August 15 2019
General, Regional/County Profiles

3 Capital Region Counties Among NY’s Top 10 for Growing Young Adults

The Capital Region is one of only three state economic development regions that has maintained its ranks of young adults grow over the last five years – and New York City is not one of them. In fact, out of New York’s 62 counties, only 17 grew their young adult

August 9 2019
General, News

Week in Review: August 5 – August 9, 2019

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: Mobius Labs in Troy gets $750,000 NSF grant REGIONAL

August 8 2019
General, News

Economic Development Month in Review: July 2019

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

August 2 2019
General, News

Week in Review: July 29 – August 2, 2019

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: Federal funding of small biz in Capital Region on

July 26 2019
General, News

Week in Review: July 22 – July 26, 2019

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 Post Start: Power of growth: Washington County sees high number of

July 24 2019
General, News

President’s Message – July, 2019

Activity Snapshot Accelerate Update The following businesses joined our Accelerate capital campaign in the second quarter: The Daily Gazette M3 Placement & Partnership Mechanical Testing Auto/Mate Albany Management Robert C. Parker School Livingston Energy Group NYSEG The Wagoner Firm Veteran Connect Center More than 225 people attended the launch of

July 22 2019
General, Research & Development

Capital Region Federal Venture Funding up 34% in 2018

The federal government awarded 34 percent more in seed funding to Capital Region startups and other small business in fiscal 2018, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of data on SBIR.gov. Awards Fifteen firms in the eight-county region received $17 million in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

July 22 2019
General

Capital Region Minority Population Continues to Grow 

Robust growth among minorities over the past five years is accelerating the diversification of the Capital Region’s racial and ethnic makeup, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau estimates.  Minority Growth  In 2018, the Capital Region had an estimated 202,663 minorities (non-white only),

June 28 2019
General

Week in Review: June 24 – June 28, 2019

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 Daily Gazette: Apprenticeship program helps train software developers CEG’s tech awards

June 27 2019
Education/Training, General

2019 Tech Award Winner Profile: Annmarie Lanesey

CEG’s 2019 Tech Awards will be held on Thursday, June 27 from 4:30 – 7:30pm at Rivers Casino in Schenectady. Join 100s in celebrating our region’s brightest minds, innovators, researchers, technologists and organizations making a difference in our community and beyond by advancing technology across multiple industry sectors that affect

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