There is a new initiative designed at increasing local economic development that will create a business incubation and services center in Olean.
City officials want to provide Olean's downtown with new businesses that would create a positive environment for future small business development. The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce is working on a $400,000 grant from the Empire State Development Corp. to fund the making of the incubator.
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Here are the star companies that have succeeded in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. The companies were gathered by Civic 50, a national initiative to survey and rank S&P 500 corporations on how they engage with the communities they serve and utilize best practices in their corporate cultures.