Albany Business Review By: Liz Young Laura Schweitzer said the Albany, New York, area’s proposal for Amazon.com’s second headquarters will stay with her after she leaves the Center for Economic Growth board. “This year, we were able to mount an incredible proposal for the Amazon challenge only because we worked
Albany Business Review By: Michael DeMasi In making its case for why Albany, New York, should become the home of Amazon.com Inc.’s second corporate headquarters, the Center for Economic Growth compared the city and region against one that’s very familiar to CEO Jeff Bezos: Seattle. It’s an interesting choice because
WNYT We’re getting our first look at Albany and reseller’s proposal to land Amazon’s second headquarters through renderings and a video released for the Center for Economic Growth. The CEG says the downtown headquarters would straddle the Hudson River. The proposal includes 2 million square feet of office space in
Fast Company editor and managing director to speak at November 2 event ALBANY, NY – OCTOBER 9, 2017 – The Center for Economic Growth (CEG) today announces that the editor and managing director of Fast Company, Robert Safian, will speak at its 2017 annual meeting and thirtieth anniversary celebration on
The Daily Gazette By: John Cropley SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Center for Economic Growth announced the keynote speaker for its annual meeting to be held Nov. 2 at the Hall of Springs in Saratoga Springs: Robert Safian, editor and managing director of Fast Company. He will speak on the meeting
Daily Gazette By: John Cropley ALBANY — The Business Connection Forum began Tuesday and will continue through Thursday at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany. The event, organized by the Center for Economic Growth in partnership with Silicon Europe Worldwide and NY Loves Nanotech, is designed as an opportunity for North
Times Union By: Madison Iszler COLONIE — The newly appointed president of the state University at Albany said he plans to develop stronger relationships with the Capital Region community, increase access to higher education for young people and build on the university’s athletics program and research opportunities during his tenure
Daily Gazette By: John Cropley ‘This problem is going to persist for some time due to the baby boomers’ As economic developers work to attract, grow and retain employers in the Capital Region, they keep bumping into a problem: The region is barely adding people to take new jobs. Employers
Times Union By: Eric Anderson Region’s firms hope to fill vacancies in tech, manufacturing Colonie – Technology and manufacturing workers are in demand, and that’s pushed Capital Region wages for these occupations upward. Entry level salaries for engineering positions, for example, are in the $60,000 to $70,000 range locally, while
Saratoga Today By: Larry Goodwin SARATOGA SPRINGS – In the comfort of a shuttle bus that departed from a city hotel, and through informative personal visits, leaders of the Saratoga County Prosperity Partnership (SCPP) promoted both regional culture and local commercial sites this week to potential investors from as far
