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Empire National Bank promotes Pinna

John Pinna has been promoted to executive vice president of Empire National Bank, a full-service community bank. Prior to this appointment, he held the title of senior vice president. Pinna has been a member of Empire National's management team since the financial institution's 2008 launch. "With close to 25 years of banking industry expertise, John has been instrumental in the development and growth of the bank's technology and operations sectors," said Empire National Bank's chairman and chief executive officer Douglas Manditch. Prior to joining Empire National Bank, Pinna held the title of senior vice president and management information officer at Long Island Commercial Bank.
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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.