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NBT Bancorp boosts quarterly dividend by more than 6 percent
NORWICH — The board of directors of NBT Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB), parent of NBT Bank, N.A., recently approved a first-quarter cash dividend of 34 cents per share. The new payment is an increase of 2 cents a share, or 6.3 percent, over the dividend of 32 cents that the banking and financial services company […]

LGS names three new board members
DeWITT — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS) has announced three new members of its board of directors: John Daniel of Usherwood Office Technology, Gina Rapasadi of Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, and Pete Wiezalis from Mower. Daniel is the director of IT services at Usherwood. He has previously served as a member of the Manufacturers

New Syracuse Stage managing director starts position March 1
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Stage is getting ready to welcome its next managing director, who assumes the role on March 1. The performing-arts organization has hired Carly DiFulvio Allen to fill the position previously held by Jill Anderson. DiFulvio Allen currently serves as associate general manager at Disney Theatrical Group for the productions of “Aladdin” and

Ithaca Area Economic Development seats new board members, elects officers
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) announced it appointed its 2025 board of directors at the first quarterly meeting of the year in

Launch NY to use $5 million in ESD funding to help Upstate startups
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo–based Launch NY has secured $5 million in funding from Empire State Development (ESD) through its NY Ventures Community and Regional Partner

McFarland Johnson names new CEO of engineering
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McFarland Johnson, Inc. — an employee-owned planning, technology, design, and construction-services firm — says it has appointed Thomas Kendrick as its new CEO of engineering, effective Feb. 1. “With his exceptional skills and vast experience, Tom is poised to lead our engineering operations and drive the growth and innovation of our technical

NBT Bank names president of CNY and Pennsylvania
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NBT Bank has promoted David Kavney to president of Central New York and Pennsylvania, a new role he will fill in addition to his responsibilities as regional president of Central New York and the Mohawk Valley. Kavney’s expanded responsibilities include supporting NBT’s commercial banking leaders and teams in Central New York, the

Ithaca woman charged with defrauding state pension plan out of nearly $70K
ITHACA, N.Y. — An Ithaca woman is accused of stealing almost $70,000 in state pension payments meant for her deceased husband, according to an announcement

ANDRO awarded $2 million Naval research contract to study AI integration
ROME, N.Y. — The Marconi-Rosenblatt AI Innovation Lab at ANDRO Computational Solutions, in collaboration with Syracuse University, has received a $2 million Small Business Technology

ACCESS FCU names assistant VP of risk management
CLINTON — ACCESS Federal Credit Union (FCU), which serves eight counties in Central New York and Upstate, on Jan. 9 announced the promotion of Alyssa Lawrence to assistant VP of risk management. Lawrence has worked for ACCESS for more than six years. Thomas Owens, president and CEO of ACCESS FCU, announced the promotion. In
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