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Boots to Business program offers education, support to veteran entrepreneurs
Veterans and their dependents with an entrepreneurial spirit have a wealth of education available to them through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Boots to Business program. In New York, that program is operated by the Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) at the McNulty Veterans Business Center in Watervliet and offers monthly in-person and online training options. […]
New York milk producer prices edge down from prior month
Milk prices at the producer level in New York state remained elevated in the latest month as pricing pressures continued. New York dairy farms in August were paid an average of $25.90 per hundredweight of milk in August, down 3 percent from $26.70 in July, but up 42.3 percent from the $18.20 average in August 2021.
Lender Center to use grant for research into racial wealth gap
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The MetLife Foundation has awarded Syracuse University’s Lender Center for Social Justice a $2.7 million grant for research initiatives with a specific focus. They’ll focus on ways to “accelerate efforts to address the racial wealth gap and help dismantle the root causes of wealth disparity,” the university said in a release. The
Greater Utica Chamber names Business of the Year finalists
UTICA — The nominees are in for the 2022 Business of the Year awards from the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce. The chamber recently announced the finalists in each of five categories and will announce and celebrate the winners at its annual Business of the Year Awards luncheon on Dec. 8 at Hart’s Hill Inn
VIEWPOINT: An Overlooked Resource for Small Business: Your bank
Typically, when the topic of resources For small businesses is discussed, you might think of transactional interactions, such as financing or banking products that can help with day-to-day activities. When small businesses approach banks, it’s usually to investigate funding and determine the terms of a loan — that makes sense, that’s a core part of what
CenterState CEO recognizes area Economic Champions, Le Moyne College
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO recognized 421 area companies and organizations during its annual Economic Champions event held Wednesday at the Oncenter Nicholas J. Pirro
CNYSME selects Mower’s Crockett as the next Crystal Ball Award winner
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Sales & Marketing Executives (CNYSME) has selected Stephanie Crockett as the 46th recipient of its annual Crystal Ball
Walsh reacts to Syracuse Common Council approval of DBE “One Stop”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Common Council on Monday approved $444,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) “One
UK firm captures $1 million top prize in this year’s Genius NY competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Archangel Imaging from the United Kingdom (UK) captured the $1 million grand prize in round six of the Genius NY accelerator competition.
New York egg production inches up in September
New York farms produced 144.3 million eggs in September, up slightly from 144.2 million eggs in the year-ago month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged nearly 5.76 million in September, up 0.8 percent from 5.71 million in the year-earlier month. September egg production
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