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Greater Binghamton Chamber to host State of Our Industries event on May 6
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce will hold its 2022 Community Building Series: State of our Industries next Friday, May 6 from

IAED’s McDaniel appointed chair of Tompkins County Air Service Board
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Air Service Board (ASB) — an advisory group to the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport (ITH) — has a new
Wolfspeed formally opens as Marcy Nanocenter’s first tenant
MARCY, N.Y. — For two years, Mohawk Valley residents have watched a building take shape on the hills alongside SUNY Polytechnic Institute in the town of Marcy. On April 25, Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. stood with Gov. Kathy Hochul and an array of area leaders to celebrate the grand opening of that

New York home sales slide in March amid tight inventory
New York realtors sold 10,350 previously owned homes in March, down 9.3 percent from the 11,412 homes they sold in the year-ago month as housing supply remained constrained. However, pending sales, which represent homes under contract, increased more than 3 percent in March, pointing to a possible rebound in closed sales in the next month or

sfcu expands membership area into four new counties
SIDNEY, N.Y. — Sidney Federal Credit Union is looking for new members as it expands its field of membership into Onondaga, Cortland, Essex, and Hamilton counties. The credit union is capitalizing on 2020 changes to field-of-membership rules for chartered community credit unions, allowing them to offer membership in areas of population of up to 1

Community Bank moves closer to Elmira Savings Bank acquisition
Q1 net income declines DeWITT, N.Y. — As it moves closer to finalizing its acquisition of Elmira Savings Bank (NASDAQ: ESBK), Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) on April 22 announced that is has received regulatory approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for that transaction. The DeWitt–based banking company also

Bank of Utica supports children’s museum project with donation
UTICA , N.Y.— Bank of Utica has committed $100,000 to ICAN’s Family Resource Center, which will also house a new children’s museum. “Bank of Utica has had a long relationship with the Children’s Museum, and we are happy to continue to work with them as they enter this new exciting phase of their history,” Barry

SeaComm FCU buys one-acre parcel in Watertown for $1.1M
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — SeaComm Federal Credit Union (FCU) recently purchased a one-acre parcel at 20485 Route 3 in Watertown for $1.1 million. Bill Colucci of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company, in conjunction with Cushman/Grant Street Associates, helped arrange the transaction. SeaComm FCU, based in Massena, has 51,800 members with assets of more than $759 million,

Visions’ marketing recognized during CUNA’s Diamond Awards
The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) has recognized Visions Federal Credit Union for two of its marketing initiatives. CUNA awarded Visions the Business Development Efforts award for its 2021 Business Services Suite campaign, along with the Diamond in the Rough award for the Tompkins County debit-card contest. CUNA presented the awards as part of its

Morris starts expanded role as Berkshire Bank’s N.Y. regional president
Berkshire Bank, a regional community bank with branches in New England and New York, recently appointed James J. Morris IV as its regional president for New York state. The bank’s New York state territory includes the Capital region, the Mohawk Valley, and Central New York. Morris is an experienced banking professional who has served as
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