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Tompkins Financial to pay Q1 dividend of 54 cents on Feb. 16
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) recently announced that its board of directors approved payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of 54 cents a share for the first quarter. The dividend is payable on Feb. 16, to common shareholders of record as of Feb. 9. The dividend is the same amount the […]
Brown & Brown Insurance to pay quarterly dividend on Feb. 17
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), the Florida–based parent of Syracuse–based Brown & Brown Empire State, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 9.25 cents a share. The dividend is payable on Feb. 17 to shareholders of record on Feb. 5, the insurance agency said in a
Ronald McDonald House Charities of CNY announces new board member, officers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York (CNY) announced it has appointed Colleen McLaughlin, owner/operator of a McDonald’s franchise, to its board of directors for 2021. McLaughlin joins 13 other members currently on the board. The charitable organization also announced the following board officers for 2021: President, Amy Collins, VP and
Seneca Foods operating income nearly triples in latest quarter
MARION — Seneca Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: SENEA, SENEB) — a Wayne County–based provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, with facilities across the U.S., including Geneva — reported operating income of $90.6 million in its latest quarter ending Dec. 26. That was up almost three-fold from $33.1 million in the year-ago quarter. Seneca Foods also reported
Syracuse restaurants serving up deals in winter-season promotion
SYRACUSE — More than 40 downtown Syracuse restaurants are participating in the first “Delicious Downtown Deals” promotion. The restaurants include five new eateries that just opened at the Salt City Market. The meals are available for dine in, curbside, and to go. The promotion started Feb. 1 and continues all month long through Feb. 28,
The Be A Neighbor Fund seeks to help struggling Utica small businesses
UTICA, N.Y. — Seeking to help local small businesses that have struggled during the pandemic, four Utica–area businesses have started the Be A Neighbor Fund. The businesses involved include Universal Bookkeeper, Made In Utica, McGrogan Design, and thINCubator. The fund has an initial goal of raising $45,000 to help out five small businesses. “The idea
Hauch starts as new Carrols Restaurant Group COO
SYRACUSE — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) recently appointed Carl Hauch as the company’s chief operating officer (COO), effective Feb. 15. Syracuse–based Carrols is the largest Burger King franchisee in the U.S. Hauch, age 54, comes to Carrols from NPC International, where he was president of the company’s Wendy’s division, from January 2019 to
Local sales-tax collections in NYS fell by 10 percent in 2020
ALBANY, N.Y. — Local sales-tax collections declined by $1.8 billion, or 10 percent, in 2020 compared to 2019, amid the coronavirus crisis, the Office of New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli recently reported. The decline exceeded the 6 percent drop in local sales-tax collections seen in the 2009 recession compared with 2008. Collections were uneven
Community Foundation awards nearly $540K in grants to area nonprofits
SYRACUSE — The Central New York Community Foundation recently announced that it distributed $539,877 in grants to nonprofit organizations in Onondaga and Madison counties through its Community Grantmaking program. The initiative funds projects in the areas of arts and culture, civic affairs, education, health, human services, and the environment. The grant recipients are as follows.
State completes major bridge projects in the Southern Tier
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Feb. announced that major construction has been completed on projects that replaced or rehabilitated 15 bridges along key transit corridors in the Southern Tier and Western New York. These projects seek to enhance safety and ensure the continued flow of people and commerce throughout the regions, the governor’s office said. The
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