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Visions FCU partners with Glen Wood Financial Group
ENDICOTT — Visions Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Endwell, recently announced a partnership with The Glen Wood Financial Group, Inc. in Binghamton, which is led
First Niagara CEO Crosby, two others named to KeyCorp board
Acquisition expected to close in Q3 KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) on April 22 announced that three members of the First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ: FNFG) board
M&T appoints René Jones to expanded role, names CFO successor
M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) announced that Vice Chairman René F. Jones has taken on new managerial responsibilities, effective May 2. In addition to continuing
People news: Cayuga Centers promotes Spieker to chief quality officer
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Centers president and CEO Edward Myers Hayes announced that he has promoted Nathaniel Spieker to chief quality officer on the nonprofit
New York milk production rises 5.5 percent in March
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York dairy farms produced 1.24 billion pounds of milk in March, up 5.5 percent from the year-earlier period, the USDA’s New

Syracuse University launches Blackstone LaunchPad in Bird Library
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University formally opened an experiential entrepreneurship program for all students and faculty on April 19 at Bird Library. The 625-square-foot, glass-encased room,
Hiscock Legal Aid Society CEO, Susan Horn, to retire in July
SYRACUSE — Susan Horn, president and CEO of Hiscock Legal Aid Society, plans to retire on July 31. Horn announced her upcoming retirement in a

TOM SOCCOCIO, JR. has joined Zoey Advertising as its creative director. He brings nearly 30 years of radio commercial production, marketing, and voice-over experience. Soccocio
BCA Architects & Engineers announced it has five new partners. GREGOR K. SMITH, civil engineer has been with BCA for 10 years. Smith, who formerly
National Fire Adjustment Co., Inc.
National Fire Adjustment Co., Inc. has appointed two licensed adjusters, SALVATORE T. BONANZA and MICHAEL F. DUESTER. Both work in the firm’s Syracuse office. After