SBA guaranteed lending in Westchester County Triples

Loans guaranteed in Westchester County, New York by the Small Business Administration increased by 187 percent to $23.4 million, for the six-month period ending March 31, 2005, compared to the same period one year earlier. An SBA official speculated that the economy in Westchester and nearby counties is stronger than elsewhere in New York. SBA lending increased 83 percent in the same time period for the total New York district.