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Berkshire Bank’s parent company to pay quarterly dividend on July 8
The board of directors of Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB), parent of Berkshire Bank, recently approved a quarterly cash dividend of 12 cents a common share. The dividend will be payable on July 8, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 29. At Berkshire Hills Bancorp’s current stock price, the […]

CenterState CEO announces Tech Garden leadership-group changes
On Thursday, CenterState CEO named Jeff Fuchsberg VP of innovation and entrepreneurship. He had been serving as director of Genius NY, a business-accelerator program at

Rome Health to host career fair July 28
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health plans to host a career fair on Wednesday afternoon, July 28 at the hospital at 1500 N. James St. in

SUNY Chancellor names officer-in-charge at SUNY Potsdam as school president prepares to step down
POTSDAM, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras on Wednesday announced the appointment of John Graham as officer-in-charge at SUNY Potsdam. Graham currently serves as SUNY’s

People news: SUNY Oswego hires VP for student affairs
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego has announced the hiring of Kathleen Kerr as its new VP for students affairs, joining the school’s senior leadership team.

Finger Lakes Health names Koczent CFO
GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health announced that it has appointed Trisha Koczent as its treasurer and chief financial officer (CFO). Koczent has more than

Projects, funding announced for first phase of Utica Prosperity Initiative
UTICA, N.Y. — Small-business assistance programs and a new James Street Marketplace with loft apartments are among the projects announced in the first phase of

Clarkson University President Anthony Collins to step down in June 2022
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University President Anthony Collins announced he plans to step down from his role at the end of the 2021-22 academic year.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Projects at Cornell University, Clarkson University, Binghamton University, and Seneca Cayuga Yates Counties Chapter NYSARC, Inc. have secured funding in the latest

North Point Defense wins nearly $10M contract from U.S. Air Force
ROME, N.Y — North Point Defense, Inc. in Rome has been awarded a more than $9.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop highly flexible software-based applications to perform real-time digital-signal processing of complex radio waveforms. The software solutions will enable processing of existing and future communication signals without the need for changes
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