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Tompkins County Sheriff’s office identifies man, no longer “person of interest” in robbery
1/22, 3:10 pm Update: LANSING, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Sheriff’s office says it has identified a man sought in connection with the Jan.

Ithaca–area credit union branch robbed at gunpoint
LANSING, N.Y. — Tompkins County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who robbed the Lansing branch of the Cornell Federal Credit Union Wednesday afternoon.

Two area banks boost worker pay, citing tax reform law
M&T Bank and Berkshire Bank, both major players in the Central New York banking market, have announced they will be increasing pay for some workers

Tioga State Bank CEO tells Congressional subcommittee to ease up on community banks
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The president and CEO of Tioga State Bank, of Spencer, N.Y., told a Congressional subcommittee this week that it was time for
CenterState CEO Economic Forecast report finds fewer members generated growth last year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report finds that 56 percent of nearly 200 CenterState CEO members surveyed generated growth in 2017, down from 67 percent

People news: Aikman joins board of directors at Generations Bank
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Generations Bank announced that Cynthia Aikman of Auburn has joined its board of directors, effective Jan. 1. Aikman currently works as

Pathfinder Bancorp boosts quarterly dividend
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), holding company for Pathfinder Bank, recently declared a quarterly cash dividend of 5.75 cents per share on its

M&T Bank names Jones CEO, following Wilmers’ death
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (M&T) (NYSE: MTB) has appointed René Jones chairman and CEO of the parent company and its principal banking subsidiary,

Robert Wilmers, chairman and CEO of M&T Bank, dies at 83
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Robert Wilmers, chairman and CEO of Buffalo–based M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE:MTB), died Saturday night at the age of 83. Wilmers had held

Generations Bank announces changes to its board of directors
Kernan has served the organization for nearly 30 years — as VP, treasurer & CFO from 1988 to 1991 and as president & CEO and
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