VIEWPOINT: Five Steps for N.Y. employers to save on health-care costs
When it comes to offering health benefits to employees, every employer has two primary goals: improve coverage and lower costs. Read More
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CEO FOCUS: Mitigation Plans Needed to Limit Disruptions during I-81 Project
The final environmental-impact statement for the I-81 project [has been released] by the New York State Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Read More
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VIEWPOINT: A Digital World: What’s in Store for Central New York
As the effects of the coronavirus continue to reshape our world, the next year will see several factors accelerating the shift to a more digital, hybrid future. Read More
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Ask Rusty: Please Help Us with Social Security Planning
Dear Rusty: Would you please advise on mine and my wife’s Social Security (SS) planning? I’m age 69 and 2 months, my wife is age 66 and 2 months, so we both hit full retirement age. Read More
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NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT: Why is Cash Management Important to your Organization?
We have all heard the age old saying, “cash is king.” When the pandemic first started, many tax-exempt organizations were concerned with cash flow and making it through what was first thought to be a month or two. Read More
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VIEWPOINT: Benefit-Plan Administration Impact of Extension of National Emergency Period
President Joe Biden once again continued the “National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Pandemic (National Emergency)” on Feb. 18. Read More
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Ask Rusty: I’m Confused About Taking Medicare and Social Security
Dear Rusty: I just turned 64 and now get stuff about Medicare and Medigap and so on. I really don’t know how to retire when it’s time. Read More
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VIEWPOINT: 3 ways to cultivate an effective multi-brand strategy
Think about a brand — maybe a big corporation — that has a hierarchy of other brands and services. Read More
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VIEWPOINT: Breaking Out of the Racial Wealth Gap
While it has been a challenge across the U.S. for decades, only recently has the racial wealth gap become common vernacular for both the media and politicians. Read More
Opinion
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OPINION: Note to Biden: Your Own Budget Office Forecasts High Deficit President Joe Biden in a June 14 speech to the AFL-CIO, stated, “I don’t want to hear any more of these lies about reckless spending. Read More
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OPINION: Always In the Background: Russia’s Nuclear Weapons The ebbs and flows of the war in Ukraine still manage to command headlines these days, even if it’s without the intensity of previous months. Read More
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OPINION: A Recall Election & the Ramifications In New York Voters in San Francisco [recently] chose to recall District Attorney Chesa Boudin for his ineffective, soft-on-crime approach to his job. Read More
Business Mentors
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CEO FOCUS: Green CHIPS Legislation to Help Drive Opportunity and Growth Green CHIPS is a significant piece of legislation with the potential to have long-term impact by attracting billions in new private investment and leveraging billions more in federal incentives. Read More
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Ask Rusty: Must I Pay Income Tax on my SS Benefits? Dear Rusty: I do not recall the rules on my income-tax obligation for Social Security (SS) benefits. Can you please explain these rules to me? Read More
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VIEWPOINT: N.Y. Approves First Regulations for Adult-Use Cannabis On June 1, 2022, the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) approved the first set of regulations for New York State’s adult-use cannabis industry. Read More
People on the Move
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People news: Gerling joins Barclay Damon SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Brian Gerling recently joined Barclay Damon as of counsel in the law firm’s trademarks, copyrights & intellectual-property (IP) transactions and IP litigation practice areas and cybersecurity team. His primary office location is Syracuse. Read More -
Ashley McGraw Architects opens Washington, D.C. office, hires former employee to lead it SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ashley McGraw Architects of Syracuse has opened a new office in Washington, D.C., which the firm is calling its Mid-Atlantic office. Read More -
People news: Raju joins Hancock Estabrook as associate attorney SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hancock Estabrook, LLP announced that Finney Raju has joined as an associate in the law firm’s litigation practice area. Read More