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Summit FCU board of directors appoints new chair
Since 2019, Modesti has been the executive VP and CFO of Sweeteners Plus, LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of sugar products in Lakeville in Livingston County. Formerly president of Biomaxx, Inc., he remains on the company’s board. Modesti is also a director on the boards of Highland Hospital in Rochester and the Rochester chapter of […]

Chemung Canal Trust expands lending operations into Buffalo market
ELMIRA — Chemung Canal Trust Company, a unit of Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG), announced on Oct. 21 that it will expand its lending operations to serve the City of Buffalo, as well as Erie and Niagara Counties. “I am happy to announce that the bank will be entering the Western New York market with

Utica renames business park after former mayor, Utica College treasurer
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri on Thursday announced the Utica Business Park will be renamed the “LaPolla & Ford Business Park” in honor

Possible virus exposure reported at Plant Fitness gym, five stores in New Hartford
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Oneida County officials reported Friday that the public may have been recently exposed to COVID-19 at the Planet Fitness gym and

Syracuse airport formally opens new exit portal in terminal B after $1.5 million project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) on Friday formally opened the new exit portal in terminal B at Syracuse Hancock International Airport.

SUNY Poly to use grant funding for K-12 mental-health services in Herkimer County
MARCY, N.Y. — Herkimer County announced it has awarded two instructors at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) a grant of $750,000 to support school-based, mental-health

TCAD rebrands as Ithaca Area Economic Development
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County Area Development (TCAD) says it is now operating as Ithaca Area Economic Development, using an updated logo. Ithaca Area Economic

St. Lawrence University to use $3 million donation to launch new Center for Career Excellence
CANTON, N.Y. — St. Lawrence University will use a $3 million donation toward a new Center for Career Excellence on the campus in Canton. The

Tops and Victoria’s Secret stores on Oneida County list of possible virus exposures
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County officials reported Thursday that the public may have been recently exposed to the coronavirus at the Tops grocery store in

Binghamton University to resume in-person classes Thursday
The SUNY university center will continue to follow its weekly pooled surveillance testing of students, faculty, and staff reporting to campus, and Binghamton University will
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