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Local sales-tax collections in NYS fell by 10 percent in 2020
ALBANY, N.Y. — Local sales-tax collections declined by $1.8 billion, or 10 percent, in 2020 compared to 2019, amid the coronavirus crisis, the Office of New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli recently reported. The decline exceeded the 6 percent drop in local sales-tax collections seen in the 2009 recession compared with 2008. Collections were uneven […]
New York to no longer require quarantines for fully vaccinated, following new CDC guidance
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Thursday announced that it will adopt the CDC’s new guidance, relaxing the quarantine requirements on people who have
People news: Carrols names Landaw general counsel
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) announced that it has appointed Jared L. Landaw as the company’s VP and general counsel, effective
Tops Markets to merge with Price Chopper / Market 32
Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Markets on Monday said they have agreed to merge in a deal that “nearly doubles” their collective footprint in the
Utica College offers students cryptocurrency- crimes training
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College is providing its students training in financial crimes and money-laundering investigations through a partnership with Menlo Park, California–based CipherTrace, a cryptocurrency-intelligence company. Through the college’s partnership, undergraduate and graduate students had the opportunity to enroll in an eight-hour training course to become a CipherTrace certified examiner (CTCE), an industry-recognized designation.
St. Lawrence County man busted for stealing prescription drugs from Kinney Drugs stores
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. — State Police in Alexandria Bay recently announced they arrested a man for stealing prescription medication from Kinney Drugs stores in Alexandria
Destiny USA now requires a parent or guardian for visitors age 17 and under
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Anyone age 17 or younger visiting Destiny USA will now need a parent or guardian when going to the shopping and entertainment
Madison County says it won’t conduct COVID-19 vaccine lottery due to lack of supply
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County government announced Thursday that it will not be using a lottery system to help get vaccines into the arms of
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Health (DOH) undercounted the number of COVID-19 nursing-home deaths by 50 percent, according to a new
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds 39 percent of nearly 200 area companies surveyed expect an increase in jobs and hiring
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