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Brown & Brown appoints Mathis as chief legal officer
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO), the Florida–based parent of Syracuse–based Brown & Brown Empire State, recently announced it has appointed Robert Mathis as its chief
Onondaga County Bar Association announces new officers, board members
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Bar Association (OCBA) has announced new officers for the 2023-24 program year. OCBA also installed new board members during
Students no longer need to get a COVID vaccine to attend a SUNY school
ALBANY, N.Y. — Beginning with summer courses this year, SUNY will no longer require a COVID-19 vaccine for students to attend its 64 campuses. The
Utica Fire Department receives $2.1M to add firefighters
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica has received more than $2.1 million in federal funding to hire up to eight new firefighters, U.S. Senators
Succession planning leads to smoother ownership transitions
“Any business who looks out and says in 5 to 10 years, I don’t want to do this anymore,” should start succession planning now, says
VIEWPOINT: Planning a Benevolent Business Exit
If you’re a business owner, at some point you may begin thinking about an exit strategy. Sometimes that strategy presents itself in the form of
People news: Fust Charles Chambers hires audit associate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Fust Charles Chambers LLP announced that Taylor Chapman has joined the accounting firm as an audit associate. She will help service the
SUNY ends emergency COVID-19 vaccine mandate
ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY will no longer require a COVID-19 vaccine for students to attend its 64 campuses, effective for summer courses. The decision coincides
Moody’s upgrades Broome County financial rating
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Broome County’s financial rating — to A1, from A2 — for the first time since 2011. In
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — More than 20 universities are now part of what’s called the Northeast University Semiconductor Network to form a “training pipeline to build
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