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Bowers & Company CPAs acquires Rochester firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Bowers & Company CPAs, PLLC, has acquired Robinson & Gordon Certified Public Accountants, P.C. of Rochester. The deal, which became effective

People news: Fust Charles Chambers hires audit associate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The accounting firm Fust Charles Chambers LLP announced it has hired Cameron Folejewski as a new audit associate. He will help service

Mower agency names Crockett CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. —Mower, a Syracuse–based marketing-communications firm, on Friday announced it has named Stephanie Crockett president and CEO. Crockett assumes the CEO title from Eric

North Country municipalities receive $9 million in NY Forward funding
Three North County communities will share $9 million as regional winners of the first round of NY Forward, the state’s “plan-then-act” program to support its

CenterState CEO starts podcast series called Talk CNY
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Wednesday launched a new podcast series it calls Talk CNY. The new semimonthly podcast series will share the organization’s

McFarland Johnson adds senior project manager in aviation division
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McFarland Johnson, Inc. announced that Jeff Mishler has joined the company as a senior project manager in its aviation division. Binghamton–based McFarland Johnson, a 100-percent employee-owned firm, provides planning, engineering, environmental, technology, and construction services to the aviation, transportation, civil/facilities, and environmental industries. The company’s InfraSolutions by McFarland Johnson division offers technology-based

D’Arcangelo & Co. names managing partner
UTICA, N.Y. — The public accounting firm D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP recently announced it has named Tricia L. Lucas managing partner, effective Jan. 1. Lucas, a CPA and audit partner, will be the first female managing partner in the 70-year history of the firm. She is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of D’Arcangelo &

A&P Master Images completes expansion project
UTICA, N.Y. — A&P Master Images is putting on the finishing touches and moving equipment into its new 3,000-square-foot building at 205 Water St., which is designed to accommodate its current needs and future growth at the customization manufacturer. “There’s a lot of good stuff happening,” CEO and co-owner Howard Potter says. A&P Master Images,

New York home sales dive more than 30 percent in December
ALBANY — Closed sales of previously owned homes plunged again in December, as the real-estate market wrapped up the year on a down note. New York realtors sold 9,758 existing homes in the final month of 2022, down 31 percent from the 14,138 homes they sold in December 2021. Pending sales in December also fell

Rome Area Chamber appoints Cupp as interim leader
ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Area Chamber of Commerce is preparing to launch its search for a new president after longtime president William Guglielmo retired on Jan. 13. Wesley Cupp, a member of the chamber’s board of directors for 17 years, is serving as interim president while the organization searches for a replacement. With 368
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