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Rochester accounting firm with Ithaca office acquires another Rochester firm
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Insero Advisors, LLC, a Rochester–based provider of accounting, tax, and advisory services, has acquired DeMott & Smith CPAs, also of Rochester, which

McMahon reacts to OCIDA’s approval of Micron’s FEIS for its Clay manufacturing campus
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) board on Friday morning approved the final environmental-impact statement (FEIS) for Micron Technology, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:

Former ambulance squad captain in North Country accused of stealing more than $14K in pay
MORIAH, N.Y. — The former captain of the Town of Moriah Ambulance Squad, Michael Moran, was recently arrested for allegedly stealing more than $14,000 from the town. State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Acting Essex County District Attorney Michael P. Langey, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced the arrest on Sept. 19.

Two Syracuse law firms to combine to become Costello Cooney Fearon & Fetter
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse law firms of Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC and Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough, P.C. are looking ahead to the new year when they will officially combine and become Costello Cooney Fearon & Fetter. “Costello Cooney Fearon & Fetter will build upon a combined 175 years of legal tradition in

Two Syracuse law firms to combine at the start of 2026
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two Syracuse law firms — Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC and Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough, P.C. — are combining to form Costello Cooney Fearon & Fetter, effective Jan. 1, 2026. “Costello Cooney Fearon & Fetter will build upon a combined 175 years of legal tradition in Syracuse while establishing a stronger

State Police arrest two for thefts at Tractor Supply Cortlandville store
CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. — New York State Police in Homer on Oct. 30 arrested two Syracuse women for stealing merchandise from the Tractor Supply store on State Route 13 in the town of Cortlandville. Nyraeisa Bibbs, age 27 of Syracuse, was charged with petit larceny, and Naughtica T. Fulton, age 23 of Syracuse, was charged with

NYPA issues first solicitations for new nuclear power project
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Power Authority (NYPA) on Thursday issued its first solicitations as part of a new initiative to develop 1 gigawatt

Alcoa signs new power-supply pact with NYPA for Massena plant
MASSENA, N.Y. — One of the North Country’s largest employers has a new power-supply contract with the New York Power Authority (NYPA). Alcoa Corp. (NYSE: AA) signed the deal for its Massena smelting-plant operations in St. Lawrence County. Alcoa — an aluminum producer — is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The pact includes a commitment of

Five Star Bank parent reports Q3 net income jumped 52 percent
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, recently reported net income of nearly $20.5 million in the third quarter of this year, up 52 percent from almost $13.5 million in the third quarter of 2024. The company, in its Oct. 23 earnings report, cited strong performance in each

VIEWPOINT: In Fight Over ACA Tax Credits, the Stakes are Lowest for NYS
As Washington, D.C. skirmishes over the future of enhanced tax credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), New York State (NYS) has relatively little to gain or lose. The number of New Yorkers using any ACA credits, enhanced or not, stands at about 119,000 or 0.6 percent of the population, the lowest proportion of any
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