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Former West Carthage treasurer accused of stealing $3,000 from the village
WEST CARTHAGE, N.Y. — The former deputy clerk-treasurer of the Village of West Carthage has been arrested for stealing more than $3,000 from the Jefferson County community. Kaytlin Ennis is charged with grand larceny in the third degree, corrupting the government in the third degree, and tampering with records, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, […]

Former Vernon Center Fire Department treasurer accused of stealing more than $300,000
VERNON CENTER, N.Y. — A former treasurer for the Vernon Center Fire Department has been arrested and charged with second-degree grand larceny for allegedly stealing

Dominick Falcone Agency, Falcone Associates sold to Illinois firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dominick Falcone Agency, Inc. and affiliate Falcone Associates, Inc., of Syracuse, have been acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG), a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm headquartered near Chicago, Illinois, Gallagher announced this week. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed in Gallagher’s Feb. 3

Tompkins Financial to pay Q1 dividend on Feb. 21
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) recently announced that its board of directors has approved payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of

Launch NY to use $5 million in ESD funding to help Upstate startups
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo–based Launch NY has secured $5 million in funding from Empire State Development (ESD) through its NY Ventures Community and Regional Partner

NBT Bank names president of CNY and Pennsylvania
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NBT Bank has promoted David Kavney to president of Central New York and Pennsylvania, a new role he will fill in addition to his responsibilities as regional president of Central New York and the Mohawk Valley. Kavney’s expanded responsibilities include supporting NBT’s commercial banking leaders and teams in Central New York, the

Ithaca woman charged with defrauding state pension plan out of nearly $70K
ITHACA, N.Y. — An Ithaca woman is accused of stealing almost $70,000 in state pension payments meant for her deceased husband, according to an announcement

Brown & Brown Insurance to pay Q1 dividend of 15 cents on Feb. 12
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) — the Florida–based parent of Brown & Brown of New York, Inc., which has an office in Syracuse — recently announced it will pay a regular quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share for the first quarter of 2025. The payment is payable on Feb. 12, to shareholders

Adirondack Bank blog offers tips on outsmarting phishing scams
UTICA, N.Y. — In its Jan. 28 website blog, Adirondack Bank tackles a subject affecting many financial-services clients and consumers: phishing. Most people are familiar

KeyBank appoints Klein as retail leader for CNY market
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) has named Ronald Klein, Jr. retail leader for its Central New York market. Based in Syracuse, he will lead sales, service, and talent-development efforts at all of KeyBank’s branches in the Central New York region, the bank said. Klein will also work with KeyBank’s line of business leaders in
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