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State AG gets judge to issue TRO against Legal Docs by Me; firm vows to stay open
New York Attorney General (AG) Eric Schneiderman on Wednesday announced that a judge issued a temporary restraining order (TRO), “effectively suspending operations” at the Watertown
NBT Bank promotes Burback to business-banking officer
UTICA — NBT Bank has promoted Adam Burback to business banking officer. In this position, he is responsible for developing and managing business relationships with
Tully Rinckey moves to larger office in Buffalo
BUFFALO — Tully Rinckey PLLC, an Albany–based law firm that also operates a Syracuse office, has moved its Buffalo–area office into a new, larger space.
New York state home sales slip in May; CNY numbers mixed
New York state realtors completed the sale of 7,848 previously owned homes in May, down more than 14 percent from 9,170 homes sold in the
Attorney brothers open frozen-yogurt business with nurse sister
FAYETTEVILLE — Add together two lawyers and a nurse and what you get might surprise you. Rather than the punch line of a bad joke, the result is Yogurt Gone Wild, Inc., a self-serve frozen-yogurt shop owned by brothers and attorneys Derek and Michael Underwood, along with their nurse sister Nicole Taylor Underwood. Yogurt Gone
Bankers Healthcare Group continues explosive growth
Plans to build out additional space in an adjacent building on Solar Street SYRACUSE — In the 1980s, David Birch spoke to a Syracuse audience about gazelles, mice, and elephants. Birch, the president of a research company called Cognetics, coined the terms to distinguish those firms that grew quickly and created most of the jobs
Bowers & Company plans new structure to house its Watertown operations
WATERTOWN — Bowers & Company CPAs PLLC, a Syracuse–based accounting firm, is finalizing plans for construction of a new 7,800-square-foot office to house its two Watertown locations. The firm will own the building at the 1 acre construction site located on Commerce Park Drive East in Watertown, which doesn’t yet have an assigned address. “Construction
Mathew Tully returns to Tully Rinckey law firm following military retirement
SYRACUSE — Tully Rinckey PLLC Founding Partner Mathew B. Tully has returned to his law firm after taking military leave in early 2012 to serve as a lieutenant colonel in Afghanistan with the Army National Guard. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Tully retakes the reins at the multi-million law firm, based in Albany with an office in
Estate tax, CPA-firm ownership rules top the state’s accounting topics
SYRACUSE — Changing estate-tax laws and potential changes to rules on who can own a CPA firm are two topics that have generated some buzz in the accounting industry of late, according to local certified public accountants (CPAs). Effective April 1, New York began exempting more estates from the state estate tax to get more
New York State Bar Association names Watson as new executive director
The New York State Bar Association has named David R. Watson to serve as the next executive director of the 75,000-member association. Watson, who is currently executive director of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, succeeds Patricia K. Bucklin, who stepped down in March after nearly 13 years as the New York State Bar Association’s executive
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