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Syracuse’s American Rescue Plan funding to target infrastructure, jobs, city government operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Friday outlined plans for the city’s $123 million in federal aid through the American Rescue Plan Act
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Five Star Bank parent company to pay Q2 dividend in early July
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 27 cents per share of its common stock for the second quarter. The dividend is the same amount that the banking company paid for the first quarter, when it

People news: Tompkins Financial promotes Tomazin to treasurer
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corporation announced it has promoted Matt Tomazin to treasurer and senior VP. He will report to Frank Fetsko, chief operating

AmeriCU buys building on Route 57 in Clay to establish training center
CLAY, N.Y. — AmeriCU plans to open a training center in a building it recently bought on Route 57 in Clay. The Rome–based credit union purchased the 5,202-square-foot building, located on nearly 1 acre at 7466 Oswego Road, for $550,000 from Michael Jay Associates (Ken Pacioni), according to a release from CBRE/Syracuse. Glenn Weisiger and

Chemung Financial boosts quarterly dividend by 19 percent
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corporation’s board of directors recently boosted its quarterly cash dividend by 19 percent to 31 cents a share from the previous 26 cents. The new dividend is payable on July 1, to common-stock shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 17. “We are pleased that our

People news: Community Bank adds Gorski as VP, commercial banking officer
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced that Alexandra Gorski has joined the bank as VP and commercial banking officer in DeWitt. Gorski has 30

AAA expects big rebound in Memorial Day weekend travel, compared to 2020
More than 37 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend period between Thursday and

KeyCorp to pay quarterly dividend of 18.5 cents a share in mid-June
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) — parent of KeyBank, the No. 2 bank ranked by deposit market share in the 16-county Central New York area — has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 18.5 cents per share of its common stock. The dividend is payable on June 15, to holders of record as of the close of

Community Bank System to pay Q2 dividend of 42 cents a share in July
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 42 cents per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on July 9 to shareholders of record as of June 15. The dividend is the same amount that Community Bank paid each
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