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The two major accounting standards boards are rewriting the rules for real estate and equipment lease accounting.

I'm still advocating letters, a message conveyed on a letterhead, signed, folded, placed in an envelope and mailed.

As regional administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, I travel throughout New York and meet with small-business owners. Recently, I heard from a few local owners who took advantage of a tax cut. Unfortunately, not all small businesses are ...

Let's embrace the success that is Marcellus Shale development. Our state can make it so.

I've learned a lot about yogurt since the old days. My only remaining question is this: Do I want to eat enough to live to be 100?

Individuals of all races, ethnicities and genders and have the innate and most potent capacity to create meaningful jobs and promote the wealth of nations.

It is vital that we get the attention we deserve in Albany this year.

Do you ever have the feeling that in certain circumstances people do not comprehend what you are saying?

This state of affairs calls for a rethinking of previous calls for nations like Greece to devalue their currency by first exiting the euro.

Is the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at risk before the Supreme Court? Not likely.

A new concept in medical care has been emerging for several years, both locally and nationwide: urgent care.

Customer feedback can be a powerful springboard for improvements, as long as you share bad news wisely.

The best way to ensure survival (from a communications standpoint) during a crisis is to establish a plan.

One is thriving. The other is dead. One changed the world. The other may change an election. One is Apple Inc., the other Solyndra LLC.

Despite some of the most difficult economic times in history, credit unions continue to offer many member benefits and perks like low fees.