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DiGrazia promoted to vice president/operations officer at Empire National Bank

Danielle DiGrazia has been promoted to vice president/operations officer at Empire National Bank. Her previous title was assistant vice president/operations officer. DiGrazia, one of the bank's first employees, has more than a decade of operations experience at financial institutions and served as a manager of operations at Bank of America. Prior to joining Empire National, she held the title of director of operations at the Captus Group, a lease servicing company. A Smithtown resident, she earned a bachelor's degree in Business Management from the New York Institute of Technology and a master's in Education from Dowling College.
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Suffolk County IDA supports expansion of A&Z Pharmaceuticals

Hauppauge, NY The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has granted preliminary approval of a financial incentive package that will assist a manufacturer in expanding its business by manufacturing more prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals in addition to its existing over-the-counter
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The evolving relationship of environmental  consultants and the lending community - by Chuck Merritt

The evolving relationship of environmental consultants and the lending community - by Chuck Merritt

When Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) were first part of commercial real estate risk management, it was the lenders driving this requirement. When a borrower wanted a loan on a property, banks would utilize a list of “Approved Consultants” to order the report on both refinances and purchases.