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Chemung Financial to pay Q1 dividend of 31 cents
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) said its board of directors has approved a cash dividend of 31 cents per share of its common

Five Star Bank parent company to pay Q1 dividend of 30 cents a share on April 2
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, announced that its board of directors recently approved a quarterly cash
KeyBank parent company has a new director of investor relations
Brian Mauney is the new director of investor relations at KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) — parent company of KeyBank, the No. 2 bank ranked by deposit

Port of Oswego CNY Agricultural Center wins ACEC award
OSWEGO — The Port of Oswego Authority’s Central New York Agricultural Center, a project handled in partnership with C&S Companies, has received a silver award
NYS comptroller’s audit finds Village of Mexico didn’t adopt realistic budgets
MEXICO — New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on Feb. 21 announced the results of six local government and school audits, including an audit
People news: UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health adds primary care physician
GENEVA, N.Y. — UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health announced that Jennifer Mungari, M.D. has joined the medical staff of Geneva General Hospital. She will be
People news: Wheeler joins SWBR as project designer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SWBR announced that it recently hired Andrew Wheeler as a project designer in its Syracuse office. Wheeler is responsible for building–information modeling,
Cathedral Corp. names new chief operating officer
ROME — Cathedral Corporation recently announced it has appointed Fred Van Alstyne as the company’s new chief operating officer (COO). Van Alstyne is responsible for
People news: AmeriCU Credit Union appoints member-partner advisor
UTICA, N.Y. — Alicia Smith has joined AmeriCU Credit Union as a member–partner advisor for the Rome, Utica, Oneida, and Herkimer areas, the credit union

Black River Systems wins $12M U.S. Air Force contract modification
UTICA — Black River Systems Company Inc. was recently awarded a nearly $12 million cost-plus-fixed-fee completion engineering change proposal modification to a previously awarded U.S.