September 15 2023
Employment/Workforce

Work-from-Home Workforce Shrinks in Capital Region

More than 14,000 workers in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan statistical area (MSA) stopped working from home in 2022, though the region’s WFH ranks remained more than double what they were before the pandemic, according to a Center for Economic Growth Analysis of new one-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American

September 14 2023
Employment/Workforce, Regional/County Profiles

The Counties to Where Capital Region Workers Are Increasingly Commuting

Commuter flows from Washington County to Saratoga County have surged over the past five years, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates. Between 2016 and 2020, an average 4,687 Washington County residents commuted to Saratoga County for work –

September 14 2023
Employment/Workforce, Entrepreneurship, Regional/County Profiles

Pandemic Hit NY’s Gig Economy, but Nonemployer $$ up only in the Capital Region

The first year of the pandemic took its toll on the ranks of freelancer, independent contractors and other nonemployer establishments in regions across New York, but the Capital Region was the only one where their total sales, value of shipments, or revenues increased. While Capital Region nonemployer establishment losses were

September 14 2023
News

CEG In The News: August 2023

See the below articles from the past month for news about CEG: CEG Announcements/Op-eds/Media Mentions Post Star: Essity-closure is not a harbinger of manufacturing troubles Daily Gazette: College of Nanotechnology, Science and Engineering officially rejoins UAlbany NY.Gov: What They Are Saying: Governor Hochul Calls on President Biden to Direct the

September 1 2023
News

CEG Economic Development Week in Review August 28 – September 1, 2023

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: REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWS Greg Connors appointed CEO of Saratoga Economic Development Corp. “GlobalFoundries’ government

August 25 2023
News

CEG Economic Development Week in Review August 21 – August 25, 2023

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: College of Nanotechnology, Science and Engineering officially rejoins UAlbany

August 11 2023
News

CEG Economic Development Week in Review August 7 – August 11, 2023

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:   REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWS The James Newbury Hotel in Coxsackie opens “The 47-room James

August 10 2023
News

CEG In The News: July 2023

See the below articles from the past month for news about CEG: CEG Announcements/Op-eds/Media Mentions Emirates News Agency: UAE Consul General visits Albany in New York to reinforce economic, cultural cooperation CEG Research Mentions Register Star: Twin Counties see young homeowner surge Albany Business Review: Albany region housing demand driven

August 10 2023
Employment/Workforce, Manufacturing

Capital Region’s Craft Beverage Industry Pours Past 200 Licenses, 700 Jobs

The Capital Region’s number of active licenses issued for breweries, wineries, distilleries, cideries and meaderies has increased by more than 20 percent over the past two years, and their employment growth is even more robust according to the Center for Economic Growth’s biennial survey of the regional craft industry. As

August 10 2023
Employment/Workforce

7 Capital Region Sectors Saw 20-Plus-Year Employment Highs in 2022

In 2022, employment in seven Capital Region sectors climbed to their highest levels in more than 20 years. While that was the most sectors in any of New York’s 10 economic development regions to break two-decade employment records, the Capital Region was 20,000 jobs short of its pre-pandemic total, according

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