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2025 Woman-Owned Business Directory
Welcome to The Central New York Business Journal’s 2025 Women-Owned Business Enterprise Directory. The directory is an alphabetical listing of Central New York firms that have earned New York State’s WBE certification. The information for these entries was supplied by the companies themselves, their websites, and the New York State Certified MWBE Directory. More information […]
WISE to use $10K donation for financial-management program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) Women’s Business Center at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University (SU) is getting some financial help for a financial-management program. WISE is a Women’s Business Center dedicated to empowering Central New York’s entrepreneurs in all stages of business through training
New York planted acres for soybeans expected to rise almost 3 percent
Farmers in New York state are expected to increase the number of acres devoted to soybean plantings to 380,000 acres this year, up nearly 3 percent from 370,000 acres in 2024, and up more than 8.5 percent from 350,000 acres in 2023. That’s according to a March 31 prospective planting report from the USDA National
CenterState CEO, GSBDC form new partnership to help serve small businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO and the Greater Syracuse Business Development Corporation (GSBDC) on Thursday announced a new strategic partnership to scale GSBDC’s lending resources
Herkimer County Chamber begins search for new executive director
HERKIMER, N.Y. — The Herkimer County Chamber of Commerce is searching for a new executive director as Denise Cavanaugh announced she is leaving the organization. “After two great years, I have decided to move on to other opportunities that will provide me with new challenges and flexibility, as well as focus on my own business,
Oneida County Tourism plans first annual legislative breakfast event
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Tourism (OCT), in partnership with the New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association (NYSHTA), will host the first-ever Central New York Legislative Networking Breakfast on Friday, May 9. It will be held from 9-11 a.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton’s Crystal Ballroom at 102 Lafayette St. in Utica. “We’re proud
Regional finalists named in New York Business Plan Competition
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute hosted the Mohawk Valley Regional Competition of the New York Business Plan Competition on April 4. The event selected
25th Syracuse Nationals car show to include Batmobile, specialty-car exhibits, Winfield tribute
SULLIVAN, N.Y. — The Batmobile, George Jetson’s flying car, Scooby-Doo’s Mystery Machine, and the return of the American Motor Drome Co. Wall of Death are
Buffalo Bills hold topping-out ceremony for new stadium as construction continues
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills on Friday held a topping-out ceremony to mark the lifting and placing of the last major roof module
Oneida County hotels post strong month of business in February
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County hotels registered significant increases in three key benchmarks of business performance in February. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) climbed 7.3 percent to 51.2 percent in the second month of 2025 compared to the year-prior month, according to a report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market
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