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Onondaga County receives two sales tax payments, still down $15 million in current budget
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Monday said the county received two sales-tax payments. The first payment received Monday covered the month

Two Utica accounting firms set to combine on July 1
Feldman & Company includes partners Alfred (Fred) Kupiec, Jr. and Ryan Siepiola along with four additional employees, according to Robert Ritz, managing partner of D’Arcangelo & Co. The firms did not provide any financial terms of their merger agreement. Kupiec has more than 30 years of experience overseeing audit, accounting, and tax services for clients

Cuomo confirms CNY, four other regions will enter phase 4 on Friday
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Central New York, Mohawk Valley, North Country, Southern Tier, and Finger Lakes regions will start phase four of their reopening on

Cuomo says CNY, four other regions are on track to enter phase four of reopening on Friday
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Central New York, Mohawk Valley, North Country, Southern Tier, and Finger Lakes regions are on track to enter phase four

Utica accounting firms to merge
UTICA, N.Y. — Feldman & Company CPAs, LLP, a Utica–based accounting firm, plans to merge with D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP in a deal that will
Afraid to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone? Then You Can’t Lead in the Age of COVID
COVID-19 has disrupted the business world, and the “normal” of a few months ago may never return. In this new landscape, how business leaders process and react to new challenges will be crucial. Using critical-thinking skills to make sound business decisions in a complicated, constantly changing world has never been more important. Critical thinking in
Hammond named VP on NYSSCPA board of directors
Timothy J. Hammond, principal in the Syracuse office of The Bonadio Group, has been elected to serve as a vice president on the board of directors of the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA). He was one of four elected Society VPs who began their terms of office on June 1, the organization announced.

Barclay Damon lawyers, staff have option to keep working from home
SYRACUSE — Even with most of its Northeast offices reopened, the attorneys and staff of Barclay Damon, LLP have the option to continue working from home for all or part of a given week. The firm has reopened most of its offices, with the exception of its location in New York City, says Connie Cahill,

Utica Mayor introduces new zoning ordinance
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri has unveiled a measure that would update the City of Utica’s zoning ordinance. The proposal would bring the

New York extends suspension of state-debt collection
New York State has for a third time renewed an order to halt the collection of medical and student debt owed to the state for an additional 30-day period. The debt has been “specifically referred” to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) for collection, per a June 16 news release. In response to “continuing
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