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Avalon Document Services acquires Florida firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Avalon Document Services announced it has acquired Southeastern Document Services (SDS), a Tampa, Florida–based litigation support and eDiscovery provider. Syracuse–based Avalon didn’t

Community Bank System boosts dividend again
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced that its board of directors has hiked its quarterly dividend to 32 cents per share

People news: Citizens Bank appoints Young as head of digital
Citizens Bank, which has a significant presence in Central and upstate New York, recently announced the appointment of Lamont Young as head of digital. Young

Chemung Canal Trust hires Hazelton as retail banking executive
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Canal Trust Co., a subsidiary of Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG), announced the appointment of Kimberly A. Hazelton as executive VP

KeyCorp expands real-estate unit with more than 50 First Niagara hires
KeyBank Real Estate Capital, the commercial real-estate business unit of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), announced Thursday that it has hired more than 50 new bankers, portfolio

Elmira Savings Bank to pay quarterly cash dividend of 23 cents
ELMIRA, N.Y. — The board of directors of Elmira Savings Bank (NASDAQ: ESBK) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 23 cents per share of

Max Cohen has a nose for promotion
OLD FORGE — Max Cohen has a nose for business. He also has a nose for how to draw a crowd. To help drive attendance at the Old Forge Home Show held July 30-31, Cohen convinced KCBS to certify his Great Adirondack BBQ Festival, held on the grounds adjacent to the Home Show. The barbeque

Upstate’s Laraque-Arena to succeed SU’s Syverud as CNY REDC co-chair
SYRACUSE — Just over six months since beginning her new role as president of SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, Dr. Danielle Laraque-Arena has an additional responsibility. She is succeeding Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud as co-chair of the Central New York regional economic-development council (REDC). Laraque-Arena will serve alongside Robert (Rob) Simpson, president and

Visions Federal Credit Union to open two more Syracuse branches
ENDWELL — “Syracuse has been a great market for us,” stresses Tyrone Muse, the president and CEO of Visions Federal Credit Union. “We’ve had an office at 500 Erie Blvd. West for a decade, and the volume has grown every year. The community is very supportive of credit unions, and we’ve … [garnered] name recognition
What does Brexit mean for U.S. Companies
In late June, voters in the United Kingdom (U.K.) shocked the world in voting 52 percent to 48 percent to leave the European Union (EU) in a referendum where more than 33 million people cast ballots. In the aftermath of the vote, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, the Conservative Party leader who actively campaigned for
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