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Crunch unveil Slapshot Tailgate Zone at War Memorial
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Crunch, Onondaga County, and ASM Global on Friday unveiled the Slapshot Tailgate Zone in the basement level of the Onondaga

SUNY Poly professors to use VTRC grant funding to develop pavement-monitoring system
UTICA, N.Y. — Three professors from SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will use grant funding to develop an efficient Internet of Things (IoT)-centered system to

Hamilton College deploys 20 free electric charging stations on campus
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College announced it has installed 20 electric charging stations at various locations throughout the campus. They have been available for use

North Country man arrested for stealing truck from his employer
NORFOLK, N.Y. — The New York State Police say this week they arrested a St. Lawrence County man for stealing a pickup truck from his

New York manufacturing index rises 2 points in October
Manufacturing business conditions improved slightly in October, pointing to further expansion in the sector. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index edged up 2 points in the month to 4.0, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported on Oct. 14. That beat economists’ expectations of an index reading of 0.8, according to The

Pictured is The Silos at Elk Street building that is the home of the new Buffalo office of Appel Osborne Landscape Architecture, a Syracuse–based firm. The company was set to open the new 1,290-square-foot, leased office on Oct. 21. For more information on Appel Osborne’s expansion, check out the full story on page 3 of

CVT hosts over 100 students at Manufacturing Day
SHERBURNE — Chenango Valley Technologies (CVT) on Oct. 4 hosted more than 100 students from local high schools, as well as customers, vendors, and the general public as part of the national Manufacturing (MFG) Day 2019. The day sought to highlight modern manufacturing as “a vibrant and growing industry that offers diverse, high-paying career opportunities,”

Dannible readies for tax and financial planning conference
SYRACUSE — Dannible & McKee, LLP, a Syracuse–based accounting firm, will host a tax and financial planning conference in Syracuse, Binghamton, and Schenectady on separate Thursdays in November. Each event provides “insight on recent tax, accounting, and financial changes that will impact businesses and individuals this year, to help you in planning your year-end tax

Newly licensed CPAs must take continuing-education classes starting in 2020
Newly licensed certified public accountants (CPAs) will be subject to mandatory continuing professional education (CPE) requirements under a new state law that takes effect Jan. 1, 2020. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Dec. 21, 2018 signed into law a bill eliminating the three-year exemption from mandatory CPE for newly licensed CPAs and public accountants. That’s according to information

Tompkins County Legislature approves new 5-year contract to aid indigent representation
ITHACA — The Tompkins County Legislature on Sept. 19 approved a five-year performance-based contract awarded to the Tompkins County Assigned Counsel Office by the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services. Over the five-year period, the contract will provide more than $2.5 million to support programming and representation through assigned counsel. The focus is
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