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NBT Bancorp announced that Director of Organizational Development William J. Butcher has been promoted to senior vice president. Butcher has 18 years of management experience.
ust Charles Chambers LLP has promoted the following individuals. Mary Katherine Buckley, Eric Cohen, Jason Coleman, Amanda Fogarty, and Chuck Klasen have been promoted to

St. Joseph’s appoints two new members to foundation board
McGrath is a senior manager for marketing communications at Welch Allyn. She has worked for 16 years in marketing at the Skaneateles Falls–based manufacturer of
People news: Van Kuren named to UHS Foundation board
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Laurie Van Kuren of Riger Marketing has been appointed to the UHS Foundation board of trustees. She will help design and achieve

First Niagara names Harnett to board of directors
BUFFALO, N.Y — The board of directors of First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG) announced that it has appointed Susan S. Harnett to serve

People news: Pass joins M&T Bank’s commercial banking team in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Sean M. Pass has joined the commercial banking group at M&T Bank in Binghamton. Pass, who recently entered M&T’s relationship management sales
SUNY Cortland plans major electrical-distribution system upgrade
CORTLAND — SUNY Cortland says it will break ground during the spring semester on a major electrical-distribution system upgrade that will affect the majority of
Paul Smith’s College installs high-efficiency wood-pellet boiler
Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks is installing a sustainable, wood-pellet boiler system to heat its three academic buildings. This $600,000 project is one of
NYPA, SUNY complete energy-efficiency projects in Buffalo, Syracuse
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) on Dec. 9 announced that it as completed comprehensive energy-efficiency projects at two State University of New York (SUNY)
SYRACUSE — KeyBank on Dec. 8 announced a partnership that will offer its customers access to surcharge-free ATMs at 593 Rite Aid stores across New