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M&T Bank Center: Naming Rights Secured for Mohawk Harbor Event Center
M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) and the Galesi Group have launched a major partnership that will expand their collaborative efforts to accelerate and sustain the revitalization of Schenectady's Mohawk Harbor. Under their agreement, M&T Bank has secured the exclusive naming rights to the new state-of the-art events venue that Galesi Group is building in the heart of Mohawk Harbor.
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