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	159 Total Loans Approved in November/December of 2007 and January/February of 2008 for a Total Amount of $95 Million   Congratulations to our partner banks, referral sources, community partners, SBA and the NYBDC staff  27 loans approved in the Capital District/Southern Tier Region

Business Type	City	Lending Partner	Referral Source	Total Amount
Restaurant	Albany	Pioneer Savings Bank	Jeff Dorrance	1,400,000
Grocery / Deli	Feura Bush	N/A	Brian Hanrahan	207,750
Restaurant	Albany	Citizens Bank	Jeff Dorrance	500,000
Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning	Albany	1st National Bank of Scotia	Christopher Hebbard	171,000
Tile Sales	Delmar	HSBC Bank	Joseph Bucciero	115,000
Retail Auto Parts	Cohoes	First Niagara Bank	Kathie Kaplan	332,000
Supermarket	Feura Bush	HSBC Bank	Brian Hanrahan	152,000
Women's Clothing Store	Binghamton	NBT Bank	Kellyanne Truesdale	50,000
Electric Cables	Endicott	NBT Bank	Jeff Levy	266,834
Electric Cables	Endicott	NBT Bank	Jeff Levy	501,916
Electric Cables	Endicott	NBT Bank	Jeff Levy	590,000
Law Office	Binghamton	N/A	Margaret Scarinzi	300,000
Lawn & Garden Supply Center	Cortlandville	M&T Bank	Mark Cirella	616,000
Restaurant	Rensselaer	Pioneer Savings Bank	Michael Cohen	135,000
Restaurant	Saratoga Springs	Pioneer Savings Bank	Dan Cheeseman	160,000
Restaurant	Saratoga Springs	Pioneer Savings Bank	Dan Cheeseman	700,000
Manufacturer of Equipment Parts	Round Lake	HSBC Bank	Wesley John	740,000
Law Office	Saratoga Springs	Ballston Spa National Bank	Phillip Engorg	189,000
Restaurant	Saratoga Springs	Pioneer Savings Bank	Dan Cheeseman	573,000
Software Technology	Schenectady	N/A	Robert May, Esq.	250,000
Architectural Services	Schenectady	1st National Bank of Scotia	Kevin Buhrmaster	309,000
Granite Installation	Waverly	N/A	Teresa Saraceno	172,500
Commercial Lithographic Printing	Albany	Citizens Bank	James Runko	504,000
Commercial Lithographic Printing	Albany	N/A	James Runko	200,000
Restaurant	Schenectady	1st National Bank of Scotia	Bonnie Douglass	77,000
Gymnastics Instruction	Horseheads	Elmira Savings Bank	Jeffrey Dobbin	112,000
Restaurant	Oneonta	NBT Bank	Jeff Levy	2,000,000
			TOTAL AMOUNT	11,324,000

16 loans approved in the Central/Northern New York Region Business Type City Lending Partner Referral Source  Total Amount  Restaurant Auburn Tompkins Trust Company Kelley Gridley    205,000 Hotel / Motel Ticonderoga Provident Bank Ron Shelli    1,336,000 Sale & Rental of Home Furnishings Johnstown NBT Bank Richard Edel 150,000 Restaurant Broadalbin NBT Bank Richard Edel       120,000 Chiropractic Office Carthage HSBC Bank Ann Durant        112,500 Chiropractic Office Carthage HSBC Bank Ann Durant       71,000 Retailer of Fruit Basket Arrangements Rome Rome Savings Bank Sharon St. John 147,850 Chiropractic Office Utica M&T Bank Fran Luizzi       220,000 Physical Therapy Office Syracuse Alliance Bank Kristen Ricket         125,000 Retail Meal Preparation Cicero Alliance Bank Paul Scarafile     103,000 Sports Complex Liverpool First Niagara Bank Alison Miller      178,000 Aesthetics - Skin Care Oswego Fulton Savings Bank Steve Osborne 158,000 Hotel / Motel Massena Community Bank Ronald Bacon    568,000 Hotel / Motel Long Lake Community Bank Craig Cashman 368,000 Computer Equipment Wholesaler Schuyler First Niagara Bank Schuyler Tilley 1,200,000 Hotel / Motel Rome Rome Savings Bank Sam Russo            113,000 TOTAL AMOUNT         5,175,350

