December 12 2023
Trade/Transportation

Capital Region Machinery Exports Rebound

Capital Region exports inched up in 2022 as global shipments of machinery from the area rebounded and its computer and electronic product exports retained a spot among the nation’s top 50 exporting metros, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of data from the U.S. International Trade Administration.

December 13 2022
Nanotechnology, Trade/Transportation

Capital Region Computer and Electronic Product Exports Move up to 28th Largest in US

Amid the global chip shortage, the Capital Region’s computer and electronic industry climbed to the 28th largest exporter in the country, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. Computer and Electronic Products In 2021, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan

November 16 2022
Employment/Workforce, Trade/Transportation

Capital Region Warehousing and Storage Industry Grows to 9th Largest in Northeast

Since the start of the pandemic, employment in the Capital Region’s warehousing and storage has increased by 75 percent and has grown to the ninth largest industry in the Northeast, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of data from the New York State Department of Labor and

September 15 2021
Manufacturing, Trade/Transportation

Albany Metro Exports Rebounded in 2020

Albany Metro Exports Rebounded in 2020 Global demand for computer and electronic products helped Capital Region exports rebound during the pandemic in 2020. Stronger demand from Asia, Africa and South America also helped offset small export declines to the major regional trade partners in North America and Europe, according to

July 27 2020
Manufacturing, Trade/Transportation

Relay Integrated Logistics & Solutions Chosen for Sales Operations Program with Shaker Logistics in Partnership with CEG Business Growth Solutions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY, N.Y., July 27, 2020– Relay Integrated Logistics & Solutions (RILS) has been selected to create a sales operations program for Shaker Logistics, a third-party logistics provider headquartered in Waterford, New York. “We are aggressively going after new growth and projecting a 20% increase in revenue from

July 16 2020
Advanced Materials, Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals, Clean Technology, Creative/Agriculture/Food, Economic Analysis, Employment/Workforce, General, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Regional/County Profiles, Software/Gaming/IT, Tourism, Trade/Transportation

Industry Assets & Economic Profiles

See CEG’s latest industry attraction promotional reports on key industry clusters and regional/county profiles. Between 2015 and 2019, CEG promoted the Capital Region at 78 industry attraction events in 41 cities worldwide. While the coronavirus pandemic has temporarily halted CEG’s travel to conferences, we continue to represent the region at

April 17 2020
COVID-19, Trade/Transportation

CEG Webinar Series, Part 1: 3 Questions on COVID-19 for Tom Valentine

CEG is hosting a free, six-part webinar series offering insight on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on business and how we can move past it.  To familiarize you with the presenters and their unique perspectives on the crisis, CEG has asked them to respond to three questions. Webinar 1: COVID-19: A

February 21 2020
Trade/Transportation

The Capital Region’s North American Trade Partners

If Canada ratifies the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as expected, it could help the Capital Region1 boost trade with its northern neighbor. With the USMCA promising to provide U.S. producers of automotive parts and dairy and poultry products with new market access to Canada– and motorized vehicles and agricultural foodstuffs

August 8 2018
Research & Development, Trade/Transportation

Innovation Drove Capital Region Export Growth

In 2017, exports from the Capital Region increased over the year by 2.6 percent, with its R&D to Commercialization Cluster driving most of that gain, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of data from the Brookings Institution’s 2018 Export Monitor. Innovation-Related Exports In 2017, nominal (current dollar)

March 14 2018
News, Trade/Transportation

How buses can drive economic development

Times Union By: Eric Anderson Local officials embrace options for getting around When the Capital District Transportation Authority rolled out its Universal Access program, it gave employees and students at 20 major colleges and businesses the option to take any bus, any time, on the transit authority’s route network. The

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