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Chemung Financial profit increases 10 percent in first quarter
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) recently reported net income of nearly $3 million, or 62 cents a share, in the first quarter, up
USNY Bank makes SNL list of top 100 best-performing community banks of 2016
GENEVA — USNY Bank, which operates Bank of the Finger Lakes and Bank of Cooperstown, announced it was recently ranked as one of the top

NIH awards SUNY Poly professor a nearly $900K grant for breast-cancer research
ALBANY, N.Y. — A professor at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) in Albany will use a federal grant of $890,000 in breast-cancer research that involves

Lost Dog Café expands with bottled sauces
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Lost Dog Café in Binghamton announced it has expanded into the bottled-sauce business. It will unveil a new line of bottled
Community Bank System appoints Steele as new board chair
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System Inc. (NYSE: CBU), parent of Community Bank N.A., announced that it has named longtime board member Sally A. Steele
Vernon Downs to begin racing on Friday, “optimistic” about tax relief
VERNON, N.Y. — Vernon Downs announced will begin its 64th harness-racing season this Friday, May 5 after its owner said he had a “productive” meeting

SU clean-tech startup, SparkCharge, wins grand prize in New York Business Plan Competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — SparkCharge, a clean-technology startup at Syracuse University (SU), captured the $100,000 grand prize in the 8th annual New York Business Plan Competition.

SUNY Oswego names Furlong provost
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley announced the appointment of Scott Furlong as provost and VP for academic affairs, effective July 10. As
Community Foundation for SCNY announces $200K in grants to regional nonprofits
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — The Community Foundation for South Central New York (SCNY) announced it has made grants totaling $200,000 to 28 organizations in the
Excellus announces more than $2.6 million in unclaimed funds
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and its parent company are seeking people and companies who have not cashed more than $2.66 million in checks.
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