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People news: Fulton Savings Bank appoints VP of HR & marketing
FULTON, N.Y. — Laurie A. Smith recently joined Fulton Savings Bank as VP of human resources and marketing. Smith succeeds Annette Cotton, who will retire
Tompkins Financial to pay quarterly dividend of 60 cents on Nov. 15
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) recently announced that its board of directors has approved payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of 60 cents a share for the latest quarter. The dividend is payable on Nov. 15, to common shareholders of record on Nov. 7. At Tompkins Financial’s current stock price, the
Banker tells small businesses: look to us for resources
“There are a lot of resources business owners can take advantage of,” says Benjamin Conger, a business banker at Community Bank, N.A., which is based in DeWitt and operates more than 200 branches across upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont, and western Massachusetts. Many of those resources are available right at the bank, he adds.
Tompkins Financial promotes Guarino to newly created position
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. has promoted Charles Guarino to the newly created position of chief banking operations officer, the banking company announced. Guarino’s
Tompkins County woman arrested for stealing $5,700 from employer with company credit card
ITHACA, N.Y. — New York State Police in Ithaca announced they recently arrested a Tompkins County woman for allegedly stealing more than $5,700 from her
Empower secures naming rights for Amphitheater in $4 million deal
GEDDES, N.Y. — Empower Federal Credit Union (FCU) now has its name on a venue that has hosted several high-profile music concerts in recent years and will again next summer. The credit union’s naming-rights sponsorship for the Amphitheater at Lakeview is a seven-year deal with an average annual value of $575,000, Chris Keller, chief marketing
NBT Q3 earnings slide as company wraps up Salisbury acquisition
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB), parent company of NBT Bank, N.A., reported a profit decline for the third quarter due to costs related to its acquisition of Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. finalized on Aug. 11. The banking company produced net income of $24.6 million, or 54 cents a share, for the quarter ending
KeyBank’s new Ithaca branch consolidates two prior offices
ITHACA, N.Y. — KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) says its new branch office at 604 South Meadow St. in downtown Ithaca is the result of a branch consolidation and will provide customers with better services. KeyBank says it combined its branches located at 300 North Tioga St. and 2315 North Triphammer Road into the one, new office
Generations Bank mourns death of CEO Menzo Case at age 59
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Generations Bank in Seneca Falls is remembering Menzo Case, its longtime president and CEO, who died Oct. 13. Case, 59 — was born on Nov. 1, 1963 — according to his obituary on the website of the Coe-Genung Funeral Home in Waterloo. Neither the bank nor the funeral home provided a
Pathfinder to pay Q3 dividend of 9 cents
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), bank holding company of Pathfinder Bank, announced recently that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 9 cents per share on its common stock for the third quarter of this year. The dividend will be payable to all Pathfinder shareholders of record on Oct. 20 and
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