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Binghamton University names Koffman Incubator leader to oversee entrepreneurship efforts
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University says the woman who leads the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator now has additional duties. The school has named Bandhana Katoch as interim assistant VP for entrepreneurship and innovation partnerships (EIP). Katoch, who joined the university in 2023 as executive director of the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator, will continue to oversee […]
Utica Center for Development receives grant to fund accessory dwelling program
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Center for Development announced it has received a $2 million grant from New York State Homes and Community Renewal to
International Wire uses National Grid $821K incentive for new equipment at Canastota plant
CANASTOTA, N.Y. — National Grid (NYSE: NGG) says International Wire used energy-efficiency incentives that the energy company provided to help pay for new equipment at its Canastota plant while saving money in the long run on its energy costs. International Wire replaced a 25-year-old multiwire drawing machine at the plant with a new generation of
MVHS hosts robotic arm demonstration
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) showed off its new Mako SmartRobotics for knee and hip replacement with a Meet the Mako event
Bassett’s Valley Health Services receives nearly $11,000 grant to fund new equipment
HERKIMER — Bassett Healthcare Network’s Valley Health Services unit has received a $10,998 grant from the Slocum Dickson Foundation to support equipment and therapies to promote optimal levels of function for the long-term care and rehabilitation of the facility’s residents and patients, the organization announced. The grant funded the purchase of a new bladder scanner,
Oneida County hotel business indicators improve in September
UTICA — Oneida County hotels registered an increase in three key indicators of business performance in September. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) rose 4.7 percent to 70.3 percent in the ninth month of this year compared to the year-prior month, according to a report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market
Hamilton Eatery owner begins search for successor
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Clay Skinner hopes to retire from his restaurant in the not-too-distant future, and with no one in his employ wanting to take over, he is offering up a unique opportunity to someone interested in owning a restaurant. Skinner and his wife, Nicki, opened Hamilton Eatery 14 years ago where Roger’s Market once
Generations Bank to be acquired by Rochester credit union
SENECA FALLS — The transaction that involves a Rochester–based credit union acquiring substantially all the assets and liabilities of Generations Bank in Seneca Falls is expected to become official in the middle part of 2025. ESL Federal Credit Union, Generations Bank, and its parent company Generations Bancorp NY, Inc. (NASDAQ: GBNY) on Sept. 24 announced
Visions Federal Credit Union awards $25K grant to Astor D. Rice Foundation
BINGHAMTON — Visions Federal Credit Union has provided a $25,000 grant to the Astor D. Rice Foundation to support and expand the foundation’s Families Achieve Community Empowerment (FACE) program that serves the East Middle School community in Binghamton, the credit union announced. The FACE program is a 12-week opportunity for the families of middle-school students
Tompkins Financial slightly boosts quarterly dividend
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) recently announced that its board of directors has approved an increase of its quarterly cash dividend to 62 cents for the fourth quarter — up 1.6 percent from 61 cents in the third quarter, and up 3.3 percent from 60 cents in the fourth quarter of 2023. The
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