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New regional director begins work at Onondaga SBDC
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Robert Griffin has started his work as the new regional director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Onondaga Community College (OCC). SBDCs provide counseling and training to small businesses, including working with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop and provide informational tools to support business startups and existing […]

NYSIF tops MWBE participation goal in fiscal year 2020-21
NYSIF — the New York State Insurance Fund — says it “far exceeded” its established annual MWBE participation goal of 35 percent in state fiscal year 2020-21. It also plans to continue recruiting MWBE financial firms to “further increase their participation in 2022 and beyond.” NYSIF describes itself as New York’s largest workers’-compensation carrier. It made
Former Syracuse manufacturing site endorsed for Registers of Historic Places
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced March 10 that the state Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding 21 properties to the State and National Registers of Historic Places, including former facilities involved in early automobile manufacturing and sales in Buffalo and Syracuse. The Syracuse site the board recommended was the H.A. Moyer Factory

Launch NY makes improvements to investor network program
“The advancements we’ve made with Investor Network 2.0 demonstrate continued commitment to and growth in the capabilities of our #InvestLocal community,” said Marnie LaVigne, president and CEO of Launch NY, said. “York IE recently ranked Buffalo as the 5th biggest U.S. startup city by funding and Launch NY’s #InvestLocal programs — including the Investor Network,

Picente lays out post-pandemic strategy in State of the County address
VERONA, N.Y. — Taking the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and moving forward was the focus of Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr.’s

People news: LoCicero joins Finger Lakes Federal Credit Union
GENEVA, N.Y. — Kevin M. LoCicero has joined the loan department at Finger Lakes Federal Credit Union as its VP/lending manager. In this role, LoCicero

Eight electric-vehicle charging stations installed in Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A Schenectady firm has installed eight electric-vehicle (EV) chargers at three locations in the city of Oswego. Four charging ports were installed

Carthage Area Hospital plans to offer a mobile health clinic to rural communities later this year
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Carthage Area Hospital is planning to start offering a mobile health clinic to provide services to rural communities of the North Country

New York Business Plan Competition finalists advance to next round
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute has announced 10 teams of students that have emerged as regional finalists in the New York Business Plan Competition.

Northern New York NBRC counties can apply for economic, infrastructure-development grants
The New York State Department of State has announced the availability of more than $5 million in federal grant funding for economic and community development
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