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Pathfinder Bank board of directors adds Gagas
OSWEGO — Adam C. Gagas has been elected to the board of directors of Pathfinder Bank. Gagas is founder and CEO of Breakwall Asset Management,
Oneida Financial pays quarterly dividend of 12 cents a share
ONEIDA — Oneida Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ONFC) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 12 cents a share on its common stock. The dividend is
NY Attorney General sues FedEx over untaxed cigarettes
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced his office has filed a $70 million lawsuit against Federal Express (FedEx) Corp. (NYSE: FDX) for “unlawfully”
First Niagara names Saffire EVP of commercial financial services
BUFFALO — First Niagara Financial Group (Nasdaq: FNFG) has appointed Joseph Saffire to serve as executive vice president (EVP) of commercial financial services. Saffire brings
Harris Beach launches collegiate-sports practice group
Harris Beach PLLC, a Rochester–based law firm with an office in Syracuse, has introduced a national collegiate-sports practice group. The USA collegiate-sports practice group provides a range of legal services related to the compliance and operational issues of running a college-athletics program. The nine attorneys involved have worked on these matters previously, says Brian Mahoney,
Bonadio plots further growth as it moves up Top 100 list
SYRACUSE — The Bonadio Group, upstate New York’s largest independent CPA firm, recently ranked as the 50th largest tax and accounting firm in Accounting Today’s Top 100 Firms list. Bonadio, which ranked at number 55 in 2012, is the highest-ranking firm from upstate New York on the list, which recognizes the top revenue-producing firms from
N.Y. AG settles with MVP Health Care for wrongly denying mental-health benefits
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on March 20 announced a settlement with Schenectady-based MVP Health Care after an investigation uncovered “widespread” violations of mental-health parity laws. The probe found the health insurer denied mental-health benefits to “thousands” of New Yorkers, Schneiderman’s office said in a news release. Schneiderman’s office estimates that more than 3,000
Centolella, colleagues launch new business-law firm
SYRACUSE — Five attorneys, who were formally part of the Bousquet Holstein PLLC law firm in Syracuse, have formed their own firm. Centolella Lynn D’Elia & Temes LLC is now operating in a 4,000-square-foot temporary space on the 17th floor of Axa Tower I at 100 Madison St. in downtown Syracuse. The firm plans to
CPA addresses issues entrepreneurs face as startup business owners
SYRACUSE — A partner at Dannible & McKee, LLP on Jan. 31 spoke at the Syracuse Tech Garden, addressing entrepreneurs on issues they are facing in the startup phase of their businesses. Michael Reilly spoke on topics that included accounting impact in their choice of operating entity and the tax implication of knowing how to
Mark Twain said, “What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin“ and Barry Goldwater reflected, “The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.“ Einstein and Churchill had their own lowly views on the topic. While we may chuckle and agree with
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