February 12 2025
Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals

Capital Region NIH R&D awards up 15%

The amount of research funding awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to Capital Region firms, institutions and nonprofits increased by an inflation-adjusted 15 percent in fiscal year 2024. The influx of federal life sciences R&D funding was driven, in part, by strong gains at Albany Medical College and

February 12 2025
News

CEG In The News: January 2025

See the below articles from the past month for news about CEG: WNYT News 13” Research into Alzheimer’s disease spurring local entrepreneurship WTEN News 10: REPORT: Capital Region drivers lose nearly $2K on NY roads Daily Gazette: Hochul proposes $400M shot in the arm for city of Albany WAMC: Non-profit

February 7 2025
News

CEG Economic Development Week in Review February 3 – February 7, 2025

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 WXXI News: MCC joins push to boost New York’s high-tech

January 31 2025
News

CEG Economic Development Week in Review January 27-January 31, 2025

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 CBS 6: Capital Region sees record rise in start-ups, with

January 24 2025
News

CEG Economic Development Week in Review January 20-January 24, 2025

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 WAMC: Non-profit TRIP finds Capital Region drivers losing money due

January 17 2025
News

CEG Economic Development Week in Review January 13-January 17, 2025

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 WNYT News 13” Research into Alzheimer’s disease spurring local entrepreneurship

January 15 2025
Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing

Solo MFGs Spike in Capital Region

The Capital Region in 2022 saw its largest annual increase in solo manufacturing operations in more than a decade, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new Nonemployer Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2022, the eight-county Capital Region had 1,103 nonemployer manufacturing establishments, which include

January 14 2025
Employment/Workforce, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, News

State’s 1st Nanotech Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Trade Gets Approval

    (Jan. 17, 2025) – The New York Department of Labor (NYS DOL) recently approved the Nanotechnology Engineering Technician (NET) trade, the first of its kind in the state, sponsored by the Center for Economic Growth (CEG). CEG’s leadership in developing the trade creates new and expanded Registered Apprenticeship

January 14 2025
News

CEG In The News: December 2024

See the below articles from the past month for news about CEG: Albany Businss Review: Colonie and Bethlehem struggle to fill economic development positions UAlbany: University at Albany Launches Major and Graduate Program in Game Design and Development WNYT News 13: UAlbany creates new gaming design graduate program NY.Gov: Affordable

January 14 2025
Employment/Workforce, Regional/County Profiles

Capital Region Leads Upstate for Per Capita Income Growth

The Capital Region had upstate New York’s fastest-growing per capita income in 2023, boosted by gains in Albany, Saratoga, Greene and Schenectady counties, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In 2023, the gross personal income for the

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