Buffalo Next Article focuses on LBA and Come Home/Stay Home
Leaders in the Olean-area business community are preparing for growth in the startup economy. Some of that growth has already been a...
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Aug 8
OBDC Launches Revolving Loan Fund - August 8, 2024
OLEAN TIMES HERALD — Officials hope a new revolving loan fund will help new businesses in and around the city get off the ground...
Apr 6
2023 Annual Report
Greetings from Olean Business Development! OBDC is proud to showcase our 2023 Annual Report, summarizing all the activity within the past...
Mar 28
‘Come Home, Stay Home’: Olean Business Development Corp. hopes to help fill 1,500 jobs
In early 2024, Olean Business Development, in partnership with Jamestown Community College - Workforce Development and the...
Dec 6, 2023
Laine Business Accelerator showcases 2023 Cohort
In December of 2023, the Laine Business Accelerator "graduated" 11 area businesses as part of the 2023 Laine Business Accelerator...
Jan 1, 2023
2022 Annual Report
Olean Business Development is proud to publish our 2022 Annual Report. To view our activity within the past year, please click the button...
Dec 17, 2022
NYS awards $625,000 to Olean Business Development
In December of 2022, OBDC was awarded $625,000 from New York State (Empire State Development), while also designating OBDC as a Certified...
Dec 6, 2022
Laine Business Accelerator celebrates 2022 Cohort
The 2022 Laine Business Accelerator Cohort, comprised of 9 area businesses, were celebrated at the Community Showcase in early December...
Aug 17, 2022
2022 and Beyond
The second annual Laine Business Accelerator cohort has been selected and is underway, with 9 businesses participating this year thanks...
Jun 27, 2022
Laine Place
As a tribute to the legacy of Erick Laine, the OBDC Board of Directors unanimously approved the re-naming of the building at 301 N Union...
Sep 17, 2021
Initial Laine Business Accelerator
After the passing of one of the co-founders of Cutco Corporation, Mr. Erick Laine, in 2020, a memorial fund was established in his name...
Aug 17, 2021
Move to the 4th floor
Continued growth and demand for the newly renovated office spaces on the first 3 floors of the OBDC building drove yet another renovation...
Aug 1, 2021
Creation of the Hub
As the collaboration between the SBU Innovation Center, JCC and OBDC continued to strengthen, the concept of a co-working space for...
Aug 1, 2019
Strategic Plan Developed
The influence of a very active OBDC Board of Directors lead to a much higher level of collaboration between St. Bonaventure University,...
Aug 1, 2017
Renovation Timeline
Part of the new business model was to renovate the building, which hadn’t been updated in decades. A key element of this was adding an...
Aug 1, 2016
Early Programming
Activity in the building was focused on providing office co-working, incubation space, and programming to support potential new business...
Aug 31, 2015
Purchase of the OBI Building
In 2015, 301 N Union Street was purchased by 2 entrepreneurs to establish a business incubation space. The non-profit business formerly...
Jul 20, 2013
Birth of Family Partners Group
In 2013 we originally started out as a not-for-profit known as, “Family Partners Group Inc.” The mission was to benefit youth, families,...
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