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Onondaga County hotels see more than 6 percent gain in occupancy in August, smallest increase of the year

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels generated another increase in guests in August, but it was smaller then any other month so far this year. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 6.4 percent to 74.9 percent this August from the year-prior month, according to STR, a […]

VIEWPOINT: NYS Announces Minimum-Wage Rise for Upstate Employers

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Effective Dec. 31, 2022, the minimum wage in upstate New York (i.e., every part of the state except New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties) will increase from $13.20 to $14.20 per hour. The New York State Department of Labor recently announced this one-dollar rise — a more than 7.5 percent increase. The minimum wage

New state laws seek to boost New York’s MWBE program

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New state laws will strengthen New York’s program to support minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs). Gov. Kathy Hochul on Oct. 6 signed the new legislation in conjunction with the state’s 12th annual MWBE forum, which continued through Oct. 7. The governor also announced that New York State has surpassed its goal for MWBE utilization on

Dannible & McKee set to hold tax and financial planning conference in November

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Dannible & McKee, LLP will hold its annual tax and financial-planning conference in early November. The event — which will return to an in-person format this year — is set for Nov. 10 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Syracuse Destiny USA at 311 Hiawatha Blvd W. in Syracuse. The complimentary

Fust Charles Chambers hires two associates

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Fust Charles Chambers LLP, a certified public accounting (CPA) firm based in Syracuse, has hired the following two individuals to help service its manufacturing, health care, not-for-profit, other professional service, and family-owned business clients. Philip Gramer joins Fust Charles Chambers as an audit associate. He received his bachelor’s degree in accounting and

People news: Kelly promoted to director of agency operations at ABC Creative

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — ABC Creative says it has promoted Rachel Kelly to director of agency operations. In this role, she works closely with ABC’s creative

LISC invests $1 million in Salina 1st project

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The ongoing Salina 1st project at 1081 S. Salina St., just south of downtown Syracuse, will use a $1 million investment from

Tampa Bay Lightning, Syracuse Crunch extend affiliation agreement

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Tampa Bay Lightning and Syracuse Crunch on Wednesday jointly announced a five-year affiliation extension. The agreement allows Tampa Bay’s top hockey