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Rockbridge names chief investment officer
SYRACUSE — Rockbridge Investment Management announced it has appointed Adam C. Gagas as its chief investment officer. Gagas will also retain his role as managing director of institutional services at Rockbridge, which is an advisory firm based in Syracuse. Prior to joining Rockbridge Investment Management in 2021, Gagas held several positions in the financial sector. […]

Pathfinder Bank names VP, senior commercial lender
OSWEGO — Pathfinder Bank has recently hired Joseph Pedrotti as VP and senior commercial lender. “We are thrilled to welcome Joe to our team,” Ronald G. Tascarella, the bank’s first VP, chief lending officer, said in a Pathfinder news release. “With his wealth of knowledge in commercial banking and his deep roots in the Central

ConMed to pay Q3 dividend of 20 cents on Oct. 5
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker with roots in the Utica area, has announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the third quarter of this year. The dividend is payable on Oct. 5 to all shareholders of record as of Sept. 15. At the

October NYS Innovation Summit has speakers from ESD, NYSERDA
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The leaders of Empire State Development (ESD), the national Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program, and the New York State Energy and Research Authority (NYSERDA) will deliver keynote addresses at the upcoming 2023 New York State Innovation Summit. The two-day event is set for Oct. 16–17 at Saratoga City Center & Saratoga

Whitman School implements new leadership structure
J. Michael Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation, will serve as Whitman’s executive dean, while Alexander McKelvie will continue to serve as interim dean, a role he has held since July 2022. Both appointments are effective immediately, Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud said in a July 28 announcement. Haynie’s appointment to executive dean
Midyear business leaders outlook improves slightly
Business leaders are slightly less worried about a recession this year, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s 2023 Midyear Business Leaders Outlook survey. A total of 45 percent of business leaders say the nation is already in a recession or expect a recession before the end of 2023, down from 65 percent who felt that

Housing project helps Human Technologies fulfill its mission
ROME, N.Y. — Human Technologies’ recently announced plans to build Copper Village — an affordable-housing community in South Rome — are about more than just helping fill the housing gap. The project also helps the nonprofit fulfill its mission to create employment for people with disabilities. The proposed $105 million project would create 250 housing

Utica native opens dream business
UTICA — As a creative child, Nazaria (Nazzy) Deloach had a dream for a space where he felt free to be himself and create. As an adult, Deloach is making that dream come true with his new business, Dreamer Studios, LLC, which opened in June at 2507 Genesee St. “I fell in love with music

State’s $55.5M Small Business Revolving Loan Fund 2 offers microloans
ALBANY — New York State recently announced that its expanded $55.5 million Small Business Revolving Loan Fund 2 is available to provide shorter-term microloans and regular loans to address “inequitable” capital access “by bridging the financing gaps facing new companies, under-banked communities, and small businesses.” It’s part of New York’s broader Small Business Credit Initiative

Five Star Bank partners with software firm on digital loans
WARSAW — Five Star Bank is now offering digital-loan origination for small businesses through its partnership with Numerated, a Boston, Massachusetts–based software company. Five Star Bank is the wholly owned community bank subsidiary of Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), which is headquartered in Warsaw in Wyoming County in Western New York and has branches across
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