June 17 2020
COVID-19, General

President’s Message: June, 2020

As we enter the summer and Phase 3 of the reopening of the Capital Region’s economy, we are starting to see glimmers of the “normal” way of life we knew before the coronavirus pandemic. People are at restaurants and beaches. We are getting haircuts and shopping at stores. At the

June 17 2020
COVID-19, Employment/Workforce, General

Capital Region Emerged from 1st Full Month of COVID-19 with NY’s Lowest Unemployment Rate

Demonstrating its resiliency, the Capital Region emerged from the first full month of the Coronavirus pandemic with not only the lowest unemployment rate among New York’s 10 economic development regions but also the 19th lowest among major commutersheds nationwide1, according to a Center for Economic Growth analysis of data from

June 17 2020
General, Regional/County Profiles

Saratoga and Cohoes among NY’s Top 10 Fastest-Growing Cities

Saratoga Springs and Cohoes were among New York’s top 10 fastest-growing cites in 2019. The region also had two top 10 fastest-growing towns and the state’s fastest-growing village, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) of U.S. Census Bureau estimates.   Cities In 2019, Saratoga Springs was the state’s

June 16 2020
Employment/Workforce, General

Capital Region Minority-Owned Businesses up 19%

The Capital Region’s ranks of minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) have increased significantly over the last five years, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau data. The Census Bureau’s new American Business Survey found the region1 had 1,997 minority-owned businesses in 2017, up

June 15 2020
News

Economic Development Month in Review: May 2020

For the Top Economic Development News of the Month, CEG selects news articles about projects or developments that promise to improve and/or transform the Capital Region’s economy, particularly those that related to manufacturing and initiatives outlined in, Capital 20.20, a five-year, multi-pronged plan for bringing economic prosperity to the entire

June 12 2020
News

Week in Review: June 8 – 12, 2020

Stay up-to-date on business and economic development happenings in the Capital Region with the CEG Economic Development Week in Review. Don’t miss out on the developments that are transforming the region by following us on: CEG IN THE NEWS Altamont Enterprise: Week XII: Capital Region opened Phase 2 jobs REGIONAL

June 8 2020
COVID-19, General

CEG Webinar Series, Part X: 3 Questions on COVID-19 Reopening with LeChase Construction & Bergmann Architects

CEG continues our free webinar series, offering insight on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on business and strategies for reopening.  To familiarize you with the presenters and their unique perspectives on the crisis, CEG has asked them to respond to three questions. Webinar 10: Preconstruction Planning: Understanding it’s Importance and How

June 5 2020
News

Week in Review: June 1 – 5, 2020

Stay up-to-date on business and economic development happenings in the Capital Region with the CEG Economic Development Week in Review. Don’t miss out on the developments that are transforming the region by following us on: CEG IN THE NEWS Central New York Business Journal: FuzeHub Awardds Grants to Cathbuddy, Alfred

May 29 2020
News

Week in Review: May 25 – 29, 2020

Stay up-to-date on business and economic development happenings in the Capital Region with the CEG Economic Development Week in Review. Don’t miss out on the developments that are transforming the region by following us on: CEG IN THE NEWS Troy Record: CEN, CEG launch Capital Region manufacturing re-start program Times

May 26 2020
COVID-19, General

President’s Message – May, 2020

The Capital Region’s economy is now reopening after being largely shutdown for the last two months. The Center for Economic Growth responded to the shutdown by emerging as what the Rockefeller Institute of Government has called an Economic First Responder. And now as the regional economy reopens, we will pivot

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