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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 from $455 per week ($23,660 per year) to $679 a week ($35,308 a year). These new proposed regulations are intended to replace the USDOL’s 2016 […]

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. The two dedicated business analytics lab spaces at the college will “provide students with hands-on experience to help them thrive in a world that relies on data to drive innovation,” it said in

CenterState CEO announces finalists for Business of the Year awards
“We are proud to honor these member businesses for their outstanding success, and the role they play in strengthening the region,” Robert Simpson, president and

Syracuse College of Law selects CEO of Girls Who Code as graduation speaker
The program had reached more than 90,000 girls across the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom at the end of 2018. Saujani, former deputy public

Bousquet Holstein opens office in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Syracuse–based law firm Bousquet Holstein PLLC has opened a 2,200-square-foot office in Ithaca. The firm says the new space will allow it

Liverpool man arrested for stealing $100,000 from Fox Auto Group
NORTH SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Liverpool man has been accused of stealing $100,000 from the Fox Auto Group based in Auburn. The New York State

New York Air Brake acquires Missouri firm
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Watertown–based New York Air Brake LLC (NYAB) on Friday announced the signing of an agreement to acquire the business assets of a

Former Town of Lenox highway employee arrested for fraud, falsifying business records
LENOX, N.Y. — The New York State (NYS) Police announced that its special investigations unit recently arrested a Town of Lenox Highway Department employee for

Broome County business owner arrested for grand larceny of $21,000
CONKLIN, N.Y. — New York State Police in Deposit have arrested a man for allegedly pocketing more than $21,000 that was supposed to be used

Madison County woman charged with welfare fraud, totaling nearly $8,800
LENOX, N.Y. — Madison County Sheriff’s Office investigators have arrested Brittany E. Grevelding, age 34, of Erieville and charged her with 3rd degree welfare fraud,
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