Tompkins Financial Corporation (Tompkins) announced that Charles “Chuck” Guarino has been promoted to chief banking operations officer, a newly created position for the organization. Over the past five years with Tompkins, Guarino has effectively led mortgage sales and operations and small business lending, including a successful implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) lending initiative, which generated over 3,000 loans. Prior to joining Tompkins, Guarino spent more than two decades in banking and financial management, overseeing all aspects of consumer, home equity, residential, and small business lending, as well as analyzing risk in retail loan portfolios, recommending policy, procedure, and […]

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New York State has committed to having a 70% carbon-free utility system by 2030 and a fully carbon-free Utility System by 2040. This will affect: How you cook How you heat your home What you drive … and it will hit you in your wallet. The initial aftershocks of this new law are already taking effect and will become more apparent over the next few years. It is essential that all New Yorkers understand the ramifications of this law, both on the energy system and on the environment. Learn more from an important and timely presentation by respected energy expert […]