	34 loans approved in the Hudson Valley Region Business Type City Lending Partner Referral Source Total Amount Motorcycle, ATV & Snowmobile Dealer Kinderhook National Union Bank of Kinderhook Bruce Sowalskie 164,000 Motorcycle, ATV & Snowmobile Dealer Kinderhook National Union Bank of Kinderhook Bruce Sowalskie 170,000 Restaurant Hillsdale National Union Bank of Kinderhook Nathan Winch 139,000 Ice Manufacturing Livingston M&T Bank Robert Hoffman 532,000 Restaurant Valatie National Union Bank of Kinderhook Nathan Winch 124,000 Restaurant Ancram Ulster Savings Bank Maureen Fucco 173,000 Auto Body/Mechanical Repair Poughkeepsie N/A Manny Singh 575,000 Real Estate Agent & Broker LaGrangeville N/A Duane Scribner 257,000 Auto Body/Mechanical Repair Poughkeepsie N/A Manny Singh 414,000 Law Office Poughkeepsie Putnam County Savings Bank Reyes Torres 368,000 Hotel / Restaurant Hunter National Bank of Coxsackie Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand 1,100,000 Lumber, Bldg. Materials, Hardware Retailer Coxsackie Bank of America Greg Briggs 350,000 Publishing Company Cornwall-on-Hudson Riverside Bank Dennis McCourt 150,000 Medical Equipment Wholesaler new Windsor Walden Savings Bank Robert Ambrose 200,000 Motor Vehicle Body Mfg. Middletown Provident Bank Neil Novesky 189,000 Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy Gates Provident Bank Nichole Bartuccelli 412,000 Upholstered Household Furniture Mfg. Middletown Provident Bank Brenda Wiener 422,000 Hotel / Motel Slate Hill Provident Bank Steve Drobysh 2,000,000 Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Brewster Mahopac National Bank James Casamo 824,000 Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Brewster Mahopac National Bank James Casamo 385,000 Restaurant New Paltz M&T Bank Ellen O'Leary 371,000 Dunkin Donuts Yorktown Heights Putnam County Savings Bank Mary Irish 1,815,300 Dunkin Donuts Cortlandt Manor Putnam County Savings Bank Mary Irish 1,012,500 Dunkin Donuts Baldwin Place Putnam County Savings Bank Mary Irish 292,500 Retail Trophies/Jewelry Mfg. Yonkers N/A Mary Alice Brady 300,000 Restaurant Croton Falls Mahopac National Bank Paul Fornaby 642,600 Picture & Art Frames Manufacturer Yonkers N/A Mary Alice Brady 150,000 Glass Products Mfg. Mt. Vernon Hudson Valley Bank Anthony Mormile 843,000 Environmental Consulting Services Somers Community Mutual Savings Bank Michael Schiliro 508,000 Hardware Store Yonkers M&T Bank Ross Weale 250,000 Picture & Art Frames Manufacturer Yonkers N/A Mary Alice Brady 126,000 Cut Stone & Stone Product Mfg. East Fishkill M&T Bank Robert Babirad 534,000 Martial Arts Instruction Mamaroneck Shinhan Bank America Tammy Wui 343,000 Hotel / Motel Slate Hill Provident Bank Steve Drobysh 3,987,375 TOTAL AMOUNT 20,123,275

	47 loans approved in the New York City/Long Island Region Business Type City Lending Partner Referral Source  Total Amount  Child Day Care Services Bronx N/A Catherine Rhoades            175,000 Judo Instruction Bronx Lehman Brothers James Foster            391,000 Kosher Food Products Manufacturer Brooklyn Flushing Savings Bank Robert Morel            600,000 Wholesale Produce Brooklyn N/A Chris Shepard            250,000 Stainless Steel Tableware Manufacturer Brooklyn Commerce Bank Rob Morel            677,000 Dermatology Office Brooklyn HSBC Bank Raul Rivas            412,000 Medical Practice Brooklyn Flushing Savings Bank Al Snyder            200,000 Stationery, Tablet & Related Product Mfg. Brooklyn Flushing Savings Bank Karen Nieves            412,000 Medical Practice Brooklyn HSBC Bank Sophia Sudeall            309,000 Medical Practice Brooklyn HSBC Bank Diane Smith            861,000 Kosher Food Products Manufacturer Brooklyn N/A Rob Morel            493,000 Off-site Catering Glen Cove State Bank of Long Island Jeff Barber             275,000 Supermarket Jericho Cathay Bank Jessie Chan         1,076,000 Exporter of Industrial Equipment New Hyde Park Commerce Bank Henry Ngai            388,000 Industrial Building Construction Massapequa CIT Small Business Lending Peter McCue            379,000 Restaurant Roslyn JPMorgan Chase William Stephens         1,474,000 Law Office Great Neck JPMorgan Chase Charles Ramirez         2,000,000 Restaurant New Hyde Park Hudson Valley Bank Niall Henry            361,000 Architectural Services Freeport Community National Bank Michael Ogus            191,000 ccounting Services New York N/A Mario DiCerbo            291,000 Advertising & Related Services New York City National Bank Mercedes Evans         1,991,000 Independent Artists, Writers & Performers New York Wachovia Small Business Capital Al Thiel          1,109,000 Architectural Services New York HSBC Bank Gabrielle Stern         1,096,000 Interior Design Services New York JPMorgan Chase Idriz Capric            902,000 Nail Salon New York Nara Bank Justine Choi         1,638,000 Apparel & Accessories Wholesaler/Retailer Long Island City N/A Tim Zhakselekov            600,000 Sign Manufacturer Ridgewood GE Capital Corp. Rob Morel            511,000 Physical Therapy Office Staten Island N/A Darwin Wong            600,000 Physical Therapy Office Staten Island N/A Darwin Wong            470,000 Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy Staten Island N/A Darwin Wong            493,000 Pizza Store Staten Island HSBC Bank Salvatore Mattioli            195,000 Commercial Lithographic Printing Ronkonkoma JPMorgan Chase Mary Beth Kushner         1,247,000 Insurance Agency/Brokerage Huntington JPMorgan Chase Mary Beth Kushner            256,000 Re-upholstery/Furniture Repair West Babylon Bank of America Warren Krug            305,000 Meat Market Patchogue Community National Bank Thomas Ford              99,000 Nondurable Goods Wholesaler Amityville American Community Bank Gloria Espenas            285,000 Commercial/Residential Remodeling Bronx State Bank of Long Island Richard O'Brien            784,000 Fuel Oil Distributor Brooklyn N/A William McCardle         2,500,000 Retail Clothing Store New York N/A Robert Jussen         1,855,000 Medical Practice New York CIT Small Business Lending Dan DePietro         1,689,000 Packaging & Shipping Service Queens Village HSBC Bank Jason Torrez            291,800 Magazine Publishing Long Island City N/A George Srour         1,477,500 Apparel & Accessories Wholesaler / Retailer Long Island City N/A Tim Zhakselekov            613,000 Coin-Operated Laundromat & Drycleaners Jamaica Woori America Bank Ira Lutsky            843,000 Snack & Nonalcoholic Beverage Bar Fresh Meadows United Commercial Bank Simon Lee            444,000 Importer of Rare Gourmet Foods Astoria HSBC Bank Stephen Morisi            309,000 General Freight Trucking Bay Shore Bank of America Warren Krug         1,964,000 TOTAL AMOUNT      35,782,300

