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October NYS Innovation Summit has speakers from ESD, NYSERDA
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The leaders of Empire State Development (ESD), the national Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program, and the New York State Energy and

Whitman School implements new leadership structure
J. Michael Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation, will serve as Whitman’s executive dean, while Alexander McKelvie will continue to serve as interim

State’s $55.5M Small Business Revolving Loan Fund 2 offers microloans
ALBANY — New York State recently announced that its expanded $55.5 million Small Business Revolving Loan Fund 2 is available to provide shorter-term microloans and

Five Star Bank partners with software firm on digital loans
WARSAW — Five Star Bank is now offering digital-loan origination for small businesses through its partnership with Numerated, a Boston, Massachusetts–based software company. Five Star

SBDCs provided support for 24K NYS small businesses in 2022
New York Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) provided direct support to more than 24,000 small-business clients across the state in 2022. The work of New

NYSDOT announces opening of Syracuse outreach centers for the I-81 project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) on Wednesday announced the opening of the Syracuse outreach centers for the Interstate 81
Centro to begin service to Syracuse airport in September
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro plans to begin a trial service to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) on Sept. 5 with 13 daily round trips each

New York manufacturing index plunges back into negative territory in August
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index plummeted 20 points in August to -19. The index had dropped six points in

Nonprofits can apply for Excellus BCBS Health Equity Innovation Award funding
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) on Monday said nonprofit organizations to apply for 2023 Health Equity Innovation Award (HEIA) funding. The awards help pay for

Former OCRRA leader serving in new role with DEC
A former leader of the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) is now serving as a regional director the New York State Department of Environmental