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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 […]

Binghamton U academic to research application of thin polymer films with grant
BINGHAMTON — Binghamton University and the University at Buffalo recently received a $517,969 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research into a manufacturing technique for producing thin polymer films essential to the microelectronics, health care, and energy industries. According to an online article in BingUNews on the college’s news website, researchers will

Advantage Sport & Fitness of Ithaca is now part of a Maryland firm
ITHACA, N.Y. — An Ithaca–area provider of fitness equipment and gym-facility design, installation, and maintenance services is now under new ownership. Advantage Sport & Fitness, Inc. (ASF) recently announced it has been acquired by The Amenity Collective, based in Owings Mills, Maryland. The Amenity Collective is a provider of full-service facilities management across the fitness,

Binghamton University hires SU official as new VP of advancement
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton University announced that David K. Whitmore will join the college on March 10 as its new VP of advancement, executive director of the Binghamton University Foundation, and chief advancement officer. Whitmore currently serves as VP for advancement and academic affairs at Syracuse University (SU), where he led initiatives to advance institutional

Former mayor of Tioga County community pleads guilty to stealing from village
CANDOR, N.Y. — The former mayor of the Village of Candor in Tioga County pled guilty to stealing $23,000 from the village government’s coffers. New

Cayuga Health hires Tompkins County public health director
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County’s public health director will soon take on a new role at Cayuga Health System. Effective in March, Frank Kruppa, director of public health for the Tompkins County Health Department, will join Cayuga Health System as assistant VP of community program development and partner integration. In this new position, Kruppa will

Lockheed Martin Owego awarded $198 million contract from U.S. Navy
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Owego recently won a $198 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide maintenance, program

Centralus Health is born from Cayuga Health, Arnot Health affiliation
ITHACA, N.Y. — It was on April 14, 2023 that Ithaca–based Cayuga Health and Arnot Health of Elmira announced plans to explore a collaborative relationship. Since then, both health-care organizations conducted evaluations; held extensive discussions; and gathered feedback from stakeholders including patients, staff, and community leaders. On Jan. 7, the two Southern Tier health systems

Cayuga Health of Ithaca, Arnot Health of Elmira affiliate as Centralus Health
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca–based Cayuga Health and Arnot Health of Elmira on Tuesday formally announced their new affiliation, which will now operate under the name

Arleo Eye Associates joins Cayuga Health System
LANSING, N.Y.— Arleo Eye Associates, which is based in the village of Lansing, is now part of Ithaca–based Cayuga Health System, effective Jan. 1. The
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