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
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
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2019 400 students to graduate from Capital Region BOCES on June 4, many have jobs lined up ***Soon-to-be-employed graduates available for interview*** ALBANY, NEW YORK – As the Capital Region’s high school seniors prepare for graduation, those planning to directly enter the labor force will
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2019 ALBANY, NEW YORK – A record number of students will be participating in the eighth annual New York State High School Business Model Competition this Wednesday at Siena College. Competing for $1,500 in cash prizes and $80,000 in scholarships will be 70 students on
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The Capital Region again was state’s second-fastest growing region in 2018. The eight-county region last year had a population of 1,084,941, up 248 from the previous year. The only region with stronger year-over-year growth was the Mid-Hudson Region at 0.1 percent, according to a Center for Economic Growth analysis of
The Capital Region averaged an unemployment rate 3.8 percent last year – the lowest annual rate since 2001. That also continued a trend that has been playing out for more than a quarter of a century in which the eight-county region’s rate has registered below the nation’s, according to a
