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Auburn Community Hospital signs “collaboration agreement” with St. Joseph’s Health, URMC
AUBURN, N.Y. — The board of trustees of Auburn Community Hospital (ACH) has approved a “collaboration agreement” with St. Joseph’s Health of Syracuse. The pact
People news: Greater Utica United Way appoints Stefanski to board
UTICA, N.Y. — The United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area recently announced it has appointed Tiffany F. Stefanski to its board of

Excellus: Confirmed New York flu cases up so far, this flu season
DeWITT, N.Y. — The number of confirmed flu cases in New York state as of late November is up from the same time last year.
Pinnacle Holding Company names Axenfeld CFO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Pinnacle Holding Company, LLC, a Syracuse–based financial-services firm, announced it has appointed Dalton J. Axenfeld as its chief financial officer. Axenfeld had
Five Star Bank parent company appoints Corning’s Burlew to board
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, announced that it has increased the size of its board of
People news: NBT Bank appoints Rott as new DeWitt branch manager
DeWITT, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has hired John Rott as branch manager of its office at 6563 Weighlock Drive in the town of
People news: Key Private Bank hires Berry
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Heather L. Berry has joined Key Private Bank as assistant vice president and trust officer. In her new position, Berry works with
KeyCorp boosts quarterly dividend by 11 percent
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) — parent of KeyBank, the No. 2 bank ranked by deposit market share in the 16-county Central New York area — recently
People news: M&T Bank elects Scannell to board
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) announced it has elected John R. Scannell, of East Aurora, to its board of directors, effective Nov.

Schneiderman sues Syracuse real-estate firm for alleged “deed theft and mortgage-rescue scam”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse real-estate firm is facing a lawsuit for an alleged “deceptive scheme to trick New Yorkers into turning over ownership of
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