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ICAN uses AmeriCU gift for Children’s Museum gift shop
UTICA, N.Y. — AmeriCU presented $150,000 to Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN) to support a new gift shop for the Children’s Museum which will be located in ICAN’s Family Resource Center. “The gift shop is an important area located in the glass rotunda, which is being constructed right now. It will be a place where […]
Empower FCU appoints King as DEI officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Empower Federal Credit Union (FCU) recently announced it has hired Ebony King as the credit union’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) officer. In this new role, King is responsible for the development, implementation, and oversight of Empower’s DEI strategy. She will also identify and support DEI priorities for the nonprofit and work
Pathfinder Bank names residential mortgage team leader
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bank recently announced it has appointed Joleen DiBartolo as residential mortgage team leader and banking officer. In this role, DiBartolo will manage Pathfinder Bank’s residential lending sales team. In addition, she will originate mortgage loans, promote Pathfinder Bank to the local real-estate market, and help identify and serve the community’s needs.
First Source FCU donates to support young entrepreneurs
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — First Source Federal Credit Union (FCU) recently awarded $5,000 to Mohawk Valley Community College Foundation, Inc. to support the college’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!). This latest award brings First Source’s total financial support for the program to $30,000, since its inception 11 years ago. “MVCC and the YEA! program continue to
Banker discusses changes in commercial real-estate market
But what does a post-pandemic environment look like for bankers, real-estate professionals, property owners, and commercial renters? That depends on a variety of factors, says Lindsay Weichert, senior VP, commercial banking group manager at Community Bank, N.A. in DeWitt, but changes are definitely happening. Some of the biggest changes are in the office sector, which
NYCUA Recognition Awards honor area credit unions
Pfisterer The Hall of Fame honors individuals who “devoted their lives to the philosophy and success” of the credit-union movement, and who have made a “significant impact” on credit unions at the local, state or national levels. Pfisterer has been active on NYCUA’s board of directors, serving from 2009-2020, and as chairman from 2015-2017. “I
Generations Bank names new market manager of Cayuga County
AUBURN, N.Y. — Generations Bank has recently appointed Stephanie Northup to assistant vice president (AVP) and market manager of Cayuga County. In her new position, Northup will manage three Generations Bank offices in Cayuga County, including the two Auburn branches located on Seward Avenue and Osborne Street, as well as the office in Union Springs.
Tompkins Financial boosts quarterly dividend by 5 percent
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, up 5.3 percent from 57 cents last quarter. The new dividend is payable on Nov. 15, to common shareholders of record on Nov. 8. At Tompkins’
New York manufacturing index falls further in October to -9.1
A leveling off of shipments and future pessimism are among the factors contributing to an 8-point drop in the general business-conditions index of the October Empire State Manufacturing Survey. This came after the index had climbed 30 points to -1.5 in September. The general business-conditions index is the monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing sector. The
Berkshire Bank parent starts search for new CFO
BOSTON — Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB), parent company of Berkshire Bank, has launched a search for a new chief financial officer after CFO
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