	35 loans approved in the Western New York Region Business Type City Lending Partner Referral Source  Total Amount  Hotel / Motel Jamestown Northwest Savings Bank Ronald Luce         1,380,000 Amusement/Recreation Facility Jamestown National City Bank (OH) Charlene Hoffman            204,000 Machine Tool Mfg. Lackawanna N/A James Mead            300,000 Machine Shop Buffalo N/A Lorrie Abounader            144,000 Textile Distribution Buffalo N/A Greg Emminger            100,000 Bowling Center Cheektowaga Greater Buffalo Savings Bank Peter Leonard            211,000 Machine Tool (Metal Cutting) Lackawanna First Niagara Bank James Mead            825,000 Structural Steel Contractors Lancaster Evans National Bank Jeff Werdein            984,000 Child Day Care Services West Seneca First Niagara Bank Greg Emminger            113,000 Commercial Lithographic Printing Cheektowaga Peoples Capital & Leasing Corp. Ira Lutsky         3,218,000 Restaurant Lancaster First Niagara Bank Joseph Donofrio            372,000 Beverage Sales Rochester The Upstate Bank Stephen D'Orazio            250,000 Automobile Dealer Brockport Canandaigua National Bank Tim Stone         1,556,000 Ice Cream Retail Store Brockport HSBC Bank Walter Williams              77,000 Beauty Salon Rochester HSBC Bank Paul Hohensee              72,000 Gasoline Station/Convenience Store Penfield Canandaigua National Bank Brendan Crossing            394,000 Metal Recycling Rochester M&T Bank Randall Cardon         2,000,000 General Freight Trucking Webster GE Capital Corp. Joseph D'Imperio            514,000 Hotel / Motel Niagara Falls Community South Bank Kyle Robbins         1,762,000 Heating Equipment Manufacturer Canandaigua M&T Bank Robert Cieslica, Jr.         1,500,000 Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Phelps Lyons National Bank Anna Bridger            600,000 Restaurant Canandaigua M&T Bank Kevin Foy            360,000 Restaurant Canandaigua M&T Bank Kevin Foy            134,000 Hotel / Motel Victor Temecula Valley Bank Ira Lutsky         1,990,000 Restaurant Geneva Community Bank James Vedora            207,000 Food & Beverage Vending Seneca Falls Community Bank James Vedora            130,000 Food & Beverage Vending Seneca Falls Community Bank James Vedora            320,000 Tile Manufacturer Hornell N/A Stephen Powers            300,000 Pool Equipment Sales & Service Walworth M&T Bank Michael Richards            166,500 Restaurant Buffalo N/A William Grieshober              60,000 Recycleable Material Merchant Wholesaler Buffalo KeyBank Anthony Gutowski            747,000 Hotel / Motel Lakeville Five Star Bank Marty Griffith            294,000 Meat Processor Canandaigua Canandaigua National Bank Michael Mallaber            473,000 Chiropractic Office Rochester HSBC Bank Diane Beardicurti            141,000 Machine Shop Gates Canandaigua National Bank Michael Drexler            289,000 TOTAL AMOUNT      22,187,500                 TOTAL LOANS 94,592,425

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