ITHACA — Tompkins Trust Co. has a new vice president of commercial banking.
Michelle Mittelman will focus on business financing in the Ithaca and Central New York areas, according to the bank. She will work with clients on funding for expansions, equipment upgrades, and working capital.
Mittelman has a dual degree in agricultural economics and horticulture from Virginia Tech. She has been in commercial banking for more than 10 years and recently moved back to the Ithaca area from Virginia.
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Tompkins Trust Co. is a subsidiary bank of Ithaca–based Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex: TMP), which has $4.9 billion in assets and branches in the Central, Western, and Hudson Valley regions of New York and Southeastern Pennsylvania. The company also owns insurance and financial advising subsidiaries.
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