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N.Y. Family Business Center offers programs, peer groups
SYRACUSE — The New York Family Business Center (FBC) seeks to connect local family businesses with one another using educational programs and peer groups. The

Generations Bank to renovate Seneca Falls office in $1.2 million project
SENECA FALLS — Generations Bank plans to renovate its “flagship” branch office located at 19 Cayuga St. in Seneca Falls. The first phase of this
Bank of America launches mortgage program geared to low- and moderate- income homebuyers
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) has rolled out a new mortgage program that it contends provides low- and moderate-income homebuyers access to a “responsible lending
M&T Bank credits changes for surge in its SBA-backed loans
SYRACUSE — M&T Bank is crediting several changes it made to its small-business lending model for the jump in its March loan-approval volume in the

Upstate Shredding to acquire Empire Recycling’s Watertown location
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Upstate Shredding, LLC and sister company Weitsman Recycling is expanding into the Watertown market with the purchase of Empire Recycling Corp.’s scrapyard
Two North Country resorts awarded loans for capital projects
Two Northern New York resorts will use loans totaling $600,000 to help pay for improvement projects. The board of the North Country Economic Development Fund

Syracuse Crunch, Tampa Bay Lightning extend affiliation agreement
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Crunch and the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Tampa Bay Lightning have announced a six-year extension of their affiliation agreement. The

Owner of Binghamton area taxi-cab company accused of defrauding Medicaid
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The owner and operator of Broome Taxi is facing charges for operating the company without the “necessary” licensing while generating income from

Arcadis to relocate local office, 250 employees to downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Civil-engineering firm Arcadis plans to move its DeWitt office and 250 employees to One Lincoln Center at 110 W. Fayette St. in

Cornell University forms presidential search committee
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University has formed a search committee for the school’s 14th president following the death of school president Elizabeth Garrett. Jan Rock