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Eastern Shore Associates acquires Cronk Agency of Central Square
FULTON, N.Y. — Eastern Shore Associates Insurance (ESA) has announced its acquisition of the Cronk Agency, Inc., which operates at 647 S. Main St. in

Local technology business, Mohawk Valley GIS, expands
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley GIS recently announced it has hired two full-time employees and moved into office space on North Main Street in the
Tompkins Financial announces stock buyback program, reports earnings
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) has authorized the repurchase of up to 400,000 shares of the company’s common stock outstanding. Purchases may
Standard & Poor’s upgrades N.Y. credit rating to AA+
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Ratings Services last week upgraded New York’s general-obligation (GO) bonds to “AA+” with stable outlook from the previous rating of “AA.”
Leadership Mohawk Valley announces its class of 2015
MARCY, N.Y — Leadership Mohawk Valley has announced its Class of 2015 to take part in its year-long leadership and community-development program. As in past
Five businesses to expand or locate in Binghamton under START-UP NY program
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Five businesses will expand or locate in Binghamton through the START-UP NY program, the initiative that creates tax-free areas associated with colleges

First Niagara’s second-quarter profit edges up 4 percent
BUFFALO, N.Y. — First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG) today reported that its second-quarter net income increased to $66.2 million, or 19 cents a

State forms craft-brewer work group to develop ideas to expand the industry
A new craft-brewer work group will pursue recommendations on ways that New York’s craft-beer industry can pursue additional growth. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement

N.Y. AG: Tebb’s Head Shops owner pleads guilty in tax-evasion scheme
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — John Tebbetts, the former owner and operator of Tebb’s Headshops, today pleaded guilty to felony charges related to a five-year scheme to

Senators: Upstate steel jobs could benefit from DOC’s move against “unfairly” priced foreign imports
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is collecting cash deposits for estimated antidumping duties, making it costly for companies found dumping to export into the U.S.
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