A business adviser at Farmingdale State College has won a top award from a national group.
Adviser Walter Reid has earned the 2007 State Star Award from the Association of Small Business Development Centers, which is based in Virginia. The group names one adviser from each state. Reid, who works at the Farmingdale Small Business Development Center, was cited for his “high quality business counseling” and “distinguished, long-term service” in economic development.
He has counseled more than 1,300 clients since 2002, according to the Farmingdale SBDC. Those clients in turn have invested more than $32 million in New York State and created or saved 750 jobs.
The group announced the awards at its conference in Denver.
--Carrie Mason-Draffen