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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. Formed in 2012,

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

KeyBank names Ristau area retail leader
Ristau will oversee 15 KeyBank branches in Onondaga and Jefferson Counties and will be responsible for driving and executing retail growth strategies for the bank,

Generations Bank adds Gardner, Moriarty to board of directors
Gardner is former chairman of the Medina Savings and Loan board of directors. He has worked at The Barden & Robeson Corporation in Middleport, N.Y.

Five Star Bank announces executive leadership changes
WARSAW, N.Y. — Five Star Bank, a unit of Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), has announced a reorganization in its executive leadership team, which it

New York manufacturing index rises a couple points in November
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index edged up 2 points to 23.3 in November. The November reading, based on firms responding to the
Regulators approve Generations Bank’s application for commercial-bank subsidiary
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Federal and state regulators have approved Generations Bank’s application to form a limited purpose commercial bank. Both the Federal Deposit Insurance

Latest class completes SBA Emerging Leaders program
Back row from left to right: Steve Bulger, SBA region II administrator; Nicholas Mir, Snow Ridge Resort, LLC, Turin; Matt Notaro, Sun Environmental Corp., Clay;

People news: Pathfinder names Kjerstad commercial portfolio manager
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bank announced it has promoted Mackenzie Kjerstad to commercial portfolio manager from commercial credit analyst. In her new role, she will

KeyBank hires Klein to oversee branches in eastern part of CNY
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — KeyBank announced it has hired Ron Klein as an area retail leader overseeing eastern area branches in the Central New York region
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