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Five Star Bank parent reports nearly 32 percent drop in Q2 net income
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, recently reported net income of more than $17.5 million in the second quarter of this year, down 31.6 percent from $25.6 million in the second quarter of 2024. After preferred dividends, Financial Institutions’ net income available to common shareholders was almost […]
Buffalo law firm Rupp Pfalzgraf expands into Syracuse market
SYRACUSE — Buffalo–based law firm Rupp Pfalzgraf LLC has expanded into the Syracuse market with an office at the State Tower Building at 109 S. Warren St. in Syracuse. Rupp Pfalzgraf sees it as “another significant step in the firm’s continued growth across New York State,” per its July 29 announcement. The firm says the
Albany–area accounting firm set to combine with Bonadio Group
ROCHESTER — An accounting and advisory firm that operates in Watervliet, northeast of Albany, is set to combine with The Bonadio Group in early September. The deal involving DALLE Accounting and Cash Management, Inc. is expected to close on Sept. 8. That’s when all employees of the Watervliet firm will join the Bonadio Group and
Former Vernon Center FD treasurer pleads guilty to stealing over $300,000
VERNON CENTER— A former treasurer for the Vernon Center Fire Department has pled guilty to stealing more than $300,000 from the department. Jonnell Rose, 52, pled guilty before Judge Michael Nolan in Oneida County Court to grand larceny in the second degree and will be sentenced on Oct. 28. That’s according to an Aug. 14
VIEWPOINT: The Trump Private Equity Order: What Plan Fiduciaries Need to Know Now
On Aug. 7, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that may result in an expansion in the types of holdings common in 401(k), 403(b) and other defined-contribution plans. Generally, a plan fiduciary’s decision to offer a designated investment alternative is subject to fiduciary duties enumerated in section 404 of the Employee Retirement Income
State awards FAST NY grants to improve sites in Oneida, Oswego, Broome counties
ROME, N.Y. — New York State has awarded funding to sites in Oneida, Oswego, and Broome counties under the Focused Attraction of Shovel-Ready Tracts New
Tompkins County expands Business Energy Advisors program to help nonprofits
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County says it’s expanding its Business Energy Advisors (BEA) program, introducing specialized energy-consulting services for nonprofit organizations. The new initiative adds
Oneida Health Hospital nurses ratify three-year labor contract
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Nurses at Oneida Health Hospital on Friday voted to ratify a new three-year contract. The new deal includes wage increases and incentives
Onondaga County seeks interest in industrial-treatment train for Clay wastewater-treatment plant
CLAY, N.Y. — Onondaga County on Monday issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for design-build services for a new industrial-treatment train (ITT) at the Oak
Bassett Healthcare Network awarded more than $7.6 million in grants to expand services
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — New York has awarded the Bassett Healthcare Network, based in Cooperstown, more than $7.6 million in grant funds through its Statewide Health
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