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Onondaga County chooses Verizon for $18 million rural broadband program
LaFAYETTE, N.Y. — Onondaga County on Tuesday announced that Verizon (NYSE: VZ) will deploy broadband services in several communities within the county. The nearly $18

ANDRO lands $1.25 million AFRL contract to enhance Android device networks
ROME, N.Y. — The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/RI) has awarded a two-year, $1.25 million Small Business Innovation research (SBIR) contract to ANDRO

Excellus appoints White as chief administrative officer
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield announced that it has named Lisa White chief administrative officer and executive VP. With this appointment, White has also

SUNY Morrisville to add food and agribusiness master’s degree in 2023
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — SUNY Morrisville announced it will add its first master’s degree in food and agribusiness (FAB) in a fully online two-year degree program

Lobdell family shares suicide story, donates $1 million to Oswego Health’s Lakeview Center
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Lobdell family of Pulaski has donated $1 million to Oswego Health’s Lakeview Center for Mental Health & Wellness. The family also

Colgate University returns artifacts to Oneida Indian Nation in repatriation ceremony
VERONA, N.Y. — Colgate University, in a Nov. 9 ceremony, repatriated more than 1,500 funerary objects and cultural artifacts to the Oneida Indian Nation. The

25th Anniversary 40 under Forty awards event draws crowd of more than 400
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — More than 400 people attended the 25th edition of the popular 40 under Forty awards event on Thursday evening at the Oncenter

Syracuse University, Northeast Clean Energy Council sign collaboration agreement
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University and the Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC) recently signed an agreement forming a collaborative partnership between the two organizations. The

Clear Path for Veterans, Southern Tier Veterans Support Group receive credit-union donation
ALBANY, N.Y. — Clear Path for Veterans in Chittenango and the Southern Tier Veterans Support Group in Vestal are among the nonprofit organizations that will

NBT Bancorp to pay quarterly dividend of 30 cents a share in fourth quarter
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB), parent of NBT Bank, recently announced that its board of directors has approved a cash dividend of 30 cents per share for the fourth quarter of this year. The payment is up by 2 cents, or 7.1 percent, from the 28 cents that NBT paid in the
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NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB), parent of NBT Bank, recently announced that its board of directors has approved a cash dividend of 30 cents per share for the fourth quarter of this year.
The payment is up by 2 cents, or 7.1 percent, from the 28 cents that NBT paid in the fourth quarter of 2021. NBT said 2022 is its 10th straight year of dividend increases.
The Norwich–based banking company will pay the new dividend on Dec. 15, to shareholders of record as of Dec. 1. The payment represents an annual yield of about 2.5 percent, based on NBT’s current stock price.
NBT Bancorp is a financial holding company with total assets of $11.64 billion, as of Sept. 30. The banking company primarily operates through NBT Bank, N.A. — a full-service community bank with 140 branches in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and Connecticut — and through two financial-services companies: EPIC Retirement Plan Services and NBT Insurance Agency, LLC.
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