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Tompkins Financial to pay Q1 dividend on Feb. 15
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) recently announced that its board of directors approved payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of 57 cents per share for the first quarter. The dividend is payable on Feb. 15, to common shareholders of record on Feb. 8. The dividend is the same amount that the […]

Oneida County to close several COVID testing sites
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County announced on Friday that it will cease testing at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, Turning Stone Resort Casino, and Utica

Broome County COVID Recovery Fund launches
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Agency, in partnership with Broome County, has launched the Broome County COVID Recovery Fund (CRF) to assist small businesses impacted by

Brown & Brown Insurance to pay Q1 dividend in mid-February
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), the Florida–based parent of Syracuse–based Brown & Brown Empire State, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 10.25 cents a share for the first quarter. The dividend is payable on Feb. 16 to shareholders of record on Feb. 4, the insurance

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds 68 percent of nearly 200 area companies surveyed expect an increase in jobs and hiring

Greater Oneida Chamber of Commerce names president
ONEIDA, N.Y. — The Greater Oneida Chamber of Commerce has named Rachel Siderine president of the chamber for 2022-2023. Siderine is manager of AmeriCU Credit

Cortland County BDC accepting applications for small-business grants
CORTLAND, N.Y. — The Cortland County Business Development Corporation (BDC) announced it has $300,000 available to help pandemic-impacted small businesses. The BDC was awarded the

Equitable to remain in downtown Syracuse towers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The financial-services firm whose name is on the twin towers in downtown Syracuse has plans to stay in the buildings with a multi-million renovation project to its operating space. Empire State Development (ESD) on Jan. 12 announced that it’s providing Equitable with up to $9 million in Upstate Revitalization Initiative grant funding.

Oneida County launches two new COVID test sites
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County government is providing weekly drive-thru COVID-19 testing through Precision Clinical Laboratories at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona and

People news: Birch Wealth Management hires operations specialist
ROME, N.Y. — Noah Hartung, of Oriskany, has joined Birch Wealth Management as operations specialist. A 2019 graduate of Oriskany High School, Hartung is a
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