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Oswego County attracted a record $146 million in visitor spending last year
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Visitors to Oswego County spent a record of more than $146 million in 2016, up nearly 7 percent from the $136 million
M&T Bank names O’Hara general counsel
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) recently announced it has appointed Laura P. O’Hara as senior VP and general counsel. She reports to
Chemung Financial to pay quarterly dividend of 26 cents a share
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 26 cents a
New York home sales decline in July on low inventory; CNY numbers mostly fall
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold more than 11,500 previously-owned homes in July, down 7.4 percent from the nearly 12,500 homes sold in July

Adirondack Bank names Mohr CFO
UTICA, N.Y. — The former CFO at Alliance Bank is now serving in the same role for Utica–based Adirondack Bank. Adirondack Bank today announced it
MVCC receives $1 million federal grant for YouthBuild program
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) will use federal funding of more than $1 million for its YouthBuild program. YouthBuild is a pre-apprenticeship
MVHS sleep-disorders center earns five-year accreditation
UTICA, N.Y. — The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has renewed the five-year accreditation for the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) sleep-disorders center. AASM
People news: NBT Bank hires Aceto to manage Whitesboro office
WHITESBORO, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has hired Janine Aceto to manage its Whitesboro office with responsibility for branch banking and business-development activities. Aceto

JetBlue to start daily nonstop service from Syracuse to Boston early next year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) plans to begin daily, nonstop air service from Syracuse to Boston in early 2018. The flights begin Jan.
The state has fined MVP Health Plan Inc. and MVP Health Insurance Company $200,000 for “incorrectly” applying cost-sharing to members’ claims and “improperly” denying some
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