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Suburban Syracuse, Owego locations of Lockheed Martin to work on radar contract
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) plants in suburban Syracuse and Owego will help produce 24 additional radars for a U.S. Navy aircraft program. Falls Church,

Grow-NY draws nearly 200 applications for first round of state agribusiness competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Budding agricultural entrepreneurs have submitted nearly 200 applications for the first round of Grow-NY, which the state describes as a “food innovation

People news: Ackles named executive principal at West Genesee High School
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — The West Genesee Central School District in Camillus announced that its board of education has appointed Wayne Ackles as executive principal at

St. Joseph’s Health Home Care expands into Madison, Oneida counties
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health Home Care is expanding into Oneida and Madison counties, bringing “much-needed” home-care services to residents in those areas. Home-care

Commerce Chenango announces new president and CEO
NORWICH, N.Y. — Commerce Chenango — an economic development, tourism promotion, and chamber of commerce organization for Chenango County — announced it has selected Kerri

Syracuse airport to boost enforcement of curbside parking rules
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport doesn’t want drivers parking their vehicles at the airport entrance curbside while they wait for passengers. Those waiting

Compass FCU expects to open new Fulton branch this year
FULTON — Construction crews have started work on a new branch for Compass Federal Credit Union (FCU) in Fulton and are expected to finish before the end of 2019. “We’ll be in [the new office] by the end of the year,” says Thomas O’Toole, manager of Compass FCU. He spoke with CNYBJ on July 22.

Seneca Savings to open new branch in Bridgeport area of Sullivan this fall
SULLIVAN — Seneca Savings is planning to open a new branch office in the hamlet of Bridgeport in the town of Sullivan in Madison County. The new office will operate at 584 Route 31 in Sullivan. Seneca Savings anticipates it will open this fall, per a July 23 news release. Seneca Savings also announced that
Community Bank’s Q2 net income edges up 1 percent
Adjusted EPS beats analysts’ expectations DeWITT — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently reported that its net income edged up 1 percent to $45 million in the second quarter from $44.6 million in the second quarter of 2018. The DeWitt–based banking company’s earnings per share (EPS) was unchanged at 86 cents. But its adjusted net

Tompkins Financial to pay dividend of 50 cents a share on Aug. 15
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) will pay a regular quarterly cash dividend of 50 cents a share on Aug. 15. It is payable to common shareholders of record on July 30. The dividend is the same amount that Tompkins Financial paid last quarter. At the banking company’s current stock price, the payment yields
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