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Tioga State Bank adds Hoyt to commercial- lending team
SPENCER, N.Y. — Tioga State Bank recently announced the addition of Joseph Hoyt to its commercial-lending team. As a small-business lender, Hoyt works with individual businesses to help find financial solutions tailored to specific needs to help those businesses succeed. He is located at the bank’s branch on Fifth Avenue in Owego. Hoyt brings to […]
Burnout hitting consumer confidence, KeyBank survey finds
The KeyBank 2023 Financial Mobility Survey, released Jan. 9, finds Americans are in a “difficult” financial position as 55 percent faced financial challenges over the past year. The finding represents a “substantial” increase from the year prior (37 percent), with more than double the number of respondents saying their biggest financial faux pas involved budgeting issues

Generations Bank promotes Humphreys to assistant VP
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Generations Bank announced it has promoted Jenny Humphreys to assistant vice president (AVP), in addition to her role as market manager of Seneca County. Humphreys will continue to manage two Generations Bank retail offices in Seneca County, including the flagship branch in Seneca Falls and the office on North Road in

Bell & Spina Architects comes under new ownership
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bell & Spina Architects-Planners, PC, a firm based at 215 Wyoming St. in Syracuse, has new owners. Dennis Spina, a founding partner,

Bowers & Company CPAs acquires Rochester firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Bowers & Company CPAs, PLLC, has acquired Robinson & Gordon Certified Public Accountants, P.C. of Rochester. The deal, which became effective

People news: Fust Charles Chambers hires audit associate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The accounting firm Fust Charles Chambers LLP announced it has hired Cameron Folejewski as a new audit associate. He will help service

Mower agency names Crockett CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. —Mower, a Syracuse–based marketing-communications firm, on Friday announced it has named Stephanie Crockett president and CEO. Crockett assumes the CEO title from Eric

North Country municipalities receive $9 million in NY Forward funding
Three North County communities will share $9 million as regional winners of the first round of NY Forward, the state’s “plan-then-act” program to support its

CenterState CEO starts podcast series called Talk CNY
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Wednesday launched a new podcast series it calls Talk CNY. The new semimonthly podcast series will share the organization’s

McFarland Johnson adds senior project manager in aviation division
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McFarland Johnson, Inc. announced that Jeff Mishler has joined the company as a senior project manager in its aviation division. Binghamton–based McFarland Johnson, a 100-percent employee-owned firm, provides planning, engineering, environmental, technology, and construction services to the aviation, transportation, civil/facilities, and environmental industries. The company’s InfraSolutions by McFarland Johnson division offers technology-based
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