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Excellus presents $27K in health awards to seven nonprofits
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS), the largest health insurer in Central New York, has presented more than $27,000 in community health awards to
SU researchers develop tool to track the performance of federal-court judges
SYRACUSE — Researchers at Syracuse University (SU) have developed a data tool that provides information on the performance of more than 900 federal district-court judges. The data tool, developed by SU’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) officially launched Oct. 14. TRAC announced the advancement in a news release distributed that same day. With the new
USERRA law provides employment protection to military reserves
SYRACUSE — On Columbus Day, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) celebrated its 20th anniversary, but the fight for employment rights for those who serve our country is far from over, according to one Syracuse law firm that specializes in USERRA cases. Mathew Tully, founding partner, formed Tully Rinckey PLLC,
Accountant discusses tax incentives for N.Y. manufacturers
SYRACUSE — New York manufacturers are benefitting from the state new tax-reform legislation and the Excelsior Jobs program, which the state enacted more than four years ago. The two topics were part of a presentation Joseph Hardick, a certified public accountant (CPA) and a partner at Dannible & McKee, LLP, delivered at the firm’s annual
5 Strategies for Small-Business Owners to Lower Taxes before the End of the Year
Although you may not be thinking about tax-season preparation just yet, fall is the perfect opportunity to get ahead and organized. Small-business owners and entrepreneurs typically rush to pull together reports at the end of the year, which can become stressful and hectic. All business owners — including doctors and dentists managing their own practices,
Five Signs that your Business is Doomed
We have seen many companies go into bankruptcy over the years, and there are some common issues with most of them. These are issues that may not necessarily show up on the accounting balance sheet, but in my experience they are sure signs that trouble is ahead. If some of the signs on this list
Lesser appointed to Young Leaders United steering committee
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Testone, Marshall & Discenza, LLP (TMD) has announced that staff accountant Michelle Lesser was recently appointed to the United Way of Central
Onondaga County Bar Association to honor Emil Rossi
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Bar Association (OCBA) expects more than 250 members at the Association’s 139th annual dinner on Thursday to recognize noted attorney Emil Rossi as its 2014
Launch NY hires Hammett to lead its fundraising efforts
BUFFALO — Launch NY, a nonprofit venture-development organization focused on upstate New York, has appointed Maureen Hammett as director of development and administration. Hammett has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, according to a Sept. 12 Launch NY news release that announced her hiring. She started in her new position on
Lockheed signs manufacturing pact with waste-to-energy firm
OWEGO — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) on Oct. 9 inked an agreement with Concord Blue Energy, Inc. making it the “exclusive manufacturing provider” of the firm’s reformer technology. The technology converts waste to energy using advanced conversion technology, Lockheed said in a news release distributed Oct. 10. Concord Blue says it specializes in transforming
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