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Citizens Bank to offer digital-lending capability for small-business customers
Citizens Bank on Tuesday announced that it will offer digital-lending capabilities to small-business customers through a partnership with Fundation Group LLC, an online lending company

People news: NBT Bancorp announces board members
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) announced the appointment of V. Daniel Robinson II, Matthew J. Salanger, and Andrew S. Kowalczyk III to

Austrian firm withdraws from chip-fab project at Marcy Nanocenter
MARCY, N.Y. — The Austrian firm that had planned to invest in a wafer-fabrication facility at the Marcy Nanocenter has decided not to pursue the

State awards Crouse Health $1 million for emergency-services expansion
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York has awarded Crouse Health a grant of $1 million for its Pomeroy emergency-services department expansion project. The hospital will use

Pathfinder to pay quarterly dividend of 5 cents on Feb. 3
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), holding company for Pathfinder Bank, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 5 cents per share on its

Watt takes over as NBT president and CEO
NORWICH, N.Y. — John Watt, Jr. started serving as the new president and CEO of NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) on Monday morning. Watt is

BG Cowboys Saloon opens at Destiny USA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — BG Cowboys Saloon: American Bar & Grill, a “western-themed” bar and grill, is now open at Destiny USA. It takes over the

First Niagara Risk Management completes transition to KeyBank
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The insurance agency First Niagara Risk Management is now officially a subsidiary of KeyBank, operating under the name Key Insurance & Benefits

Syracuse Athletics, Kinney Drugs partner to honor Pearl Washington
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Kinney Drugs has partnered with Syracuse University Athletics to honor the memory of former Orange basketball star Dwayne “Pearl” Washington and benefit pediatric-cancer research at the same time. Washington, who played guard for the Syracuse men’s basketball team in the mid-1980s, died on April 20 of this year at the age of

Commonspace: Building a neighborhood within a building
SYRACUSE — Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil and were expelled from the Garden of Eden. Troy Evans has created a knowledge source that he calls the “tree of connections.” “The people I’ve met have been invaluable in guiding me on my path,” says Evans, co-owner of Commonspace,
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