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TC3, Syracuse University sign transfer agreement
DRYDEN, N.Y. — Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) and Syracuse University (SU) on Tuesday announced a new transfer agreement that provides TC3 graduates a direct
Ithaca startup REEgen wins $150K in FuzeHub competition
ITHACA, N.Y. — REEgen, a biomining startup based in Ithaca, has won the grand prize of $150,000 in FuzeHub’s 2025 commercialization competition. The contest was held as part of the New York State Innovation Summit in Rochester in late October. FuzeHub is an Albany–based nonprofit that is focused on empowering small and medium-sized manufacturing and
Seen Nutrition of Ithaca awarded $500,000 in Grow-NY competition
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — Seen Nutrition of Ithaca won $500,000 in the seventh annual Grow-NY agribusiness competition held Nov. 12-13 in Canandaigua. Seen Nutrition is a food-tech startup in the menopause market, initially focused on bone health, with a patented dietary calcium chew made with dairy produced in Central New York, as described in the Nov.
Tompkins Financial Advisors’ chief investment officer to retire
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Advisors announced that Geoff Blyth, senior VP and chief investment officer, has decided to retire in early 2026 from his role — after nearly seven years in the position. Tompkins Financial Advisors is the wealth-management arm of Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP), an Ithaca–based financial services holding company that is
SUNY appoints next president of Corning Community College
CORNING, N.Y. — The SUNY board of trustees voted Friday to name Terence Finley as the eighth president of Corning Community College. Finley — who
Hartwick provost to become school’s next president in July 2026
ONEONTA, N.Y. — The VP for academic affairs and provost at Hartwick College in Oneonta will become the school’s 13th president in mid-2026. The college’s board of trustees on Nov. 10 said it chose Laurel Bongiorno, who will assume the presidency on July 1, 2026. Bongiorno will succeed James Mullen, Jr., who has served as
Renzi estate donates $12M to CNY Community Foundation
HOMER, N.Y. — The estate of Nicholas and Agnes Renzi of Cortland has donated $12 million to the Central New York Community Foundation (CNYCF). The bequest will combine with their lifetime giving fund to create two endowed funds at the Community Foundation, ensuring charitable support for Cortland County residents continues for generations. The Nicholas and
New IAED leader begins duties in January
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) describes its next president as someone who brings more than three decades of economic-development experience across the U.S. and a “proven track record of attracting business investment” to the role. IAED on Nov. 4 announced it has selected Kurt Foreman to lead the organization beginning in January
The Agency starts planning process for manufacturing workforce-training center
DICKINSON, N.Y. — The Broome County Industrial Development Agency (The Agency) on Nov. 12 issued a request for qualifications and proposals (RFQ/RFP) to plan the creation of a regional advanced manufacturing workforce-training center. The Agency describes it as a “first-of-its-kind facility designed to strengthen the Southern Tier’s growing innovation and manufacturing economy.” The proposed hub
Tompkins Financial boosts quarterly dividend by nearly 5 percent
ITHACA ,N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) recently announced that its board of directors has approved payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of 65 cents per share for the fourth quarter, up 4.8 percent from the 62 cents it paid last quarter. The new dividend was payable on Nov. 14, to common shareholders
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