Item #1 Item #2 Item #3 Buffalo Street Books, a cooperatively owned Ithaca bookstore, plans to transition to nonprofit status to address financial difficulties exacerbated by declining sales. The move aims to secure grant funding and align with its community-focused mission. The store has raised $55,000 of its $100,000 year-end goal through fundraising efforts, including…
DANBY, NY (CortacaToday) — A new cannabis dispensary is coming to Danby. On Tuesday, […]
ORANGE, Conn. (APN) — Avangrid’s New York subsidiaries have installed more than 700,000 smart meters across upstate New York as part of a major grid modernization project, the company announced Tuesday. NYSEG and RG&E are currently upgrading meters in eight divisions, including Ithaca, Rochester, and Binghamton, at a rate exceeding 50,000 installations per month. The…
ATLANTA (APN) — Tompkins Community Bank has selected NCR Atleos Corporation to modernize its ATM services, shifting to a full-service ATM management model, the companies announced Monday. The $7.8 billion-asset bank will transfer its entire ATM fleet operations to Atleos’ ATM as a Service (ATMaaS) solution, including hardware, software, security, maintenance, and cash management responsibilities.…
ITHACA, N.Y. (APN) — Tompkins Financial Corporation announced Friday it will increase its quarterly dividend to $0.62 per share, marking its second dividend raise this year. The new dividend represents a 1.6% increase from the previous quarter and a 3.3% rise from the same period last year. Shareholders of record on November 8 will receive…
ITHACA, N.Y. (APN) — Tompkins Financial Corporation reported an 18.2% increase in quarterly earnings Thursday, driven by loan growth and improved interest margins. The regional bank posted third-quarter earnings of $1.30 per share, up from $1.10 in the previous quarter. Net income reached $18.6 million, marking a significant recovery from the $33.4 million loss reported…
The state recently approved a cannabis license for the site, a move the restaurant’s operators say they were unaware of.
Landlords and realtors sent a clear message to the Syracuse Common Council at a Thursday public hearing on “good cause” eviction protections: opt into a local version of the eviction protections bill and they will take their business to the suburbs and other cities.
ALBANY — New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that the state’s 14th annual Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Forum will be held on Nov. 12 at the Albany Capital Center, commemorating 36 years of the state’s MWBE program. The forum, themed “Solidifying our Future: A Commitment to Expanding Opportunities for MWBEs,” aims to…
The City of Ithaca’s proposed 2025 budget tops $107.5 million, an increase of about 6% from last year.