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Insero announces promotions in Ithaca office
ITHACA, N.Y. — Insero & Co. CPAs, LLP recently announced eight employee promotions across two departments in its Ithaca office. In the accounting firm’s tax department, Chris Axtell has been promoted to manager in the Ithaca location, while Jenelle Whalon has been elevated to experienced accountant in the same department and office. Insero & Co. […]

Chemung Financial names Meade to board of directors
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) announced that its board of directors has elected Joseph F. Meade IV to a seat on the board. Meade will stand for shareholder election of a two-year term at the banking company’s annual meeting of shareholders in June 2023. All directors of Chemung Financial also serve on

North Point Defense awarded nearly $9.5 million contract from U.S. Air Force
ROME, N.Y. — North Point Defense, Inc. of Rome has been awarded a $9.46 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Phantom Harvest Software prototype. This cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract provides for the development of an automated method for discovering actionable information within a large volume of network traffic, according to an Aug. 19

Cornell Press director elected president of international association
ITHACA — Jane Bunker, Cornell University Press director, was recently elected to become the 73rd president of the Association of University Presses, an organization of more than 150 international nonprofit scholarly publishers, next year. A previous member of the board of directors of the Association of University Presses, Bunker will start her presidential term in

Visions CEO Muse receives AACUC Lifetime Achievement Award
ENDWELL, N.Y. — The African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC) recently announced Ty Muse, Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU) president and CEO, as the 2022 honoree of its Pete Crear Lifetime Achievement Award. The Pete Crear Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes “a credit union professional or volunteer whose career best embodies the AACUC’s mission to increase the

New parking area at Potato Hill State Forest opens in Tompkins County
CAROLINE — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) have announced the opening of a new parking area at Potato Hill State Forest in the town of Caroline in Tompkins County. DEC and FLLT initiated the project to address public-access needs for Potato Hill State Forest and

Indium Corp. to expand Rome manufacturing facility, hire 300 over two years
ROME, N.Y. — Indium Corporation on Wednesday announced a significant expansion of its onsite operations at 5836 Success Drive in Rome. With its growth, the

People news: Generations Bank names Seneca County market manager
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Generations Bank announced it has promoted Jenny Humphreys to market manager of Seneca County. In this position, Humphreys will manage two

GEDDES, N.Y. — Work is underway on a $34.7 million project to improve agricultural facilities at the State Fairgrounds in Geddes. The project represents the

Cayuga Health formally opens new physical-therapy location in downtown Cortland
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Cayuga Health on Wednesday formally opened a new Cayuga Physical Therapy (PT) facility at 2 North Main Street in downtown Cortland. The
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