BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 4 -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB) ("M&T") announced that Aarthi Murali has been named as the company's first Chief Customer Experience Officer (CXO). Murali reports to Christopher Kay, Executive Vice President and Head of Consumer Banking, Business Banking and Marketing. As Chief Customer Experience Officer, Murali will develop and lead a strategy to elevate work already underway at M&T to cre  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 3: * * * - 21 Community-Based Projects Receive Grants to Help Reduce Effects of Pollution and Create Healthier New York - $11 Million in Grants Awarded for Environmental Justice Initiatives Statewide Since 2011 * * * Governor Andrew M. Cuomo awarded $1.9 million in Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants for 21 community-based projects that address environmental and public health conce  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 4 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release: In December, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,898 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $33.9 billion and approved more than 1.9 million payments worth nearly $10.7 billion. The office rejected 181 contracts and related transactions valued at $412 million and nearly 1,300 payments valued at more than $9.7 million. More information on these contracts   more

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 4 [TNSgrants] -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: A multidisciplinary University at Buffalo research team has received an $800,000 grant to develop a machine learning system that could eventually help caseworkers and human services agencies determine the best available services for the more than 20,000 youth who annually age out of foster care without rejoining their families. The National Science Foundation and Amazon,   more