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

December 13 2024
Manufacturing, Regional/County Profiles

Schenectady, Rensselaer, Warren among NY’s Top for Productivity Growth

Three Capital Region counties ranked among New York’s top five fastest-growing counties for productivity growth in 2023, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In 2023, the eight-county Capital Region had a gross domestic product (GDP) of $98.8

December 13 2024
Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Research & Development

Capital Region Contract Drug MFGs Ramp up Small Batch Capabilities

Contract manufacturing operations in the Capital Region’s Life-Sciences Cluster have been expanding their abilities to produce kilogram-scale batches of small molecules and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in facilities that are compliant with good manufacturing practices (GMP). At the University of Albany’s Health Sciences Campus in East Greenbush, two biotech firms

October 23 2024
Employment/Workforce, Manufacturing, News

CEG Launches “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing®, Capital Region”

10 local schools and 10 MFGs to participate in 1st-of-its-kind-in-NY student video contest (Oct. 23, 2024) – The Center for Economic Growth (CEG) is launching a first-of-its-kind contest in New York State that encourages middle school students to engage with local manufacturers and produce real-world, project-based videos that highlight “What’s

October 16 2024
Manufacturing, Success Story

Success Story: Greno Industries Partners with CEG for Supply Chain Enhancements

The Overview Greno Industries is a 63-year-old CNC precision machining shop that provides CAD/CAM, kitting and welding services. With 38 employees at its facility in Scotia, New York, the manufacturer serves industries for steam and gas turbine generators, oil and gas compressors, the Department of Defense, transportation, and pulp and

October 15 2024
Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing

Capital Region Manufacturer Establishment Births Doubled in 2022

After two years of hitting historic lows, the number of Capital Region manufacturing establishment births doubled in 2022, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau data from its Business Dynamics Statistics series. MFG BIRTHS In 2022 in the eight-county Capital Region, there were

August 15 2024
Employment/Workforce, Manufacturing

Capital Region MFG Workforce with Associate’s Eclipses High School Grads

Workers with some college or an associate’s degree are increasingly outnumbering those with a high school diploma or equivalent (e.g., GED) in the Capital Region’s manufacturing sector, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s QWI Explorer. In 2008, the eight-county Capital

June 11 2024
Employment/Workforce, Manufacturing

Capital Region Manufacturing Employment Reaches 22-Year High

  The Capital Region’s manufacturing sector continued to grow in 2023 and climbed to a 22-year employment high. The region also experienced its largest annual increase in manufacturing employer establishments in more than two decades, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data for the New

May 13 2024
Manufacturing

Capital Region Adhesive MFG Jobs Double

Adhesive manufacturing employment has nearly doubled in the Capital Region over the past year, and now Saratoga County has the nation’s fourth highest concentration of jobs in this industry, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of New York State Department of Labor and U.S. Bureau of Labor

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