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People news: Berkshire Bank names cash-management sales team leader
Berkshire Bank, which does business across New England and New York, announcedthat it has promoted Frank Tamburrino to senior VP and team leader of cash
Berkshire Bank sponsors room at MVCC’s thINCubator
UTICA, N.Y. — The Berkshire Bank Foundation awarded a three-year, $36,000 naming sponsorship to the Mohawk Valley Community College Foundation, Inc., and the MVCC thINCubator’s
CNY Community Foundation launches nonprofit bridge-loan program
SYRACUSE — The Central New York Community Foundation recently introduced a new nonprofit bridge-loan program that it says will help not-for-profits continue essential community services while waiting to receive approved grant funding. The foundation’s local impact investing program closed on a $500,000 deposit to Cooperative Federal (Coop Fed) to launch the bridge-loan program. Coop Fed
VIEWPOINT: 5 Ways a Community Bank Can Lend a Hand to a Small Business
As one of the largest investments people can make in their financial lifetime, operating a small business can be equal parts exhilarating and daunting. Fortunately, there are resources available to help small-business owners navigate the process of securing financial support. In fact, once you start looking for these resources, you’ll find that they are almost
People news: Berkshire Bank promotes Volytska to assistant VP
UTICA, N.Y. — Berkshire Bank announced it has promoted Khrystyna Volytska to assistant VP, relationship manager in its business banking unit, where she will manage
Community Bank System to pay Q1 dividend of 45 cents in April
DeWITT — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) — parent company of Community Bank, N.A. — recently announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 45 cents per share of its common stock for the first quarter. The dividend will be payable on April 10, to shareholders of record as of March 15.
Berkshire Bank to sell East Syracuse branch to Pathfinder
It’s also selling nine other New York state branches to other financial institutions EAST SYRACUSE — Boston–based Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc., (NYSE: BHLB) announced it
Chemung Financial to pay Q1 dividend of 31 cents
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) said its board of directors has approved a cash dividend of 31 cents per share of its common stock for the first quarter. The Elmira– based banking company will pay the dividend on April 1, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 18,
Five Star Bank parent company to pay Q1 dividend of 30 cents a share on April 2
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, announced that its board of directors recently approved a quarterly cash dividend of 30 cents per share of its common stock outstanding. The banking company will pay the first-quarter dividend on April 2, to shareholders of record on March 15. At
KeyBank parent company has a new director of investor relations
Brian Mauney is the new director of investor relations at KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) — parent company of KeyBank, the No. 2 bank ranked by deposit market share in the 16-county Central New York region. He started in the position on March 1. Mauney, who has more than 25 years of experience in the financial-services industry,
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