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D’Arcangelo & Co. merges with Syracuse accounting firm
UTICA — It started as a casual encounter at a Syracuse Chiefs game, but the end result is the merger of two established Central New
Oneida Financial’s quarterly, annual earnings rise
ONEIDA — Earnings rose in the fourth quarter and for all of 2011 at Oneida Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ONFC) as interest income and non-interest income
Mang Insurance acquires agency in Montgomery County
FORT PLAIN — NBT Bancorp subsidiary Mang Insurance Agency, LLC has acquired Harvey-Triumpho Insurance Agency of Fort Plain. Going forward, the agency will do business
Berkshire Hills Bancorp profit jumps
Fourth-quarter earnings per share rose nearly 54 percent at Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHLB), as the company generated organic growth and reaped the benefits
NBT profit dips in 4th quarter, but annual net income rises
NORWICH — NBT Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) closed out 2011 with the second-highest annual earnings in the company’s history, but saw its earnings slip in
U.S. Green Building Council head to attend Hotel Skyler LEED ceremony
SYRACUSE — The head of the U.S. Green Building Council will be on hand in mid-February to help recognize Hotel Skyler for its green design
Upstate consumer confidence continues to climb in January
Consumers in upstate New York became more willing to spend for the third straight month in January, expressing higher current confidence despite unchanged hopes for
Tompkins Financial makes push into SE Pennsylvania market
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex: TMP) has some specific qualities it looks for in acquisitions, President and CEO Stephen Romaine says. “Things that
First Niagara plans pause in acquisitions
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG) plans to slow down its recent run of acquisitions and focus on running its business more effectively and
Report: Health-care law increased insurance coverage of 19- to 25-year-olds
The 2010 federal health-care reform law has increased the portion of young adults with health-insurance coverage, according to a national report from the Employee Benefit