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SUNY Poly and AIS expand research, innovation partnership
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute and Assured Information Security (AIS) have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) marking an expansion of their partnership to strengthen shared goals of advancing cutting-edge research, supporting regional innovation, and preparing the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. “SUNY Poly is proud to partner with AIS to provide transformative experiences […]
Pathfinder Bancorp profit rises more than 40 percent in Q1
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), the holding company for Pathfinder Bank, reported net income of $3 million, or 41 cents a share, in the first quarter of this year, up nearly 43 percent from $2.1 million or 34 cents, in the first quarter of 2024. Pathfinder attributed the growth to improving operating
Area small businesses honored with SBA, SBDC awards
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the North Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC) on May 5 recognized five area small businesses and one bank to begin festivities associated with National Small Business Week. The SBA’s Syracuse district office held the awards ceremony in the Gordon Student Center at Onondaga Community
SBA Syracuse district office recognizes Savurn Memorials
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has recognized a family business in Norwich as a regional Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year. The SBA honored Savurn Memorials, LLC during its May 5 recognition event at Onondaga Community College’s (OCC) Gordon Student Center. Father and son Mark
New York SBDC remembers founding director Jim King
ALBANY, N.Y. — The man who helped launch the New York Small Business Development Center (NYSBDC) in 1984 and served as its executive director for 33 years recently died at the age of 73. In its May 7 announcement, NYSBDC described James L. (Jim) King as a “widely respected leader whose vision, dedication, and decades
Capital–area cybersecurity firm to move to Rome’s Innovare Center
ROME, N.Y. — A Troy-based cybersecurity startup will establish its software development and operations headquarters at the Innovare Advancement Center in Rome and join the Griffiss Institute’s incubator. The Innovare Center offers an innovation ecosystem designed to accelerate breakthroughs in national security, defense technology, and advanced cybersecurity. “By relocating to Innovare and partnering with Griffiss
Pathfinder Bank expands small biz, commercial-lending teams
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bank recently announced it has added three experienced lenders in the commercial and small-business banking space: James Wright, Heather Mulhall, and Ryan Kohutanich. These new hires bring deep local market expertise and a proven track record of operational success, Pathfinder contends. They are driving business loan and deposit growth in Syracuse,
GSBDC, CenterState CEO partner to help area small businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new partnership between CenterState CEO and the Greater Syracuse Business Development Corporation (GSBDC) seeks to scale GSBDC’s lending resources and better serve the region’s small businesses. CenterState CEO is an economic development and chamber of commerce organization, while the GSBDC is a certified development company by the U.S. Small Business Administration
Historic Bateman Hotel building in Lowville wins NYS Historic Preservation Award
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — The state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation recently announced that it has recognized 13 projects and individuals with 2025 New York State Historic Preservation Awards. This year’s award winners include a historic-rehabilitation project at a former North Country hotel. The Bateman Hotel building — located in Lowville, in Lewis County
DIA launches retail mini-grant program in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA), in partnership with the City of Ithaca, has relaunched the Ithaca Retail Mini-Grant Program (IRMGP) to assist small, street-level businesses within the city that are recovering from the ongoing economic effects of COVID-19. “The IRMG is designed to spark collaboration, draw customers back to our commercial districts,
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