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Excellus posts net income of $150M in 2018, down 18 percent
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Central New York’s largest health insurer, reported net income of $150 million, on $5.7 billion in premium revenue, in
Allegany County woman arrested for $3,600 grand larceny at Community Bank branch
FILLMORE, N.Y. — New York State Police troopers on Monday arrested Ashley E. Pernicone, 24, of Fillmore (Allegany County) for grand larceny and falsely reporting

Community Bank pushes back estimated closing date of Kinderhook acquisition
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently announced that its planned acquisition of Kinderhook Bank Corp. is now expected to close in
Berkshire Bank to close Marcy branch in late March
MARCY, N.Y. — Berkshire Bank plans to close its branch office at 9085 Old River Road in Marcy in late March. The bank recently notified
Excellus awards five CNY hospitals more than $5 million for quality improvements
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has awarded five Central New York hospitals a total of $5.6 million in quality improvement incentive payments for their

People news: KeyBank hires Rispoli as commercial banking VP in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — KeyBank announced it has hired Geoffrey Rispoli as vice president, relationship manager in commercial banking in Syracuse. He comes to KeyBank from

KeyBank names Mosley branch manager for Southside and Valley Plaza branches in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — KeyBank announced it has promoted Adelia Mosley to branch manager, overseeing its Southside and Valley Plaza branches in Syracuse. Mosley has 30

Vera House Foundation selects Corriders as honorary chair for annual White Ribbon Campaign
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Vera House Foundation has selected Calvin Corriders, regional president of the Syracuse market for Oswego–based Pathfinder Bank, as the honorary chair
State Police investigate bank robbery at Sylvan Beach branch of Adirondack Bank
SYLVAN BEACH, N.Y. — The New York State Police announced they are looking for an “individual” who on Wednesday afternoon robbed the Adirondack Bank branch

People news: Community Bank names Wood senior trust officer in Oneonta
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced it has promoted Paul F. Wood to VP, senior trust officer in Oneonta. In his new role, Wood
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