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SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Eden Fresh Network co-founders show how crowdfunding is done
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — If one were to look at the playbook for how to set up a successful crowdfunding campaign, Mark Pawliw would check all the boxes. He and his co-founder and co-owner of Eden Fresh Network (EFN), Leah de Rosa, successfully crowdfunded the launch of EFN in May. Community members from the duo’s networks, […]
NBT to acquire Connecticut–based Salisbury Bancorp for $204 million
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAL), of Connecticut, in an
Milk prices at the producer level in New York state stayed high in the latest month as inflationary pressures persisted. New York dairy farms in September were paid an average of $26 per hundredweight of milk in September, up slightly from $25.90 in August, but up 37.6 percent from the $18.90 average in September 2021.
New York egg production rises less than 1 percent in October
New York farms produced 149.3 million eggs in October, up 0.6 percent from 148.4 million eggs in the year-prior month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged more than 5.75 million in October, up 0.5 percent from nearly 5.73 million in the year-ago month.
Launch NY rolls out resource navigator for startup firms
“Thanks to the support we received from NYSEG and RG&E, our team has been able to build this new web-based Resource Navigator that provides the most comprehensive directory of resources — most of them available at no- or low-cost — for startup founders and entrepreneurs in our ecosystem,” Marnie LaVigne, president and CEO of Launch
Crumbl Cookies franchise store formally opens in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — A locally owned and operated Crumbl Cookies franchise store formally opened on Erie Boulevard in DeWitt on Dec. 2. Saumil Dalal, Swati Gandhi, and Disha Patel are the owners of the store at 3405 Erie Blvd, Suite 200, and also own and operate a Crumbl Cookies near Rochester. The DeWitt store, which
Regional organizations awarded state tourism-grant funding
CNY Arts, Inc., ICAN, the Town of Massena, and Opera Ithaca are among the organizations receiving state funding through the Market New York program and
North Country businesses in transition receive boost from National Grid grant
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) will use a $100,000 grant from National Grid (NYSE: NGG) to support the regional nonprofit’s
Usherwood Office Technology acquires Vermont firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Usherwood Office Technology on Monday announced it has acquired Reprographics of New England (Repro), a privately owned, office-technology provider in Winooski, Vermont.
Kentucky firm, principal admit to illegal disposal of hazardous railroad ties in Chenango County
A Kentucky company and a principal have admitted to illegally dumping contaminated railroad ties in Chenango County and creating fake receipts to conceal the illegal
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