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Dominican-style fried chicken restaurant formally opens in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — Downtown Utica has a popular new fast food, fried chicken restaurant with the formal opening of Equis Pica Pollo. The Dominican-style fried-chicken restaurant officially opened a new location at 1155 Mohawk St., Suite 10, with an Oct. 9 ribbon-cutting event held with the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce. The restaurant opened to […]
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) — the Florida–based parent of Brown & Brown of New York, Inc., which has an office in Syracuse — recently announced that its board of directors has increased its regular quarterly cash dividend by 10 percent. The insurance-brokerage firm will pay a dividend of 16.5 cents per share on
Kotlikoff formally inaugurated as Cornell’s 15th president
ITHACA, N.Y.— Michael I. Kotlikoff was officially installed as Cornell University’s 15th president in a Friday, Oct. 24 ceremony in Barton Hall on the university’s campus. Kotlikoff had been appointed as Cornell president back on March 21, after having served as interim president since July 2024. The inauguration event followed a dinner for Cornell trustees,
VIEWPOINT: From Startup to Long-Term Success: How SBA Loans Can Help Businesses Grow
The journey to becoming a small-business owner is challenging yet rewarding. Each stage of this endeavor has opportunities and obstacles — from planning and development to launch and expansion. Fortunately, there are valuable resources available to support and empower entrepreneurs along the way. When you’re ready to scale your business, a loan with support from
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
VIEWPOINT: Navigating the Shift from FIRE to IRIS
IRS changes for Forms 1098, 1099, and other information returns If your business files Form 1098, 1099, or other information returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a major shift is on the horizon. The IRS has recently announced the launch of its new Information Return Intake System (IRIS), which is set to go live
Drakos Urgent Care opens new location in Camillus
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Drakos Urgent Care says it has opened an urgent-care center in Camillus, representing its third location providing urgent-care services. Drakos Urgent Care
Corning, LECOM at Elmira announce scholarship to address rural health-care shortages
CORNING, N.Y. — Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) at Elmira have launched the Corning Incorporated Future Foundations
City of Binghamton, Broome County partnering on expanded mental-health crisis response
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The City of Binghamton is providing $100,000 to support the expansion of local mental-health crisis response. Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham joined Broome
Turning Stone says its major expansion project will open much sooner than expected
VERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation on Wednesday said the massive Turning Stone Evolution expansion project is progressing ahead of schedule with the Crescent
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