August 12 2020
Employment/Workforce, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, News

CEG to Serve as Group Sponsor for Apprenticeship Program for 50+ GLOBALFOUNDRIES Workers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY, NEW YORK – The Center for Economic Growth will be vastly expanding its role in skilling up the Capital Region’s workforce through a first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. CEG has partnered with SEMI, the industry association representing the end-to-end electronics design and manufacturing

August 11 2020
Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals, General, Research & Development

The Research Connection – August 2020: Cancer Research Edition

Featured R&D projects: Transfer RNAs in Cancer Improving Targeted Therapies against Solid Tumors Targeting the Chaperone of Kidney Cancer Choice of anesthesia may affect breast metastases New inhibitor shows promise against metastatic prostate cancer A Tumor Model that More Closely Mimics the Body Protein Linked to Cancer Acts as a

August 7 2020
News

Week in Review August 3, 2020 – August 7, 2020

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 NEWSTimes Union: FuzeHub launches fourth annual commercialization competition Times Union: CEG announces

August 6 2020
COVID-19, News

CEG Awards $200,000 from COVID-19 Emergency Fund to 41 Capital Region MWBEs and VBEs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY, NEW YORK – To help small businesses weather the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Center for Economic Growth has awarded 41 of them a total $200,000 under a stabilization fund provided by the KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program (KBBB) powered by JumpStart,

August 3 2020
News

Week in Review: July 27 – 31, 2020

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: Duncan, key member of COVID-19 response, retiring from Saratoga

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 24 2020
News

Week in Review: July 20 – 24, 2020

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: CEG still participating in ‘virtual’ Semicon West show REGIONAL

July 20 2020
COVID-19, Employment/Workforce

13,000 PPP Loans Were Approved throughout the Capital Region

As the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the economy, banks approved more than 13,000 loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to support Capital Region businesses, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new U.S. Small Business Administration data. Regional PPP Impacts  Between April 3 and June 30, banks

July 17 2020
Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, Research & Development

CEG Continues to Represent the Capital Region at SEMICON West – Now Virtually

Regional industry attraction efforts continue despite COVID-19 The coronavirus pandemic will not be stopping the Center for Economic Growth from promoting the Capital Region’s innovation assets and manufacturing capabilities at the nation’s leading semiconductor industry event. Except instead of traveling to San Francisco to attend the 50th annual SEMICON West,

July 17 2020
News

Week in Review: July 13 – 17, 2020

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 Albany Business Review: CEG-Chamber name task force for potential affiliation, CEG

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