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Grossman St. Amour partner named to Health Foundation board
SYRACUSE — Linda Gabor, partner at Syracuse–based Grossman St. Amour CPAs PLLC, was recently appointed to the board of trustees of the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York. The Health Foundation is an independent private foundation that advocates for continuous improvement in health and health care for the people and communities of Western […]

Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits
“We’ve had so many questions about it recently, says Jessica LeDonne, director of policy and legislative affairs at The Bonadio Group, which offers accounting, tax, and consulting services from offices in Albany, Batavia, Buffalo, East Aurora, Rochester (HQ), Syracuse, and Utica. The questions range from “Am I eligible?” to “What do I need to do?”

New York state local sales-tax collections rise 3% in July
“Local sales tax growth in July continued at a moderate pace, similar to growth rates from before the pandemic,” DiNapoli said in the release. “This may be slower than some local officials anticipated after two years of more robust growth, making careful cash flow monitoring especially important.” For July 2023 compared with July 2022, nearly

Bonadio’s Hammond elected secretary/treasurer of NYS Society of CPAs
SYRACUSE — Timothy J. Hammond, a principal at The Bonadio Group, in its Syracuse office, was recently elected secretary/treasurer of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) board of directors for the 2023-2024 term. He began his term of office on June 1, along with the NYSSCPA’s other officers, according to a
VIEWPOINT: 2nd Circuit Clarifies U.S. Law on Employment-Retaliation Claims
In a recent decision, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal appeals court covering New York and adjacent states, sought to clarify the federal-law standard for evaluating retaliation claims under the principal anti-discrimination statutes including, Title VII, the ADEA, and the Reconstruction Era Civil Rights Act. Significantly, the court found that such retaliation

Dannible & McKee expands operations team
Devin R. Negrete-Harvey has joined Dannible & McKee as its digital-marketing coordinator. She will support and enhance the firm’s online-marketing programs, including website, social media, and search-marketing initiatives, according to a Dannible news release. Before joining the firm, Negrete-Harvey served as marketing & social media manager at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown. She is also the
Former town court clerk in Wayne County pleads guilty to $50K theft
MARION — The former court clerk for the Town of Marion in Wayne County pleaded guilty to stealing more than $50,000 from the town court, according to a news release from state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Wayne County District Attorney Michael Calarco, and the New York State Police. Eileen Steurrys pled guilty to second-degree grand

Olinsky Law Group promotes pair to equity partners
SYRACUSE — Olinsky Law Group announced it has promoted attorneys Matthew R. McGarry and Melissa A. Palmer to equity partners. McGarry and Palmer joined the law firm in 2017 and they both focus their practice on federal court Social Security disability appeals. During his tenure at Olinsky Law Group, McGarry has “helped win cases for
Syracuse police nab suspect they say robbed KeyBank branch on South Warren Street
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse police have made an arrest following the Friday morning robbery of the KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) branch at 201 S. Warren St.

Cazenovia to use $160K in federal funding for planning after closure of Cazenovia College
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — The Village of Cazenovia will use a federal grant of $166,000 to help in planning following the recent closure of Cazenovia College.
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