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People news: SBA Syracuse office hires lender-relations specialist
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Grace H. Conners is the newest employee at the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Syracuse office. In her role as lender-relations specialist, she will
ESD awards COR Development, Oneida County organizations grant funding
COR Development Company, LLC will use a $3.6 million state grant for work on its Loguen Crossing project, a mixed-use commercial and residential-redevelopment project. That
The Bonadio Group, Orchard Park firm agree to merge
The Bonadio Group, a Rochester–based accounting firm with offices in Syracuse and Utica, has reached an agreement to merge with Bevilacqua & Co. in the
NBT Bank hires director of digital banking
NORWICH — NBT Bank Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer Joseph Stagliano announced that Nageshwara Ammiraju has joined NBT Bancorp as senior vice president and
ABA Survey: Internet is still consumers’ top banking method, but mobile and branches gain popularity
While the Internet is still America’s most popular banking method, mobile banking has steadily gained momentum and is now preferred by 10 percent of consumers — up from 8 percent in 2013. That’s according to a recent survey by the American Bankers Association (ABA). The annual survey of 1,000 U.S. adults was conducted for

First Niagara to close 17 branches, including one in CNY
BUFFALO, N.Y. — First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ: FNFG) on Friday announced that it will close 17 branches and two offsite drive-thru locations across its
M&T Bank profit slips 6 percent in the third quarter
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB), the Syracuse area’s largest bank ranked by deposit market share, earned $275 million, or $1.91 a share,
Edge Federal Credit Union rolls out mobile check-deposit service
LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — Edge Federal Credit Union (FCU), a Liverpool–based credit union with $39 million in assets and nine full-time employees, has launched a mobile
Harmony Financial offers workshop on avoiding identity theft
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Harmony Financial Services, an Oswego–based financial-planning firm, will offer a workshop next Tuesday (Oct. 21) on identity theft and what people can

Pathfinder Bancorp to pay quarterly dividend of 3 cents
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), holding company for Pathfinder Bank, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 3 cents per share on its
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