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Hartwick College formally opens $7.1 million student-apartment building
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College on Thursday formally opened a new $7.1 million student-apartment building that can house up to 72 upper-class students. The new
Herkimer County HealthNet to use grant to gather input on need for community center
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County HealthNet will use a grant of nearly $20,000 to explore the possibility of an “intergenerational” community center for families in
People news: Tompkins Financial Advisors names Case wealth advisor
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Advisors announced that Bob Case has joined the firm as wealth advisor. He is based at the firm’s office at

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
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