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Tompkins Financial boosts quarterly dividend
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) recently announced that its board of directors has approved an increase in its quarterly cash dividend to

Community Bank to acquire Vermont bank for $304 million
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) today announced it will acquire Merchants Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBVT), the largest statewide independent bank in

People news: NBT Bank hires Snow as VP in credit administration division
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has hired Cleave Snow as VP in its credit administration division. In this position, Snow will support NBT

New York manufacturing index slips further into negative territory in October
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 5 points to -6.8 in October as manufacturing conditions weakened for a third straight month. It’s

Tioga State Bank warns about phishing scam using its name
SPENCER, N.Y. — Tioga State Bank, which has 11 branch offices in the Southern Tier, today warned consumers about scammers using its name. “Over the

Liberty Resources to use $1.5M federal grant to integrate primary-care services in its clinics
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Liberty Resources Inc. will use a federal grant of $1.5 million to integrate primary-care services into its Brownell Center outpatient mental health and

Madison County: Cuomo vetoes casino revenue-sharing bill
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County officials are reacting after Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill that would have provided the county with its “fair share
State lawmakers: $1M for defense and research nonprofits at Griffiss
ROME, N.Y. — Two organizations that work at the Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome will use a share of $1 million in state

Generations Bank formally opens renovated Seneca Falls offic
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Generations Bank on Monday formally opened its renovated retail office at 19 Cayuga St. in Seneca Falls. The office, which construction

Masonic Medical Research Laboratory hires Zielinski for new CFO position
UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Medical Research Laboratory (MMRL) of Utica on Sept. 21 announced it has recently hired John Zielinski of Marcy as CFO.
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