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Broome County hotel occupancy rate rises nearly 5 percent in October
Hotels in Broome County saw more overnight guests in October compared to a year ago, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms
Elmira Savings Bank to pay quarterly dividend of 23 cents a share on Dec. 15
ELMIRA — The board of directors of Elmira Savings Bank (NASDAQ: ESBK) has declared a cash dividend of 23 cents per share of its common
Cuomo announces $3.5 million is available for R&D to accelerate electric-car use
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the availability of up to $3.5 million for “innovative” research and development (R&D) proposals to “accelerate” the use of
State announces urban forestry grants
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced grant awards totaling $2.3 million for urban forestry projects in communities across New York state. The awards are funded
DEC, Cornell launch new Hemlock Woolly Adelgid biocontrol lab
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Cornell University have announced the creation of a new biocontrol laboratory on the Cornell campus
KeyCorp raises dividend for a second time this year
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) — parent of KeyBank, the No. 2 bank ranked by deposit market share in the 16-county Central New York area — recently
ConMed to pay quarterly dividend of 20 cents a share in early January
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a cash dividend of 20 cents

North Country Welcome Center slated for fall 2018 opening in Jefferson County
The state says construction crews will be building a North Country Welcome Center near the Thousand Islands Bridge in Collins Landing in Jefferson County. The
DiMarco, Abiusi & Pascarella, CPAs, P.C.
DiMarco, Abiusi & Pascarella, CPAs, P.C. has hired TROY P. SEGAR as a principal. He is a graduate of SUNY Oswego and a CPA. CHRISTIAN
Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC
Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC recently hired UYEN NGUYEN and BRITTANY BECKER in its Syracuse office. Nguyen joined the firm as a manager in