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Preferred Mutual continuing its growth tradition after 118 years
NEW BERLIN — In a research report issued in December 2013, Conning Inc., an investment-management firm for the global insurance industry, identified “18 standout companies which led their peers in both growth and profitability.” The report analyzed the performance of 241 insurance companies’ personal-lines products over the past five-year and 10-year periods. Preferred Mutual Insurance […]
First Niagara’s 1st quarter profit falls 13 percent on branch closures
BUFFALO — First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG) today reported that its first-quarter net income declined 13 percent from the year-ago period, amid restructuring
Community Bank Q1 profit rises nearly 10 percent
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System Inc. (NYSE: CBU) reported Tuesday that its net income rose almost 10 percent to $22.2 million in the first
First Niagara promotes Ron Klein to divisional sales manager
First Niagara has promoted Ron Klein to divisional sales manager. He previously was regional sales manager for the banking and financial services company’s Central New
Hamilton College to name arts building in honor of $10 million donors
CLINTON — Hamilton College announced it will name its upcoming theater and studio-arts building for Kevin and Karen Kennedy, who donated $10 million for the
Adirondack Bank to open new branch in New Hartford May 5
NEW HARTFORD — Adirondack Bank, a Utica–based community banking company, announced that it will open a new branch office on Commercial Drive in New Hartford
ESD awards grant funds to Southern Tier, Mohawk Valley organizations
The board of directors of Empire State Development (ESD) on Thursday approved funding that benefits organizations in the Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley. ESD approved
NY Attorney General issues consumer alert on wedding service providers
As the wedding season rapidly approaches, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has issued tips to help couples in the state avoid deceptive and
Binghamton students to compete for startup money at state business plan competition
VESTAL — Two Binghamton University students will participate in the New York State Business Plan Competition in Albany on April 25 and vie for a
Politicians call for kill switch on smartphones to deter theft
SYRACUSE — U.S. Representative Daniel Maffei (D–DeWitt) on April 11 announced he’s co-sponsoring a bill that would require a kill switch to deter thieves and help end a “violent epidemic” of smartphone thefts. The office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman used that language in a news release to describe the thefts. Schneiderman joined
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