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CHRIS GEIGER has joined WCNY Public Media in a newly created role of executive VP and chief operating officer. He will work with president and CEO Robert Daino on a broad-based expansion of the company. Geiger was formerly the president and CEO of CNY Central WSTM TV. He returns to Syracuse after working as an executive […]
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CHRIS GEIGER has joined WCNY Public Media in a newly created role of executive VP and chief operating officer. He will work with president and CEO Robert Daino on a broad-based expansion of the company. Geiger was formerly the president and CEO of CNY Central WSTM TV. He returns to Syracuse after working as an executive consultant to Videa, a division of Cox Media Group in Atlanta, and as VP and general manager at FOX Connecticut Media Group-WTIC in Hartford. While at CNY Central, Geiger rose through the ranks from sales manager to general manager to president and CEO. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and has spent his entire career in the broadcast television and digital industry.
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Money names KeyBank “best” for startups
The magazine Money has named KeyBank the “Best Bank for Startups” in its 2016-17 list of best banks. KeyBank, which is a major player in the Central New York banking market, won the honor in recognition of its business-reward checking, a non-interest-bearing account that rewards clients with exclusive discounts on products and services, the banking company said
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The magazine Money has named KeyBank the “Best Bank for Startups” in its 2016-17 list of best banks.
KeyBank, which is a major player in the Central New York banking market, won the honor in recognition of its business-reward checking, a non-interest-bearing account that rewards clients with exclusive discounts on products and services, the banking company said in a news release.
Money evaluated more than 27,000 data points across 800 separate accounts, looking at traditional banks, online banks, and credit unions to determine the best banks in the U.S., KeyBank said.
“Being recognized as the ‘Best Bank for Startups’ by Moneymagazine is a testament to our commitment to helping small businesses thrive,” Annette Hazapis, head of Key’s business-resource center, contended.
Key has been a U.S. Small Business Administration “preferred lender” for more than 15 years, the banking company said.
Cleveland, Ohio–based KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), parent of KeyBank, had assets of about $101 billion as of June 30.
KeyCorp on July 29 closed on its $4.1 billion acquisition of Buffalo–based First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG).
KeyBank operates in 15 states through a network of more than 1,200 branches.
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