March

Egg production on New York farms drops 1 percent in January

New York farms produced 139.7 million eggs in January, down 1 percent from 140.6 million eggs in the year-earlier period, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. T Read More
Cuomo: New seven-year power agreement with Alcoa preserves 450 jobs at Massena facility

MASSENA, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced a new power agreement with Alcoa Corp. (NYSE: AA) that would keep 450 jobs at the aluminum company’s smelting plant in Massena. Read More
State: Tax preparers who ignore state rules face penalties

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance says tax preparers must meet “several” obligations to avoid possible penalties and revocation of their authorization to file tax returns in New Yo Read More
Hancock Estabrook boosts real-estate practice with deal

SYRACUSE — A Syracuse law firm known for its commercial real-estate practice will combine with Hancock Estabrook, LLP, effective May 1. Hancock Estabrook, which is also based in the Salt City, didn’t Read More
Peters & Associates, CPAs acquires Utica firm

SYRACUSE — Peters & Associates, CPAs, P.C. (P&A), a Syracuse–based accounting firm, recently announced it has completed the acquisition of a Utica–based CPA firm. Read More
USDOL issues proposed regulations on white-collar exemptions

On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) issued proposed regulations that would increase the minimum weekly salary to qualify for the Fair Labor Standards Act white-collar exemptions fro Read More
Ithaca College to establish analytics labs in School of Business

ITHACA — Ithaca College recently announced it will establish a pair of business analytics laboratories in its School of Business this fall. Read More
Bond law firm appoints leader of new pro bono committee

SYRACUSE — Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC announced it has established a new pro bono policy to be administered by a pro bono committee to oversee the efforts of the firm’s attorneys in all of its offices across New York state, as well as in Kansas and Florida. Read More
Business so Tweet: how Twitter drives business growth beyond marketing

I recently sat down with my client Dr. Sarah Taber, author and content creator of the podcast “Farm to Taber.” Her Twitter handle is @SarahTaber_bww. Read More