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People news: Aikman joins board of directors at Generations Bank
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Generations Bank announced that Cynthia Aikman of Auburn has joined its board of directors, effective Jan. 1. Aikman currently works as

Pathfinder Bancorp boosts quarterly dividend
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), holding company for Pathfinder Bank, recently declared a quarterly cash dividend of 5.75 cents per share on its

KeyBank donates $50,000 to Salvation Army for health-care services
DeWITT, N.Y. — KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) announced it has donated $50,000 to the Salvation Army to support a program that helps children, teenagers, and young

M&T Bank names Jones CEO, following Wilmers’ death
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (M&T) (NYSE: MTB) has appointed René Jones chairman and CEO of the parent company and its principal banking subsidiary,

Robert Wilmers, chairman and CEO of M&T Bank, dies at 83
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Robert Wilmers, chairman and CEO of Buffalo–based M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE:MTB), died Saturday night at the age of 83. Wilmers had held
Greater Utica Chamber honors 2017 Business of the Year Award winners
UTICA, N.Y. — First Source Federal Credit Union and the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory are among the five 2017 Business of the Year Award winners

Generations Bank announces changes to its board of directors
Kernan has served the organization for nearly 30 years — as VP, treasurer & CFO from 1988 to 1991 and as president & CEO and
People news: Citizens Bank adds Bliek to Rochester corporate banking team
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Citizens Bank announced it has hired Bill Bliek to expand its corporate banking team in Rochester and Western New York. Bliek has
Five Star Bank parent company appoints Corning’s Burlew to board
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, announced that it has increased the size of its board of
People news: NBT Bank appoints Rott as new DeWitt branch manager
DeWITT, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has hired John Rott as branch manager of its office at 6563 Weighlock Drive in the town of
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