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Tully Rinckey PLLC announced that KATHRYN A. DONNELLY, an attorney with extensive military law and litigation experience, has joined the firm as an associate. She will concentrate her practice on military law, regularly handling cases involving Article 15s, letters of reprimand, court martials, and officer/enlisted separation proceedings. Prior to joining Tully Rinckey, Donnelly most recently […]
BALDWINSVILLE — Attorney Rebecca M. Speno has opened her own law office at 136 E. Genesee St., Suite 2, in the village of Baldwinsville. Speno was previously an attorney at Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC in Syracuse. She tells CNYBJ that she decided to start her own law firm primarily because “in my field of
EBRI: New hires continue to favor target-date funds for 401(k)s
Interest in target-date and other types of balanced funds remained “strong” through 2014, with younger plan participants more likely to hold target-date funds than older participants. That’s according to a new joint study that the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and the Investment Company Institute (ICI) — both based in Washington, D.C. — released April

Chemung Canal Trust CEO Bentley to retire at year’s-end, COO Tomson to succeed him
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Ronald Bentley, CEO of Chemung Canal Trust Company and Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG), plans to retire on Dec. 31. Upon his

People news: Generations Bank hires Ledgerwood as business development officer
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Generations Bank announced it has hired Larry Ledgerwood as assistant VP and business development officer at its Seneca Falls headquarters. Ledgerwood

People news: M&T Bank promotes Weichert to team leader for commercial real estate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — M&T Bank has appointed Lindsay M. Weichert as senior relationship manager and team leader for commercial real estate. She brings more than

People news: Harshbarger elected to Onondaga County Bar Foundation board
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC announced that Laura H. Harshbarger, a member (partner) in the firm’s Syracuse office, has been elected to

State comptroller, Syracuse mayor say the city is not “fiscally stressed”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse isn’t considered “fiscally stressed.” That’s according to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s fiscal-stress monitoring system, which gave

NBT Bancorp elects new chairman, announces succession plan
NORWICH, N.Y. — The board of directors of NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) elected president and CEO Martin Dietrich as board chairman following Tuesday’s announced

People news: Tompkins Trust Company hires Peterson for marketing position
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Trust Company announced it has hired Abby Peterson for a position entitled, marketing communications business partner. Her job responsibilities include coordinating
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