June 22 2021
Employment/Workforce, Regional/County Profiles

Green Island is NY’s Fastest-Growing Town and Village

Amid the pandemic and as a transformative redevelopment project neared completion on Starbuck Island, Green Island emerged as New York’s fastest-growing town and village in 2020. Three more towns and three more villages from the Capital Region also ranked among state state’s fastest-growing communities, according to a Center for Economic

June 22 2021
General

REDC Round XI CFA Process Open for Capital Region Businesses, Deadline Nears

Capital Region businesses have until July 30 to submit a consolidated funding application (CFA) for several state agency programs participating in Round XI of the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) process. This year, the Capital Region Economic Development Council (CREDC) will be assessing CFA based on their project readiness, potential

June 21 2021
Research & Development

The Research Connection – May, 2021: Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Edition

Featured university R&D projects: The Rensselaer-IBM Artificial Intelligence Research Collaboration Combating Fake News with Artificial Intelligence Combining Neuroimaging and Artificial Intelligence to Help Veterans Applying AI Research to COVID reopening plans Empowering Health Care Facilities to Monetize Efficiency A New Tool to Detect Deepfakes AI-Guided Robots Potential Solution for Plastic

June 21 2021
News

CEG in the News: May, 2021

See the below articles from the past month for news about CEG: CEG Announcements/Op-eds/Media Mentions IBM elicits praise, celebration locally after 2nm chip breakthrough Times Union: CEG and Denmark hosting virtual offshore wind industry tours Central New York Business Journal: NY MEP Recovery Initiative offers nearly $1M in project funding

June 11 2021
News

Week in Review: June 7 – June 11, 2021

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: Capital Region Cancer Research to sponsor Precision Medicine Symposium

June 4 2021
News

Week in Review: May 31 – June 4, 2021

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 Times Union: Schumer seeks federal funding for Troy video-game center Albany

June 3 2021
Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals, News

Capital Region Cancer Research to Sponsor Precision Medicine Symposium on June 11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY, NEW YORK – The Capital Region Cancer Research group (CRCR) on June 11 will sponsor a symposium as part of their CRCR New Frontiers Series, entitled “Precision Medicine in Cancer Treatment and Prevention.” This virtual event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and

May 28 2021
News

Week in Review: May 24 – May 28, 2021

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 Register-Star: Hudson ranks 3rd on Center for Economic Growth’s same-sex households

May 14 2021
General, News

Week in Review: May 10 – May 14, 2021

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 Times Union: CEG and Denmark hosting virtual offshore wind industry tours

May 12 2021
Regional/County Profiles

These 3 Capital Region Counties Boosted Domestic Migration in 2020

Faced with slowing international migration and a widening gap between births and deaths, the Capital Region sustained a slight annual population decline in 2020 – the smallest in the state. However, at the same time, the region housed the state’s fastest-growing county and three of New York’s seven counties that

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