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Workshop on funding a business slated for Sept. 12 at the Tech Garden
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — “Innovation partners” from around Central New York will host the 2nd annual “Funding Roadmap” workshop for aspiring entrepreneurs and established startups. The

Generations Bank’s Case chosen to fill vacancy on Seneca County IDA board of directors
WATERLOO, N.Y. — The board of directors of the Seneca County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has voted to have president and CEO of Generations Bank

NBT Bank hires Brockway as commercial team leader
UTICA, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has hired Alicia Brockway as a VP and commercial team leader in its Mohawk Valley region. Brockway has

KeyBank donates $100K to Jubilee Homes’ Build to Work program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) has donated $100,000 to Jubilee Homes of Syracuse Inc.’s (JHS) Build to Work program. The funding from the KeyBank
ConMed to pay quarterly dividend on Oct. 8
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based medical-device maker, announced this week that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend

Oneida County truck driver pleads guilty to perjury for defrauding workers’-compensation system
“This defendant’s false testimony and filings were part of a series of fraudulent actions meant solely to enrich himself with financial benefits to which he
CFCU plans to open new branch in Seneca County in 2019
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Ithaca–based CFCU Community Credit Union announced it plans to open a new branch office early next year in Kingdom Plaza at

Syracuse’s Hendricks Chapel to use $1M donation for “student-opportunity fund”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel will use a $1 million donation to help students having a “financial hardship” and to “ensure access to

Owego’s Tom Ash Agency adds second location in Endwell
ENDWELL — The Tom Ash Agency, based in Owego in Tioga County, has expanded into Broome County with a new office in the hamlet of Endwell. The independent insurance agency plans to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 11:00 a.m. to formally open the new

USI Insurance leases Salina Meadows Parkway office space
SALINA — USI Insurance Services recently leased 3,547 square feet of professional office space at 220 Salina Meadows Parkway in the Salina Meadows corporate office park. Brian Balash and Samuel Vulcano of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company brokered this lease transaction, the real-estate firm said in a news release. Financial terms were not provided. USI
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