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Community Bank System boosts dividend by 8 percent
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced that it has increased its quarterly cash dividend by 8 percent to 41 cents per

People news: Tompkins Financial hires Guarino as manager of retail & small business lending
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP), an Ithaca–based banking company, announced it recently added Charles Guarino as senior VP and manager of retail

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

Bankers Healthcare Group names McSherry CFO, replacing Durant
McSherry will lead BHG’s corporate finance and investor relations. He is focused on financial strategy, corporate investments, and company growth, per a BHG news release.

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

Carrols Restaurant Group reports Q2 net loss, authorizes stock-repurchase program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST), the largest Burger King franchisee in the U.S., has reported a net loss of $3.7 million,

The Bonadio Group rebrands information risk-management practice as FoxPointe Solutions
The Rochester–based Bonadio Group is rebranding its information risk-management (IRM) practice as FoxPointe Solutions. Bonadio’s IRM practice has operated for 12 years, the firm noted
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