Bob Ricciardelli, partner in the firm of Whittemore, Dowen & Ricciardelli LLP.By Bob Ricciardelli, JD, CPA As a CPA and business advisor practicing for close to 20 years in fairly large firms, I have had the opportunity to see firsthand...
Business Report: Classify Construction Employees Correctly
Steve Cardinal is a partner at Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte CPAs, PC.By Steven Cardinal, CPA For many years now, the IRS has been monitoring and often challenging employers' handling of independent contractors. The agency contends that some companies are misclassifying...
Washington County Home Health Care Services Purchased By HCR Home Care
HCR Home Care recently closed on the purchase of Washington County's home health care services. Under the terms of the sale, HCR purchased the county's certified home health care and long-term care agencies. HCR has been operating in Washington...
Cossayuna Is Revitalized With Opening Of General Store; Hardware Store Planned
Joe Troiano opened the Lakeside General Store with his wife, Palma, which has a wide variety of goods for customers, including sandwiches to go.By Barbara Brewer La Mere It may sound like a movie plot - fun, but slightly implausible...
WWAARC Merger With Albany County Is Final; Expands Employee And Client Base
NYSARC Inc., the nonprofit group providing services to over 60,000 individuals with developmental and other intellectual disabilities in New York state, recently finalized the merger of its Warren & Washington and Albany Counties chapters. The combined entity will now be...
Government Offers Free Online Service To Verify Employees’ Eligibility To Work
More than 500,000 companies now use E-Verify, the free online service that allows United States employers to confirm their new employees' eligibility to work, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. "Since it was established, E-Verify has experienced exponential...
Hunt Companies In Argyle Is Busy Doing Construction Projects For McDonalds Corp.
Construction and renovation of various McDonalds restaurants in the region, like this one completed last summer in Queensbury, is the bulk of business for Hunt Companies.By R.J. DeLuke Hunt Industries Inc. in Argyle has billed itself as a builder of...
Munter Enterprises Wins A Pair Of Awards From The American Buildings Company
This photo shows the 180,000-square-foot Crystal Geyser Bottled Spring Water plant Munter Enterprises built in Johnstown, which can produce 1 million bottles of water per day.Munter Enterprises Inc. in Middle Grove recently received two 2013 American Buildings Company volume awards...
Route 9 Improvements In Lake George Gets A $1.1M Boost From New York State
A project in the town of Lake George is among 63 bicycle, pedestrian and multi-use path transportation enhancement projects that will get some of the $67 million in state funding. The funds are being doled out to encourage tourism and...
North Country Clean Energy Conference Scheduled For Lake Placid Center In June
The North Country Clean Energy Conference in June has become a premier forum in Northern New York for connecting around clean energy issues and opportunities. The North Country Conference Planning Team is requesting abstracts for presentations at the third annual...