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MCV Law elects Nicoletti, Stringham as firm partners
Stringham has been an attorney with MCV Law since 2010, per the firm’s website blog. A graduate of Western New England College School of Law, he manages the workers’-compensation practice at MCV Law. Stringham also serves as secretary of the Injured Workers Bar Association of New York and is a member of the Syracuse Occupational […]

Local sales-tax collections rose 19 percent statewide in 2021
ALBANY, N.Y. — Local-government sales-tax collections rose 19 percent to $19.6 billion in 2021 from $16.5 billion in the prior year. That’s according to a report that New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released Feb. 9. The growth in collections represented the “highest annual increase on record after a historic low in 2020” when local

Destiny USA to host job fair Wednesday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA will host its second annual “Get Hired Job Fair” on Wednesday between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the third

Tompkins Connect honors young professionals with Fab5 Awards
ITHACA, N.Y. — Winners of this year’s Fab5 Young Professional Awards will be feted March 7 during a virtual celebration. The awards, sponsored by Tompkins

Endicott seeks downtown revitalization projects
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — The Endicott Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) Local Planning Committee has issued an open call seeking project proposals for privately-sponsored projects to be

Greater Utica Chamber names Carbone Business Person of the Year
UTICA, N.Y. — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce announced it has selected Alex Carbone as its 2022 Business Person of the Year. Carbone is

Jersey Mike’s Subs to open location in Fairmount area of Camillus
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Jersey Mike’s Subs will open its third Syracuse–area restaurant on Wednesday at 3528 West Genesee St. in the Fairmount area of town

Madison County Working Solutions plans March 2 job fair
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Madison County Working Solutions will host an in-person job fair featuring more than 20 local employers on March 2 from 10 a.m.

Business Systems of CNY announces new ownership
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Business Systems of CNY, Inc. recently announced that Kevin Woytan and Mark Woytan have jointly stepped into the role of president and vice president, and are the new owners. The business, located at 114 Game Road in Syracuse, is a second-generation owned and operated company. Both Woytans have more than 30 years

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Barbagallo’s: A Family Business Success Story
DeWITT — This is a story about opportunity, stepping up to challenges and persevering in the face of adversity. The year was 1972. Al Barbagallo and his brothers had been picking vegetables and tomatoes on their father’s farm for several summers, even into their adult years. The farm, located on acreage bordering East Molloy Road
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