June 20 2019
General

2019 Tech Award Winner Profile: Auto/Mate

CEG’s 2019 Tech Awards will be held on Thursday, June 27 from 4:30 – 7:30pm at Rivers Casino in Schenectady. Join 100s in celebrating our region’s brightest minds, innovators, researchers, technologists and organizations making a difference in our community and beyond by advancing technology across multiple industry sectors that affect

June 17 2019
News

Week in Review: June 10 – June 14, 2019

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: High school grads facing positive employment outlook Saratoga Business

June 10 2019
Nanotechnology, News, Research & Development

The Research Connection – June 2019: Nanotech/Semiconductor Edition

Featured R&D projects: Using Nanotechnology to Reduce Drug Development Costs Creating Nanoscale “Synapses” Exploring Energy Storage at the Nanoscale Paving the Way for More Advanced Computer Technologies Using Pressure to Alter Semiconductor Properties Studying Hydrodynamic Behavior of Electrons in Graphene Paving the Way for Fast-Charging, Better Performing Lithium-Ion Batteries Advanced

June 10 2019
Education/Training, News

Entertainment Technology Program Bolsters Region’s Creative Economy Talent Pipeline

The Capital Region’s creative economy talent pipeline is expanding under a new Entertainment Technologies program offered at Fulton-Montgomery Community College (FMCC), with articulated credit offered to Capital Region BOCES students. The program will focus on several related disciplines, such as digital photography; modern design; stagecraft; audio production; project management; digital

June 10 2019
General, Regional/County Profiles

2 Capital Region Cities among NY’s Top 10 Fastest-Growing

Two Capital Region cities were among New York’s top 10 for fastest-growing cities in 2018. With a 223 year-over-year population gain (0.3 percent), Schenectady was the state’s sixth fastest-growing city, and Saratoga Springs’ 68-person annual gain (0.2 percent) made it the 10th, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG)

June 7 2019
General

Economic Development Month in Review: May 2019

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

June 7 2019
News

Week in Review: June 3 – June 7, 2019

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: Capital Region job market best in years for high

June 6 2019
Education/Training, News

CEG, SUNY Schenectady and Albany Can Code Advance Software Developer Apprenticeships

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY, NEW YORK – The Capital Region’s first software developer apprenticeship program is being established through a partnership between the Center for Economic Growth (CEG), SUNY Schenectady County Community College (SUNY Schenectady) and Albany Can Code, Inc. With there being more annual job openings for software developers

June 4 2019
Clean Technology, News

European OEMS to Scout Capital Region for Offshore Wind Supply Chain

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY, NEW YORK – More than 150 people are expected to attend an offshore wind (OSW) supplier forum event Thursday organized by the New York State Energy Research Authority (NYSERDA). At the Hilton Albany, 16 mostly European original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the OSW industry will meet

May 31 2019
News

Week in Review: May 27 – May 31, 2019

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 WNYT: Cultural Tourism Summit The Observer: N. Chautauqua Community Foundation to

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