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Cuomo signs bill legalizing, regulating daily fantasy sports games in New York
The bill signing marks a “capstone achievement in a remarkable year for fantasy sports,” Nigel Eccles, CEO of New York City–based FanDuel, Inc. said in

Dannible & McKee admits two new partners
Daughton has been with Dannible’s audit department for more than 15 years. As a partner, he will continue to provide auditing, consulting, and forensic accounting

People news: Ithaca/Tompkins County CVB hires Coleman as VP of tourism
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), a division of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce, announced that it has hired

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has been ordered to pay $3.2 million for seeking Medicaid payments for mental-health services “rendered by unqualified

New York State to invest $5 million in drone industry in Upstate
New York State plans to invest $5 million to “support and grow the emerging” unmanned-aerial systems (UAS) industry in Upstate. Unmanned-aerial systems are also referred

PSC approves New York’s clean-energy standard with ratepayer subsidy to keep nuclear plants open
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) approved New York’s clean-energy standard, a decision that the IBEW union contends will keep

Del Lago Resort & Casino to host open houses for table games, poker dealers
TYRE, N.Y. — Del Lago Resort & Casino later this month is hosting two dealer-school information nights for those interested in learning more about table

Tompkins Financial Advisors names Howard as president
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) announced it has named Brian A. Howard president of Tompkins Financial Advisors, its wealth-management division. Howard will

Gillibrand: Hartwick’s Center for Craft Food & Beverage seeks funding for equipment
ONEONTA, N.Y. — The Hartwick College Center for Craft Food & Beverage is pursuing funding to purchase additional analytical equipment for grain testing, research, and

KeyCorp closes on its acquisition of First Niagara
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) has closed on its $4.1 billion acquisition of Buffalo–based First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG). KeyCorp, the Cleveland, Ohio–based parent of
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