In 2024, the Capital Region prominently appeared in more than 40 national rankings. Below is a collection of rankings that demonstrate the Capital Region’s appealing quality of life and economic opportunity. 2024 Capital Region Rankings: 4 Best Cities for Gamer Geeks Albany 9 Best Northeast Metros for Millennials to
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
A Troy serial entrepreneur whose last venture saw him fight misinformation is now leveraging technology to save digital assets after death. At the next Startup Tech Valley (SUTV) event at Brown’s Revolution Hall in Troy on Sept. 18, the startup Eternal ME will preview its new digital asset management
Twenty-five years ago this July marked a “turning point” in the Center for Economic Growth’s efforts to raise within the semiconductor industry the status of the Capital Region and attract to it a chip fab. It was in July 1999 when CEG broke from standard marketing practices to host
Employment among the Capital Region’s startup manufacturers rebounded in 2022 after entrepreneurial activity in the sector hit a decades-low during the pandemic, according to a Center for Economic Growth analysis of U.S. Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) and Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) surveys. In 2021, the eight-county Capital Region
The Overview GlobalFoundries is one of the world’s leading computer chip manufacturers. It has more than 3,000 employees at its most advanced semiconductor facility, dubbed Fab 8, in Malta, New York. Crucial to the 24-7 operation of this 300mm, leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing facility are maintenance technicians, whose duties include monitoring,
