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Usherwood Office Technology appoints Stinson as company president
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Usherwood Office Technology on Tuesday said it has promoted Ken Stinson to company president. Stinson assumes the title previously held by Lou

Ithaca Ale House now operating in bigger space in City Centre
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca Ale House has moved to a new location at 301 East State St. inside City Centre in Ithaca. The restaurant

Physician relocates practice to Seneca Family Health Center
WATERLOO, N.Y. — Dr. Luke Chen has relocated his medical practice to a newly remodeled office at Seneca Family Health Center at 367A East Main

Mooney named president at Lifetime Benefit Solutions
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Lifetime Benefit Solutions (LBS) announced it has appointed Trish Mooney president of the ancillary benefits and specialty program company. As president of
Koskinen’s Towing & Repair leases space in East Syracuse for second towing location
EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Koskinen’s Towing & Repair, of Tompkins County, recently leased 3,200 square feet of space at 201 Bagg St. in the village of East Syracuse for its second towing location and first in the Syracuse area. Gary Cottet from Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company helped arrange the transaction, according to a release
Oneida County hotels see nearly 35 percent increase in occupancy in November
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotels welcomed substantially more guests in November compared to a year ago as they continued to bounce back from the pandemic. The county’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) jumped 34.6 percent to 50.1 percent in November from the year-prior month. That’s according to a recent

New program seeks to “inspire and guide” entrepreneurs in Lewis County
LOWVILLE — The DBA Lewis County pilot program is meant to “inspire and guide” entrepreneurs doing business in Lewis County. It’s an initiative created by Naturally Lewis, which is based in Lowville and serves Lewis County’s economic-development organization. DBA Lewis County seeks to help entrepreneurs launch and grow their business, leveraging and connecting existing resources

Waters reappointed to MVCC board of trustees
UTICA — Former Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) trustee Wendy Waters was recently reappointed by Oneida County government for a new seven-year term on the MVCC board of trustees. Waters’ term will end June 30, 2028. She also completed a partial county-appointed term to fill a vacancy in 2019. A native of Rome, Waters is

Five recognized as Greater Utica Chamber 2021 Business of the Year Award winners
UTICA — The Utica Zoo, Primary Urgent Care, and Casa Imports were among the organizations honored with Business of the Year Awards from the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce. The chamber honored a total of 15 area businesses and organizations as finalists during its annual Business of the Year Awards ceremony held Dec. 9 at

Pathfinder to pay Q4 dividend of 7 cents in early January
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), holding company for Pathfinder Bank, recently declared a quarterly cash dividend of 7 cents a share on its common stock for the fiscal quarter ending Dec. 31. The dividend will be payable to all Pathfinder shareholders of record on Jan. 14 and will be paid on Feb.
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