Tompkins Financial makes push into SE Pennsylvania market
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex: TMP) has some specific qualities it looks for in acquisitions, President and CEO Stephen Romaine says. “Things that are five or 10 years, short-lived, or Read More
First Niagara plans pause in acquisitions
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG) plans to slow down its recent run of acquisitions and focus on running its business more effectively and efficiently. “It’s time for us to hit the p Read More
Report: Health-care law increased insurance coverage of 19- to 25-year-olds
The 2010 federal health-care reform law has increased the portion of young adults with health-insurance coverage, according to a national report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). T Read More
New York moves to set up health-insurance exchange
A health-benefit exchange for New York State is back on the table, and it could change the insurance market for small businesses. But at this point, experts say it’s unclear exactly how. Gov. Andrew Read More
Excellus reopening enrollment for two plans in Oswego County
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield will begin taking new members for its family Health Plus and HMOBlue Option plans in Oswego County starting Feb. 1. Excellus, which is Central New York’s largest health Read More
Deconstructing the American Dream
I want to thank President Barack Obama for delivering his third “State of the Union” address, in which the 44th president of the United States laid out clearly his vision of the American Dream.The pre Read More
New Internet-Security Standards for Financial Institutions
The Federal Financial Institutions examination Council (FFIEC) — a group of federal financial regulators empowered to issue uniform standards for most of the financial institutions in the United State Read More
Cuomo Shows the Courage to Tackle the Extreme Left
New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo intrigues me. What he is trying to do may impact the entire country some day. Cuomo is from the left, of course. He gets a lot of campaign money from the left. Teachers’ Read More
NBT profit slips in 4th quarter, but annual net income rises
NORWICH — NBT Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) closed out 2011 with the second-highest annual earnings in the company’s history, but saw its earnings slip in the fourth quarter. For the fourth quarter of Read More
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