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Mehnert elected to SRC Ventures board of directors
CICERO — SRC, Inc. announced that its SRC Ventures unit has recently added the former president of L3Harris Communications Systems to its board of directors.

NNY Community Foundation names 2025-2026 Youth Philanthropy Council
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The Northern New York (NNY) Community Foundation recently announced its 2025-2026 Youth Philanthropy Council class, welcoming 12 new and five returning students

Five Star Bank parent company to pay Q4 dividend of 31 cents in early January
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, announced that its board of directors has recently approved a quarterly

DEC announces land acquisition to preserve more than 3,300 acres in Herkimer County
SALISBURY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on Oct. 22 announced the acquisition of 3,387 acres of forest and wetlands
Oneida County hotel business benchmarks improve in October
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County hotels posted an increase in a trio of key indicators of business performance in October. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold
Onondaga County hotels see nearly 5 percent increase in occupancy
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels hosted more guests in October, as two other key indicators of business performance also rose during the month. The

Utica First Insurance Company readies for leadership transition
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica First Insurance Company will have a new president and CEO when the calendar turns to 2026. Ryan Fleming will succeed retiring

Community Financial System appoints Vaccaro as new independent director
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Financial System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced it has appointed John A. Vaccaro to its board of directors as a new independent

SRC appoints director of autonomous collaborative systems
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. has promoted Michael Addario to director of autonomous collaborative systems (ACS). In this role, Addario will oversee the ACS business

ANDRO wins patents in cyber/electromagnetics technologies
ROME, N.Y. — The United States Patent Office recently awarded ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC of Rome two utility patents in the area of wireless cyber,