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Shineman Foundation awards $270,000 in grants to area nonprofits
OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Richard S. Shineman Foundation announced that it recently awarded 11 Central New York not-for-profit organizations serving Oswego County with $270,000 in

Bigham named CFO and treasurer of Five Star Bank parent
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, recently announced that it has named Justin K. Bigham executive VP,
Report: New York’s craft-beer industry generated $5.4B economic impact last year
Craft beer is making a big impact on New York’s economy, a new trade group report says. In 2018 the New York state craft beer

Syracuse University chooses CEO of San Francisco Fed as commencement speaker
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Mary Daly, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, will deliver the 2019 commencement address at Syracuse University’s

People news: Community Bank promotes Berg to district manager
ROME, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced it has promoted Wendy Berg to district manager of the Oneida/Herkimer section of the bank’s Lowville district. She

Onondaga County to use $2M state grant to prevent, reduce tobacco use in three counties
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state has awarded the Onondaga County Health Department a five-year, $2 million grant to support the prevention and reduction of tobacco
Our Neighborhood Chef opens at Destiny USA
SYRACUSE — Our Neighborhood Chef, a new café and pastry shop offering locally baked goods, recently opened at Destiny USA. “Our Neighborhood Chef showcases different chefs from local neighborhoods,” Maggie Levy, owner, said in a Destiny USA news release. “There are many talented culinary creators in our community, and we want to provide the platform
New York state, CNY home sales decline in February
New York realtors sold nearly 7,100 previously-owned homes in February, a decrease of 9 percent compared to the almost 7,800 homes sold in February 2018. That’s according to the New York State Association of Realtors’ (NYSAR) February housing-market report. In the 16-county Central New York region, realtors closed on the sale of 805 homes in
Regional jobless rates dip in February, job growth data mixed
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions declined in February compared to a year ago. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released March 26. The Syracuse, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira areas gained jobs between February 2018 and this past February. Bucking the

Madison County man charged with welfare fraud of $3,000
LENOX, N.Y. — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced that its investigators on Tuesday arrested Edward A. Riggall, age 50, of Eaton and charged him
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