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Comptroller: Income tax collections trailed off in May and June
Lower than projected income tax collections in May and June caused New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to voice concern about the economy and state
Regulator finds ‘unsafe’ practices at Beacon Federal
SYRACUSE — The federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) found unsafe banking practices related to asset quality and risk management at DeWitt–based
AXA Equitable settles with attorney general’s office
The state attorney general’s office has reached a settlement with AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. following an investigation into the company’s medical reimbursements from September
AG suit alleges shops sold illegal drugs
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman filed lawsuits against 16 “head shop” retailers across the state, including shops in Syracuse, Binghamton, and Utica, after an undercover
National Grid alerts customers of scam
National Grid is alerting customers of a scam notice stating that the federal government will pay their utility bills. No such program exists and anyone
Upstate reacts to U.S. Supreme Court upholding key federal health-care law provisions
Players in the upstate New York market are responding after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld nearly all of the 2010 federal health-care reform law this
Tompkins Financial moves to settle lawsuits
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex: TMP) said Friday it has taken steps toward settling two lawsuits that were filed in connection with its
AICPA survey: Economic outlook among executives worsens
Business executives are feeling worse about their 12-month outlook for the U.S. economy than they were earlier this year, according to a new survey from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The organization’s second-quarter Economic Outlook survey, released June 7, polled chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other certified public accountants
Foundation for Accounting Education installs new president
The Foundation for Accounting Education announced its new President June 4. John Kearney, a shareholder of Jaeckle Kearney & Lepselter in Garden City, will serve for a one-year term. The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) created the foundation in 1972 as a continuing professional education resource for accountants and other financial
Syracuse attorney named chairman of bar’s labor and employment law section
SYRACUSE — An attorney with Syracuse–based law firm Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC will lead the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section for the next year. John Gaal became chairman of the section in June. He has been a member of the bar association for 33 years and is a past
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