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Five Star Bank expands to Syracuse with loan office
Five Star Bank’s Syracuse office will be home to a three-person commercial and industrial team led by Alison Miller, the bank’s Central New York regional president and commercial and industrial executive. It’ll also be home to a commercial real-estate banker who will report to Craig Burton, the bank’s Finger Lakes/Southern Tier regional president and commercial […]

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

New CFO of Berkshire Bank parent begins his position
David Rosato — who served most recently as CFO of People’s United Financial, Inc., and prior to that as treasurer at Webster Financial Corporation — was set to join Berkshire on Feb. 6, as senior executive VP and CFO. In his new role, Rosato will serve as Boston–based Berkshire Hills Bancorp’s top financial leader. He

Visions FCU plans to build a new branch office in Oneonta
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU) says construction will start soon on its first branch in Oneonta. The new office will be located in the WellNow Plaza at 5001 State Highway 23, Visions said in its Jan. 30 announcement. The new office will allow individuals and businesses to conduct banking services, apply for

Visions donates $50K to American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
ENDWELL, N.Y. — Visions Federal Credit Union says it has donated $50,000 to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) as part of “The Big Give” of 2022. Created by Visions in 2021, “The Big Give” is an annual initiative to make an “outstanding” charitable contribution to organizations performing community service within Visions’ three-state footprint,

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

City of Utica, MVHS plan to redevelop St. Elizabeth Medical Center property
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica and the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) have agreed to partner on the development of a master re-use

Hamilton College, 13 others awarded Howard Hughes Medical Institute funding
CLINTON, N.Y. — The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has awarded Hamilton College and 13 other institutions a total of $8.05 million in grant funding.

MACNY names Tilton marketing & communications manager
DeWITT, N.Y. — Deb Tilton is the new marketing & communications manager at MACNY, The Manufacturers Association. In this role, she will support strategic marketing

Oneida Nation Enterprises to open fourth Maple Leaf Market location in Verona
VERONA, N.Y. — Oneida Nation Enterprises on Monday announced plans for its fourth Maple Leaf Market store at the intersection of Route 365 and Route
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