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Treasury report: Federal fund increased small business lending in N.Y.
New York banks have increased small business lending by $243.2 million since receiving capital through the federal government’s Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF), according to
Binghamton Airport lands new ground handling service
BINGHAMTON — The Greater Binghamton Airport has a new ground handling service. Eagle Ground Handling, American Eagle’s ground handling business, won a contract to handle
Program to train domestic violence victims in entrepreneurship
SYRACUSE — The WISE Women’s Business Center, Vera House, Inc., and Syracuse University’s South Side Innovation Center (SSIC) are launching a program to help Central
Business Plan Competition finalists named
BINGHAMTON — The Binghamton Local Development Corporation (BLDC) named nine finalists in the 2012 BLDC/Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (EAP) Business Plan Competition. “We had a great
Competitions award seed funding
SYRACUSE — The third annual Emerging Talk event brought 37 startup companies more than $150,000 in seeding funding. The event took place March 29 and
Small business optimism dips in March, halts six-month climb
Small business owners soured on their prospects for the future during March, according to a monthly survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business
Nirvana lands SBA loan for new equipment
BOONVILLE — Nirvana, Inc. will receive a $4.3 million Small Business Administration loan to expand the business and create 60 new jobs. The bottled-water company
EI focuses on website marketing
ENDICOTT — With a new website and a new quarterly electronic newsletter, Endicott Interconnect Technologies (EI) is hoping to continue its bounce back from the
Layoff leads to new business venture
VESTAL — After spending 36 years working in the electronics industry, John Giangrieco is finally doing something he always wanted to do — run his
Small-business optimism edges up in February
Small-business owners became slightly more optimistic in February, raising their hopes for future sales but taking a darker view of general business conditions. Those are
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