January 16 2026
News

CEG Economic Development Week in Review January 13-January 16, 2026

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 NY.Gov: Let Them Build: Governor Hochul Unveils Landmark Reforms to

January 14 2026
Software/Gaming/AI/Quantum

AI Momentum: Startups Secure Big Deals, Launch New Platforms, and Scale Up

    Highlights: Nowigence secures its first multi-million-dollar contract and plans for a NASDAQ listing. InfoLink launches an AI-powered R&D tax credit identification and compliance solution. MorningLine.AI launches version 2, eyes data partnerships and harness tracks. AgileRadiocom builds, prepares and tests AI-powered wireless communications for drones/UAVs. Markets EQ acquired by

January 13 2026
Research & Development, Software/Gaming/AI/Quantum

AI & Quantum Drive Doubling of Capital Region University Computer R&D Spending

    Highlights Capital Region university R&D spending in the computer and information sciences field increased by 168 percent in FY2024. AI and quantum investments at UAlbany and RPI drove R&D spending in this field. Computer and information sciences R&D is now the region’s third largest research field, up from

January 13 2026
Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals, Research & Development

NIH R&D Awards Total $54M in Capital Region

  Highlights Capital Region NIH R&D awards totaled $54 million in fiscal 2025 Lowest total funding in more than 34 years UAlbany NIH R&D awards at six-year high AI powers several NIH-funded research projects National Institutes of Health funding for research at Capital Region firms and institutions declined to its

January 13 2026
News

CEG in the News: December 2025

    See the below articles from the past month for news about CEG: NY Creates Podcast: LIVE at SEMICON West: Strengthening the Semiconductor Talent Pipeline Times Union: CEG: Capital Region becoming microelectronics hub for space programs Currently at Yahoo!: CEG: Capital Region becoming microelectronics hub for space programs Times

January 9 2026
News

CEG Economic Development Week in Review January 5 – January 9, 2026

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: Climate goals must be matched with realistic policy

December 19 2025
News

CEG Economic Development Week in Review December 15 – December 19, 2025

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: Capital Region becoming microelectronics hub for space

December 15 2025
Nanotechnology

Albany/NY’s Capital Region Is Becoming a Space Hub for Microelectronics

The Capital Region is increasingly becoming a critical resource for providing radiation-hardened (rad-hard) semiconductor chips for deep space missions and satellites. The region’s semiconductor industry is also playing a pioneering role in designing, developing and prototyping silicon photonics (SiPho) and artificial intelligence (AI) chips for space-related applications. Over the past

December 15 2025
News

CEG Economic Development Week in Review December 8 – December 12, 2025

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 Hochul celebrates EUV center ‘topping off’ at Albany NanoTech “Gov.

December 12 2025
Employment/Workforce

Capital Region Set Employment Record in Spring

Capital Region employment last spring broke a quarterly record as the area’s state workforce climbed to a 22-year high and the services for the elderly and disabled industry nearly doubled, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis on New York State Department of Labor data from the Quarterly

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