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Adirondack Bank opens second branch in Lake Placid area
LAKE PLACID — Adirondack Bank on Aug. 15 opened a new branch in the village of Lake Placid at 2426 Main St., its second location in the Lake Placid area. “We could not be more thrilled to continue investing in the Lake Placid community by opening a brand new, convenient branch,” Rocco Arcuri Sr., president […]

Bank of America donates $250K to MVHS downtown hospital project
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) has donated $250,000 to the Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) hospital project in downtown Utica. The

KeyBank names Webster commercial sales leader for CNY
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — KeyBank announced the promotion of Sabrina J. Webster to senior VP, commercial sales leader in Central New York. She will be based

People news: AmeriCU announces chief information officer, chief lending officer
Gwak has been with Rome–based AmeriCU for six years and most recently served as the assistant VP for member technology solutions. As chief information officer,

People news: Community Bank adds commercial banker in DeWitt office
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. recently announced that it has hired Thomas Breed as VP and senior commercial banking officer in DeWitt. He has

People news: NBT promotes Spilka to business banking regional manager
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has promoted Jonathan Spilka to business banking regional manager from commercial banking relationship manager. Spilka is based at

People news: NBT Bank promotes Wheeler to assistant VP
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NBT Bank has announced the promotion of multi-site branch manager Maria Wheeler to assistant vice president. Wheeler has more than 33 years

Mohawk Valley woman arrested for credit-card fraud of more than $2,200
HERKIMER, N.Y. — New York State Police in Herkimer have arrested a Whitesboro woman for credit-card fraud. Rochelle M. Bulinski, age 45, was charged with

Compass FCU expects to open new Fulton branch this year
FULTON — Construction crews have started work on a new branch for Compass Federal Credit Union (FCU) in Fulton and are expected to finish before the end of 2019. “We’ll be in [the new office] by the end of the year,” says Thomas O’Toole, manager of Compass FCU. He spoke with CNYBJ on July 22.

Seneca Savings to open new branch in Bridgeport area of Sullivan this fall
SULLIVAN — Seneca Savings is planning to open a new branch office in the hamlet of Bridgeport in the town of Sullivan in Madison County. The new office will operate at 584 Route 31 in Sullivan. Seneca Savings anticipates it will open this fall, per a July 23 news release. Seneca Savings also announced that
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