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Beginnings Credit Union formally opens North Syracuse branch
NORTH SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Beginnings Credit Union branch in the village of North Syracuse has transitioned to its new branding. Formerly CFCU Community Credit Union, Beginnings Credit Union on Oct. 21 held a ribbon cutting at the North Syracuse branch, marking the completion of the building’s update. Beginnings Credit Union says it is updating […]

AmeriCU, Mountain Valley FCU merger expected to get state approval by year’s end
ROME, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Financial Services is expected to issue a final approval of the proposed merger between credit unions in the Mohawk Valley and the North Country by the end of the year. The members of Mountain Valley Federal Credit Union in the northeastern part of New York have

AmeriCU appoints senior VP of marketing
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union recently announced it has hired Amber Cooleen as its new senior VP of marketing. She recently spent four years serving as chief marketing officer for a credit union based in the Capital Region. Throughout her career, Cooleen has held key marketing roles across various industries, from business-to-business startups to

New Visions FCU chief HR officer wants to listen and learn
ENDWELL, N.Y. — Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU) has a new VP/chief human resources officer (CHRO), who started her new duties back in the summer. For Aoife Quinn, the priority early on has been to listen and learn. “After getting a sense of who we are, where we are, and where we want to be,

CNY banking leader sees solid area business conditions, outlook
Region is buoyed by Micron project SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Even as stock markets continue to make all-time highs, there has been a lot of chatter about national economic uncertainty this year with slowing job growth and concern about the potential impact of tariffs, continued inflation, and most recently the federal-government shutdown. But current conditions and

Tompkins Chamber names new VP who will help lead key initiatives
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins Chamber recently announced it has chosen Rob Montana to serve as its new vice president. Montana has 25 years of community-focused experience in communications, stakeholder engagement, and organizational leadership, including the last four years as communications manager for Visit Ithaca, a division of Tompkins Chamber. His ability to foster strong

Kotlikoff formally inaugurated as Cornell’s 15th president
ITHACA, N.Y.— Michael I. Kotlikoff was officially installed as Cornell University’s 15th president in a Friday, Oct. 24 ceremony in Barton Hall on the university’s campus. Kotlikoff had been appointed as Cornell president back on March 21, after having served as interim president since July 2024. The inauguration event followed a dinner for Cornell trustees,

Drakos Urgent Care opens new location in Camillus
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Drakos Urgent Care says it has opened an urgent-care center in Camillus, representing its third location providing urgent-care services. Drakos Urgent Care

Corning, LECOM at Elmira announce scholarship to address rural health-care shortages
CORNING, N.Y. — Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) at Elmira have launched the Corning Incorporated Future Foundations

City of Binghamton, Broome County partnering on expanded mental-health crisis response
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The City of Binghamton is providing $100,000 to support the expansion of local mental-health crisis response. Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham joined Broome
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