When the New York State Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise Division launched its special certification initiatives in July 2024, its goal was to offer firms seeking MWBE…

At recent events on Long Island and in the Mid-Hudson, Empire State Development highlighted the success of

A fall visit to New York City by 13 life science entrepreneurs from Puerto Rico marked a deepening partnership between the Puerto Rico and New York life science communities…

At its roots, New York is an agricultural state. Agribusiness generates $8 billion in annual…

Tspeaksnyc, LLC, a New York City-based mental health consulting services firm, applied for the NYS MWBE Certification in December 2024, during Empire State Development's …

Micron’s historic $100 billion investment in Central New York will create opportunities for generations of New Yorkers, with some starting in the classroom. The state has been…

ESD programs aimed at introducing innovative New York State businesses to global markets and helping them grow have made a difference for a startup that’s growing its client…

Fifth-generation apple grower Jamie Sonneville is on a mission to help farmers prosper despite a rapidly changing and increasingly competitive landscape. She is the founder and…

Empire State Development’s Global NY Division kicked off 2025 with a successful trade mission to Arab Health 2025 in Dubai. The trade mission, held January 26-30, showcased the…

When Karla D. Valrie-Potts, founder of KVP Education Consulting Services LLC, sought to expand her business from Virginia into New York, she turned to Empire State Development…