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FustCharles adds Albany-area firm in expansion to Capital Region
SYRACUSE — An accounting firm based in the Capital Region has joined FustCharles, a Syracuse–based accounting, tax, and advisory firm. Stephen J Flood, CPA, PLLC

Framework finalized for Oneida County AI task force
UTICA — Oneida County says it has a framework for its upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) task force. It marks a “significant step toward the responsible

Cornell to use $55M donation to endow Cornell CALS Ashley School
ITHACA — The largest donation in the history of Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) will help establish the Cornell CALS Ashley

Centro to use federal funding to buy new low-emission buses
SYRACUSE — The Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (Centro) plans to purchase about nine low-emission buses for its upcoming Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.

INSPYRE Innovation Hub to host another fireside chat this spring
SYRACUSE — CenterState CEO’s INSPYRE Innovation Hub (the former Tech Garden) has plans to host another in a series of fireside chats coming up this

Ask Rusty: My Wife Believes She Can Get a Spousal Benefit While I’m Still Alive; Can She?
Dear Rusty: A friend of my wife told her, and she believes, that she could receive a Social Security (SS) benefit based on my SS