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Tompkins Financial Advisors names Howard as president
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) announced it has named Brian A. Howard president of Tompkins Financial Advisors, its wealth-management division. Howard will

KeyCorp closes on its acquisition of First Niagara
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) has closed on its $4.1 billion acquisition of Buffalo–based First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG). KeyCorp, the Cleveland, Ohio–based parent of

Onondaga County, CSEA leadership reach agreement on tentative four-year contract
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and Kathy Zabinski, president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 834 union, have reached a

People news: M&T Bank hires Meister for management group, to head Wilmington Trust wealth unit
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) announced that Doris P. Meister will join the company’s management group as an executive VP, effective Aug.

People news: del Lago Resort & Casino names Moran SVP of HR
TYRE, N.Y. — Jerry Moran has been named senior VP of human resources (HR) at del Lago Resort & Casino in Tyre, which is getting

Sciencenter executive director Trautmann announces retirement
ITHACA, N.Y. — Charlie Trautmann, executive director of the Sciencenter — a nonprofit hands-on science museum in Ithaca, has announced his retirement from the organization, effective

People news: Seward House Museum names four trustees
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Seward House Museum in Auburn announced that its board of trustees has elected four new trustees. They are: Alex Schloop, brand

CNY region unemployment rates decline in June compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in June, compared to a year earlier, according to the latest

SRC names Crouse CEO Boynton to board of trustees
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC Inc. announced that Kimberly Boynton, president and CEO of Crouse Health (which operates Crouse Hospital) has joined the organization’s board of

Labor report: All CNY regions add jobs, except for Binghamton
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, and Ithaca regions all gained jobs in the past 12 months, while the Binghamton area lost jobs in the same
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