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State starts planning how it will restart the economy following coronavirus shutdown
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said the state has begun thinking about how it will start to roll back the unprecedented restrictions
State Police arrest woman accused of stealing from Home Depot in Johnson City
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — New York State Police in Endwell announced that on Saturday they arrested a woman accused of stealing several items from Home
Cuomo, state leaders agree on paid sick-leave bill amid coronavirus crisis
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on March 17 announced a three-way agreement with the state legislature on a bill seeking to guarantee job protection and pay for New Yorkers who have been quarantined as a result of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19 pandemic. The program bill also includes the permanent comprehensive paid sick-leave policy first advanced
Audit: hotels owe Onondaga County more than $318K in room-occupancy taxes
SYRACUSE — Some hotels and motels owe Onondaga County more than $318,000 in room-occupancy taxes. Onondaga County Comptroller Martin Masterpole on March 10 released the findings of an audit on Onondaga County’s hotel/motel room occupancy tax. The report covered 46 hotels and motels for the period of 2017 through 2018 and found Onondaga County is
Empowerment Zones: Federal Tax Credits Business Owners May Be Overlooking
As business owners prepare to submit their 2019 tax forms, it’s important to explore every option that could potentially put money back into their wallets, and into the economy. Many people aren’t aware that included in the budget extenders of December 2019, is an extension of the federal Empowerment Zone tax incentives, allowing certain areas
Hancock Estabrook expands Ithaca office with addition of new attorney
ITHACA — Hancock Estabrook, LLP says attorney Jacob McNamara recently joined the firm in its Ithaca office. McNamara came aboard as an associate in the litigation, corporate and trusts & estates practices, the firm announced. He joined Hancock Estabrook on Jan. 6 of this year, Renee Benda, the firm’s marketing director, tells CNYBJ in an
Bonadio survey: over half of compliance officers don’t have necessary resources
A few survey from the Bonadio Group found that 57 percent of responding compliance officers feel they do not have the resources to adequately carry out the compliance function. That’s compared to 54 percent in the firm’s surveys conducted in both 2014 and 2016. The Bonadio Group conducted its third survey of compliance officers “to provide
Cuomo mandates that non-essential businesses keep 100 percent of their workforce home
(Updated on 3/20 at 5:00 p.m.) ALBANY, N.Y. — After the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in New York state again soared overnight, Gov. Andrew
Oneida County Executive Picente declares state of emergency, shuts all public schools
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced Friday afternoon that he is declaring a state of emergency in the county and
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The UHS health-care system announced it has appointed Rick Borschuk as its senior VP and CFO, a position he has held on
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