Community Bank appoints Houghton as district manager, overseeing 7 branches
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced it has promoted Barbara Houghton to district manager. Read More
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New York manufacturing index slides in January to lowest level in more than a year
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 8 points to 3.9, “its lowest level in well over a year.” Read More
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Community Bank names Vedora commercial team leader in Geneva
GENEVA, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced it has promoted James Vedora to commercial team leader in its Geneva office. Read More
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds just over half of nearly 200 contributors surveyed (55 percent) expect an increase in jobs and hiring in 2019, down 3 percent from last year’s projections. Read More
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Link Foundation appoints Chemung Canal’s Morton as special advisor
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The board of trustees of the Link Foundation announced it has appointed James Edmond (Ed) Morton, IV as a special advisor to the foundation’s board of directors. Read More
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Coughlin & Gerhart announces new firm partners
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP announced that attorneys Keith A. Gorgos and Nathan D. VanWhy became partners in the Binghamton–based firm, effective Jan. 1. Read More
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Solvay Bank appoints Nick Carfagno as State Tower branch manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Solvay Bank announced it has appointed Nick Carfagno as assistant VP and branch manager of its State Tower branch in downtown Syracuse. Read More
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Piseck joins NBT Bank’s Mohawk Valley Advisory Board
UTICA, N.Y. — Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency Executive Director John J. Piseck, Jr. has joined NBT Bank’s Mohawk Valley Advisory Board. Read More
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People news: Solvay Bank names Herrera manager of North Syracuse branch
NORTH SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Solvay Bank announced it has appointed Andre Herrera as assistant VP and branch manager of its location at 628 S. Main St. in North Syracuse. Read More
Health Care & Education
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Shortage of shingles vaccine sparks concern SYRACUSE — A doctor with St. Joseph’s Health is among those concerned about a shortage of the vaccine used to combat shingles. Read More -
Little Falls Hospital getting ready to build primary care clinic in Dolgeville DOLGEVILLE — Little Falls Hospital is preparing for a new primary care center that will replace the existing facility on Gibson Street in Dolgeville. Read More -
Utica College to use $125K grant for Thurston Hall technology upgrades UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College announced it will use a $125,000 grant from the George I. Alden Trust for a technology upgrade in Thurston Hall, the college’s newest academic building. Read More
Construction, Design & Real Estate
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Little Falls Hospital getting ready to build primary care clinic in Dolgeville DOLGEVILLE — Little Falls Hospital is preparing for a new primary care center that will replace the existing facility on Gibson Street in Dolgeville. Read More
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Crews finish $15M in upgrades at scientific-research facility, CHESS, in Ithaca ITHACA, N.Y. — Construction crews have completed “significant upgrades” at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, a scientific-research facility in Ithaca. Read More -
State to provide half the funding for $44 million sports complex in downtown Utica UTICA, N.Y. — The Upper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority will use a $22 million state award for the construction of Nexus Center, a $44 million, “tournament-based,” sports complex in downtown Utica. Read More
Manufacturing & Engineering
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N.Y. manufacturing index falls in January to lowest level since mid-2017 The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 8 points in January to 3.9, its lowest level since mid-2017. The headline index has fallen a cumulative 18 points since No Read More
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Crews finish $15M in upgrades at scientific-research facility, CHESS, in Ithaca ITHACA, N.Y. — Construction crews have completed “significant upgrades” at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, a scientific-research facility in Ithaca. Read More
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Canadian cannabis firm to spend up to $150M to anchor upcoming hemp industrial park in Southern Tier A Canadian cannabis firm plans to invest between $100 million and $150 million to anchor a hemp industrial park to be sited in the Southern Tier after New York granted the company a license to process and produce hemp. Read More