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Former Candor mayor admits to stealing money from Tioga County village
CANDOR, N.Y. — The man who once served as mayor of the Village of Candor in Tioga County has admitted he stole more than $23,000 from the village government. New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and the New York State Police announced Eric Halstead’s guilty plea on Jan. 10. As part of his plea, Halstead […]

Work begins on Binghamton apartment-complex renovations
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Town and Country Apartments will be renovated in a $94 million project that includes full electrification of the 22-building, 256-unit housing development,

BAE providing actuator control units for JetZero
Collaborating with Airbus with work done in Endicott ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems says it will provide and integrate

Raymond Corporation, Toyota Material Handling to integrate
GREENE, N.Y. — The Raymond Corporation, which Toyota Material Handling acquired in 2001, will fully integrate with Toyota into one company under the name Toyota Material Handling North American (TMHNA) effective April 1, the companies recently announced. “We’re combining into one functional corporate organization,” says Michael Field, current president and CEO of Raymond. The company,

New York manufacturing index begins 2025 in negative territory
The general business conditions index of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey fell 15 points to -12.6 in January, with indexes for new orders and shipments

Elmira’s Clemens Center names new officers, trustees
ELMIRA, N.Y. — The Clemens Center, a performing-arts center in Elmira, recently announced its 2025 board leadership team and newly elected members of its board of trustees. Trustees elected A. Quay Thompson, principal at Holt Architects, as president of the board for a term ending in December 2025. Thompson, who joined the board in May

Broome County’s Garnar elected president of state county executive association
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County Executive Jason Garnar was recently elected president of the New York State County Executives’ Association (NYSCEA), an affiliate of the

Tioga County Chamber appoints new board members for 2025
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Tioga County Chamber of Commerce has announced the appointment of five new members of its board of directors for 2025. The new board members are: • Christopher Cice, financial advisor • Carrie Whitmore, Tompkins Cortland Community College • Daniel Reinhart, SR Architecture Studio PC • Michelle Pelton, Confection Connection • Les

Lockheed Martin Owego wins nearly $19M Navy order
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Owego was recently awarded an almost $19 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement from the U.S. Navy. This order procures the delivery of two initial structural modification kits for the MH-60S Seahawk helicopters, and it will provide the non-recurring engineering

Lyons Bancorp pays Q4 dividend of 40 cents a share
LYONS — Lyons Bancorp, Inc. (ticker: LYBC), the parent financial holding company of the Lyons National Bank, recently paid its quarterly common stock cash dividend for the fourth quarter. The banking company paid out 40 cents per share on Jan. 15, to all common stock shareholders of record as of the close of business on
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