January 12 2023
Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals

Capital Region Receives $71M in NIH AWARDS, Curia Grants Set Company Record

The National Institutes of Health in fiscal year 2022 awarded $71.2 million in research grants to 19 Capital Region institutions and businesses. Curia helped boost that total with the Albany pharmaceutical company receiving its greatest amount of NIH R&D funding, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of

January 9 2023
News

Week in Review: January 2, 2023-January 6, 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: Report: Schenectady, Saratoga counties’ market value grew in 2021

December 13 2022
News, Regional/County Profiles

Town of Colonie 2022 Economic Profile

The Town of Colonie is the Capital Region’s largest town and a major gateway for interstate commerce in the Northeast, housing Albany International Airport and being to the immediate north of the major Interstates 87/91 interchange. Spanning 58 square miles, this suburban town sits in the middle of the cities

December 13 2022
News

Success Story: Capital Region 2022 Rankings Roundup

In 2022, the Capital Region prominently appeared in more than 50 national rankings. The below rankings reflect the quality of life and economic opportunity that the eight-county region offers and that make it a best place to live. See the below list for the Capital Region’s 2022 rankings:   1

December 13 2022
General, News, Regional/County Profiles

CEG In The News: November 2022

See the below articles from the past month for news about CEG: CEG Announcements/Op-eds/Media Mentions Times Union: Sere you Seen at the Center for Economic Growth’s annual meeting?  CEG Research Mentions WNYT: Federal government increases AI investment in Capital Region To learn about more the Capital Region’s economic development news

December 13 2022
Nanotechnology, Regional/County Profiles, Research & Development

Albany Has 10th Largest “High Tech” Industry among Mid-Sized Metros

New U.S. Census Bureau experimental data shows that, among mid-sized metros, the Albany-Schenectady Troy metropolitan statistical area’s high tech industry has the 10th most jobs in the U.S. and the second most among those in the Northeast. Reinforcing the Albany metro area’s claim to being a “Tech Valley, the Census

December 13 2022
Nanotechnology, Trade/Transportation

Capital Region Computer and Electronic Product Exports Move up to 28th Largest in US

Amid the global chip shortage, the Capital Region’s computer and electronic industry climbed to the 28th largest exporter in the country, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. Computer and Electronic Products In 2021, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan

December 13 2022
Manufacturing, Regional/County Profiles

Capital Region Leads NY for Productivity Growth

Schenectady and Saratoga Counties Rank 2nd and 3rd in NYS for GRP Growth   The Capital Region last year led New York in productivity growth with help from Schenectady and Saratoga counties, which were the state’s second and third fastest-growing counties for gross regional product (GRP), according to a Center

December 9 2022
News

Week in Review: December 5, 2022-December 9, 2022

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: Tonko seeks to take Cohoes floating solar array

November 18 2022
News

Week in Review: November 14, 2022-November 18, 2022

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: Sere you Seen at the Center for Economic Growth’s

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