July 2014

USDOT awards grants to Syracuse, Oswego, Rome airports

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded three regional airports grant funding for upgrades at each facility. The USDOT has awarded the Syracuse Regional Airport A Read More

DiNapoli: local sales-tax revenue growing slowly

Local sales-tax collections in New York state grew by $177 million, or 2.4 percent, in the first half of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. That’s according to a report that New York State Read More

Pathfinder Bancorp Q2 profit falls 18 percent

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), parent of Pathfinder Bank, recently reported that its profit slipped 18 percent in the second quarter. Pathfinder announced on July 23 that i Read More

Dannible & McKee completes Public Company Accounting Oversight Board inspection

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) recently completed its triennial inspection of the Syracuse–based accounting firm Dannible & McKee, LLP. The inspection di Read More

New York A.G., consortium settle with military consumer lender

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — New York is among several states that have reached a settlement with a military-consumer lender that provides nearly $92 million in debt relief to nearly 18,000 affected U.S. servi Read More

Syracuse Chiefs announcer, Benetti, departing for Westwood One Sports

Benetti photo courtesy of AllAccess.com, a website that describes itself as “the web’s largest radio and music industry community.” SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jason Benetti, who has served as the play-by-play Read More