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Projects at five area SUNY campuses receive funding to test commercial readiness
ALBANY, N.Y. — Faculty-led projects at five area SUNY schools will benefit from Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) investments that will test their commercial readiness. Altogether,

Pinnacle Employee Services appoints controller
DeWITT, N.Y. — Pinnacle Employee Services, a professional employer organization headquartered in DeWitt, has promoted Alysha Jasewicz, to controller of the company. She previously served

Solvay Bank partners with Syracuse University on “Live Local” initiative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Solvay Bank says it’s partnering with Syracuse University on the school’s newly announced “Live Local” initiative to support the City of Syracuse

People news: Gilroy joins Adirondack Bank as commercial banking VP
UTICA, N.Y. — Adirondack Bank announced it has appointed Ryan Gilroy as its new VP of commercial banking. Gilroy brings diverse experience in financial services,

People news: Blaney joins KeyBank as commercial analyst
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LaShay Blaney has recently joined KeyBank as a commercial analyst, the bank announced. Based in Syracuse, Blaney will assist KeyBank’s Central New

M&T Bank to pay quarterly dividend of $1.20 per share on Sept. 30
M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB) recently announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.20 a share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on Sept. 30 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Sept. 1. M&T Bank Corp. is a financial-holding company headquartered in Buffalo. Its

Five Star Bank parent company to pay Q3 dividend in early October
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 29 cents per common share outstanding. The banking company will pay the third-quarter dividend on Oct. 3, to shareholders of record on Sept. 16. It’s the same amount
VIEWPOINT: 3 Ways Business Executives Can Fight Inflation
The dollar had an average inflation rate of nearly 9 percent in the last year. As a result, the real value of a dollar has been decreasing recently. The increasing inflation rate has dramatically impacted business and the economy. Many business executives seek practical strategies to fight inflation. 3 most important inflation impacts on businesses #1 Cash

State offers $6.5M to develop insurance policies to promote clean technologies
A new state program is focused on the research and development of new insurance policies and products “that will promote the adoption of clean technologies” across New York state. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sept. 1 announced $6.5 million to support the “Insurance Innovation for Climate-Technology Solutions” program. The initiative will provide funding for products that manage

Oswego Health tuition assistance helps 30 employees so far
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health in 2020 launched a tuition-assistance program for employees who would like to advance their training. To date, a total of 30 employees have benefited from the program with Oswego Health financially investing more than $383,000. The employees include registered nurse (RN) Melissa Johnson, who was one of 20 RNs who
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