April 18 2017
News

CEG creates “87/90” summit on chip industry

Times Union  By: Larry Rulison The Center for Economic Growth is hosting a new conference in Saratoga Springs that will focus on the growth and sustainability of the semiconductor industry in upstate New York. The 87/90 Semiconductor Summit, as it is being called, is scheduled for June 8 at the Saratoga City

April 17 2017
News

Week in Review: April 8-April 15, 2017

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 Colonie startup innovating how we heat and cool CEG’s Kennedy talks

April 10 2017
News

$150 million in state budget for new health lab in Albany area

Albany Business Review By: Michael DeMasi The new state budget includes $150 million to build a laboratory in the Albany, New York, area that will consolidate the Health Department Wadsworth Center labs. Still to be determined: the size, location and total cost. The new lab “will develop life science research, innovation

April 7 2017
News

Week in Review: April 1-April 7, 2017

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: Girls in STEM promotes tech to young minds REGIONAL

April 1 2017
News

Girls in STEM promotes tech to young minds

The Daily Gazette By: Daniel Fitzsimmons Getting youngsters interested in science, technology is goal Hudson Valley Community College hosted the fifth annual Girls in STEM event at their TEC-SMART facility in Malta on Saturday, attracting more than 200 girls in fourth- to eighth-grade from schools around the region that are interested in

March 31 2017
News

Economic Development Month in Review: March

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

March 31 2017
News

Week in Review: March 25-March 31, 2017

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 Business Review: Center for Economic Growth surpasses $6 million campaign

March 30 2017
News

Where Albany ranks for college and university engineering R&D space

Albany Business Review By: Shannon Sweeney The Albany area ranked seventh nationally for available engineering research and development space at colleges and universities, above cities like San Francisco and State College, Pennsylvania. Four colleges and universities — SUNY Polytechnic Institute, the University at Albany, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Union College

March 30 2017
News, Research & Development

PRESS RELEASE: Metros with the Most Academic Engineering & Science R&D Space

March 30, 2017 Media Contact James Schlett Director of Research and Communications 518-465-8975 X221 jamess@ceg.org Got Space to Innovate? Metros with the Most Academic Engineering & Science R&D Space Albany Ranks 7th in US for Academic Engineering R&D Space, Beating San Francisco, Raleigh The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has

March 29 2017
News

CEG hits $6 million fundraising goal

Times Union Albany The Albany-based Center for Economic Growth has raised $6 million for its “Accelerate” regional economic development initiative. The five-year campaign will help CEG promote the Capital Region to businesses and entrepreneurs from across the country. About 200 companies have invested in the 30-year-old organization.

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