Today marked the official ribbon cutting of CenterState CEO’s INSPYRE Innovation Hub by CenterState in downtown Syracuse. The multi-story facility, formerly known as The Tech Garden, is the largest business incubator in New York state. Read more and the official press release: bit.ly/4nH2BgI

The NYS Bridge Authority invites you to their second Minority, Women and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business Meet & Greet Event on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from 1pm - 4pm. Click link for more details and to RSVP: buff.ly/GbC7rNI

On 9/18/25,Empire State Development’ MWBE Division & WEDC jointly conducted a MWBE & Small Business workshop at the Spring Valley NAACP. #InTheCommunity #MWBE #SmallBusiness #FreeAdvisoryService

September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month! NYS MWBE Program celebrates 🎉 Hispanic owned businesses throughout NYS. We encourage you to review some of resources that NYS offers to help grow businesses. Link is below. tiny.cc/zwqq001

Want to grow your business with the NYS MWBE Program? Come see Empire State Development's MWBE Division at the Great NY Chamber of Commerce Business Expo & Conference. It's free to attend. 9/26/25 9am to 4pm NY Marriott Marquis 1535 Broadway, NYC #MWBE #GrowYourBusiness #InTheCommunity

Join Gilbane Building for an Opportunities and Awareness Session about the Micron Project. ✅ Date: September 24, 2025 ✅ Time: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. ✅ Location: Albany Capital Center ✅ Registration is required. ✅ RSVP Here: tiny.cc/j7ys001

ATTN: NYS MWBE businesses! The Metropolitan Park Project will be a redevelopment of parking lots surrounding Citi Field. Come and learn more about this project during our 2025 MWBE Expo Series Queens and Long Island Edition. Register Here: buff.ly/v9cc24f

ATTN: NYS #MWBE businesses! SYN MWBE Division is attending an MTA Outreach Event today at the Rockaway YMCA located at 207 Beach 73rd Street in Queens, NY from 12pm-4pm. We encourage you to meet us at this event as we will be talk about the NYS MWBE Program.

📣 Calling all Queens and Long Island MWBEs! JFK’s Redevelopment Project is designed to upgrade the infrastructure common to the entire airport. Learn more about this project during our 2025 MWBE Expo Series Queens and Long Island Edition. RSVP Here: buff.ly/v9cc24f

New York thrives because of the creativity and hard work of its people. This #HispanicHeritageMonth, we celebrate the entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders and everyday workers whose impact extends across every industry and every corner of our state.

Come visit Empire State Development’s table for MWBE & small business resources at the Greater NY Chamber of Commerce Business Expo. We’re here until 4pm. Marriott Marquis 1535 Broadway More Information: chamber.nyc/event/104166 #InTheCommunity #SmallBusiness #MWBE

Join the NYS MWBE Program Division and Greater Jamaica Development Corporation at our Queens & Long Island Expo which will be held on October 1, 2025, at York College's Atrium in Queens, NY from 9am-2pm. Click Here to RSVP: buff.ly/v9cc24f

NYS MWBE Program Division’s Business Growth Accelerator Cohort in the Mid Hudson & Long Island NY Regions led by the BOCNET organization met on 9/18 for a training session on Construction Insurance & Surety Bonding. The feedback from the training was that it was very informative.

NYS MWBE Division wants to thank all our partners and NYS MWBE businesses who participated in our 2025 MWBE Regional Opportunities Expo Queens and Long Island, NY Edition on October 1 at York College. Your presence and engagement helped to make the event a success.