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People news: Benson joins FustCharles as tax supervisor
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — FustCharles, a certified public accounting (CPA) firm in Syracuse, announced it has hired Jacob Benson, CPA as a tax supervisor. He will

Ithaca Area Economic Development says it stimulated nearly $73 million in investment in 2022
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) in 2022 reported stimulating $72.6 million in private investment, $2.7 million in new property taxes, and $874,000

People news: Hancock Estabrook adds corporate attorney Appler as partner
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hancock Estabrook, LLP announced it has added corporate and commercial real-estate attorney, John R. Appler, as a partner in the firm. He

Chatbots add new twist to cybercrimes
UTICA, N.Y. — It used to be that poor grammar and language made it a bit easier to spot phishing emails and avoid falling for them. Enter ChatGPT. Developed by OpenAI, ChatGPT is a large language model chatbot that predicts the next word in a series of words. In plain speak, it can “write” conversationally.

State budget health-care funding includes millions for cybersecurity
ALBANY, N.Y. — The new state budget provides a $1 billion, multi-year, health-care capital program to drive health-care investments, including $500 million for investments in technology and cybersecurity. That’s according to a May 3 announcement from the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul focused on spending plans to “create a stronger health-care system for the future.”

New York OAG releases data- security guide for businesses
The New York Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has issued a new guide to help businesses adopt effective data-security measures to better protect New Yorkers’ personal information. The guide is drawn from the OAG’s experience investigating and prosecuting businesses following cybersecurity breaches, the office said in its April 19 announcement. The guide offers a

Dannible & McKee promotes Didio to audit partner
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dannible & McKee, LLP has promoted Kevin Didio to audit partner in the firm, effective July 1. Didio works in the firm’s

Syracuse firm rebrands as Bowers CPAs and Advisors
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bowers & Company CPAs, PLLC says it has rebranded and now operates as Bowers CPAs and Advisors. The firm says the new

People news: Emmons named Fulton CDA executive director
FULTON, N.Y. — Nathan Emmons was recently appointed executive director of the Fulton Community Development Agency (CDA), Fulton Mayor Deana Michaels announced. Emmons, who had

Hochul announces the 13th round of the regional economic-development council initiative
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State has started the 13th round of the regional economic development council (REDC) initiative. This round includes core capital grant
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