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Community Bank System boosts dividend again
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced that its board of directors has hiked its quarterly dividend to 32 cents per share

People news: Citizens Bank appoints Young as head of digital
Citizens Bank, which has a significant presence in Central and upstate New York, recently announced the appointment of Lamont Young as head of digital. Young

People news: NBT Bank promotes D’Eredita
EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has promoted Karen D’Eredita, branch manager of its East Syracuse office, to assistant VP. D’Eredita has 26

Chemung Canal Trust hires Hazelton as retail banking executive
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Canal Trust Co., a subsidiary of Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG), announced the appointment of Kimberly A. Hazelton as executive VP

KeyCorp expands real-estate unit with more than 50 First Niagara hires
KeyBank Real Estate Capital, the commercial real-estate business unit of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), announced Thursday that it has hired more than 50 new bankers, portfolio

Elmira Savings Bank to pay quarterly cash dividend of 23 cents
ELMIRA, N.Y. — The board of directors of Elmira Savings Bank (NASDAQ: ESBK) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 23 cents per share of

Visions Federal Credit Union to open two more Syracuse branches
ENDWELL — “Syracuse has been a great market for us,” stresses Tyrone Muse, the president and CEO of Visions Federal Credit Union. “We’ve had an office at 500 Erie Blvd. West for a decade, and the volume has grown every year. The community is very supportive of credit unions, and we’ve … [garnered] name recognition

People news: Community Bank promotes Shlotzhauer
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced it has promoted Dean Shlotzhauer, Jr. to commercial-banking officer in the Oneida–Madison region. He has more than nine

People news: Tompkins Trust hires Allen for Syracuse–area office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Tompkins Trust Company announced it has expanded its financial-services team in the Syracuse market with the addition of Robert (Kip) Allen as

Smith Market wins $25,000 prize in Community Foundation’s Impact Opportunity Challenge
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc. has selected Smith Market as the winner of its $25,000 Impact Opportunity Challenge.
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