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2024 Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Directory
VIEW THE DIRECTORY HERE Welcome to the Central New York Business Journal’s first ever Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Directory. For a number of years, CNYBJ has published lists of MBEs and WBEs located in the region. This directory is an outgrowth of those lists, with firms listed alphabetically, with expanded entries allowing the firms […]

Entrepreneurs can apply for Launch Lewis County grant program through mid-May
LOWVILLE — Those interested have until May 15 to submit applications to Naturally Lewis for the Launch Lewis County grant program. Naturally Lewis is the economic-development agency in Lewis County. In partnership with Lewis County, Naturally Lewis has $300,000 and is seeking entrepreneurs who are looking to start their businesses that will “enhance the quality

Charles Signs earns WBE certification from NYS, Syracuse
CLAY — Charles Signs, Inc., a small business that provides custom signage, says it has been certified as a women’s business enterprise (WBE). Empire State Development’s Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development awarded the certification, per its March 25 announcement. The City of Syracuse has also awarded Charles’s Signs WBE certification, the company tells
DiNapoli releases profile of New York’s small-business owners
ALBANY — Even as many small businesses shuttered their doors or struggled through the COVID pandemic, entrepreneurs in New York continued to identify and pursue new opportunities. That’s according to an analysis that New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released on March 18. New York exceeds the nation in the share of businesses that are

North Street Tavern opens in Endicott
ENDICOTT — Endicott has a new tavern, but its owners aren’t new to the bar and restaurant business. Partners Kelly Philhower and Troy Rohmann have operated Beer Thirty Grill & Bar on Upper Court Street in Binghamton for about seven years and also operate CONES Ice Cream in Port Crane. Now, they have added the

L3 Harris Technologies wins more than $8M Navy contract modification
SYRACUSE — L3 Harris Technologies Inc. was recently awarded an $8.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract for level-of-effort engineering support and other direct costs to support new construction and in-service class submarines. Work will be performed in Northampton, Massachusetts (80 percent) and Syracuse (20 percent), and is expected to be
CapitalConnectNY.org initiative to help minority entrepreneurs
An initiative that covers the Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse regions is working to help startups and small businesses secure funding, particularly those from underserved minority or immigrant communities. Supported by an earlier pilot grant from JPMorgan Chase, CapitalConnectNY.org has received an additional $250,000 grant from JPMorgan Chase, which seeks to give entrepreneurs from underserved backgrounds

New physical therapy, fitness businesses open in New Hartford
NEW HARTFORD — Winberg Physical Therapy and Forte Strength and Fitness are open for business at 50 Genesee St. in New Hartford. For Erik Winberg, opening the two businesses is a natural progression in his career. With a doctorate in physical therapy from Utica University, he went to work after graduation in 2019 at SPI

Mohawk Valley teams advance in state business plan contest
MARCY, N.Y. — Seven student teams were named regional finalists in the Mohawk Valley region semifinal of the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), hosted

Speakers discuss downtown dining during Downtown Committee’s spring progress breakfast
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dining in downtown Syracuse and the history of the dining scene throughout the years. That was the focus of the spring progress
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