SUNY Empire State College will debut a new program this fall that combines the B.S. in accounting with the MBA in business management. 

The combined B.S. in accounting and MBA in business management is a CPA-150 Licensure Qualifying Program that is registered with the state Department of Education. It satisfies the educational requirements for the certified public accountant license.

Students who are accepted to the combined program will take three graduate courses (nine credits) during their bachelor’s degree studies at the undergraduate tuition rate. These credits will count toward both the bachelor’s and master’s degrees, for a combined program total of 152 credits to help students save on program costs and reduce the time needed to finish both degrees. 

The B.S. in accounting can be offered in person or online. The MBA in business management is a fully online program.

SUNY Empire also introduced a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) that will be accepting applications for the fall. 

New York state announced that more than $38 million is being awarded to strengthen New York’s agricultural industry through the Farmland Protection Implementation Grants program, including funds for two Washington County properties. 

The 40 awarded projects will protect a total of 11,772 acres of valuable farmland across the State, helping to keep agricultural land in production and ensure the long-term viability of New York’s farming operations, officials said.

The following Washington County projects were awarded funding:

• Agricultural Stewardship Association,  $280,739 to protect 88 acres on Kenyon Hill Farm.     

• Agricultural Stewardship Association, $420,350 to protect 238 acres on Lindsay Farm. 

• Agricultural Stewardship Association, $185,507 to protect 141 acres on Slack Hollow Farm. 

By Susan Elise Campbell

CDL Associates Insurance Agency LLC has added a fourth office in Lake Luzerne, only a month following the grand opening of its Glens Falls location. 

Prior to May, the agency had its flagship office in Northville and another in Gloversville. The new office is at 4 Bridge St., Suite 2.

From these upstate New York locations, CDL is underwriting a wide range of insurances to clients in 43 states, according to Vic Lange, who co-founded the agency with Heidi Colson in 2009.

“We added 10 employees this year,” said Lange. “The staff is now 21 and 19 of them are licensed agents.”

“That’s it for new offices in 2022,” Lange said. “Now we’ll be making sure everything stays in control and seeing what 2023 brings.”

CDL is a one-stop shop for all kinds of insurance products for individuals and businesses, including life, health, and employee benefits, said the owners. Colson’s experience traverses many lines of insurance, while Lange came out of the trucking business, he said. Consequently, CDL has a niche in writing commercial trucking and transportation policies, plus coverage for automobiles and RVs.

Homes in New York’s Southern Adirondack region spent an average of 24 days on the market in June, lower than any point in the past decade. The median sales prices jumped to $350,000, the highest mark in the past 10 years, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Nationally, the median sales price exceeded $400,000 for the first time ever, up 15 percent  from the same time last year

“The fact that homes continue to sell quickly and above asking price indicates that demand remains strong in our area,” said Densay Sengsoulavong, Southern Adirondack Realtors CEO. “Given that summer is typically our most active sales season, we expect the market to remain competitive in the coming months.”

New listings in the region increased 1.9 percent in June compared to last year, from 697 to 710. The inventory of homes for sale dropped 34.7 percent, from 1,432 to 935, and pending sales increased 4 percent, from 478 to 497. Closed sales were down 11.4 percent, from 466 to 413. Sellers received 103.6 percent of their list price in June.