufacturers across New York state has jumped from eight to 41 since the Farm Cidery Law was passed five years
HUNT Engineers and Architects has named VP CHRIS BOND as its new president. He takes over the leadership of the Horseheads–based firm from Dan Bower,