September 14 2022
Education/Training

Capital Region RN Degree Awards Highest in More Than a Decade

  Nursing students train at Maria College.   As hospitals throughout the Capital Region face severe shortages of registered nurses and other personnel, local higher education institutions in 2021 awarded their greatest number of RN degrees in more than a decade and their overall output of degrees in health professions

September 1 2022
General

Week in Review: August 29 – September 2, 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:   REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWS Saratoga BioChar wins approval to build controversial $45M carbon fertilizer

August 26 2022
News

Week in Review: August 22 – August 26, 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 WTEN News 10: New initiative to help BIPOC-Owned Businesses & DEI

August 22 2022
News

Greater Poughkeepsie Area Drives the Capital Region’s Biggest Net Gain in Young Adults

The Capital Region’s leading source of new young adults is the New York City Commuting Zone (CZ), but the region loses almost as many as it gains from that area. That makes the Poughkeepsie CZ the Capital Region’s top young adult net gain driver, according to a Center for Economic

August 22 2022
Employment/Workforce, News

Capital Region’s Gig Economy Grows, Ranks 2nd in NY for Nonemployer Growth

Prior to the pandemic, the Capital Region’s gig economy was expanding. In fact, Greene, Schenectady and Columbia counties were among New York’s fastest-growing counties for nonemployer establishments, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau data. In 2019, the eight-county Capital Region had 75,148

August 22 2022
News

CEG In the News: July 2022

  See the below articles from the past month for news about CEG:  CEG Announcements/Op-eds/Media Mentions Register-Star: Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences announces growth through acquisition of medical and life sciences facility BopSpace: Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) Announces Growth through Acquisition of Medical and

August 19 2022
News

Week in Review: August 15 – August 19, 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 St. Peter’s Health Partners News: CapNY: Healthcare Professionals Taking the Lead

August 12 2022
News

Week in Review: August 8 – August 12, 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: Hudson River-area dwellers get tough with $350M Beacon Island

August 10 2022
Clean Technology, News

Sunrise Wind Invests $300,000 to Train Capital Region Workers for Union Construction Careers in Clean Energy

Funding for Multi-Craft Apprenticeship Preparation Program will create a more inclusive workforce and provide opportunities for workers to develop skills needed for well-paying union construction jobs.   Albany, N.Y. – August 10, 2022 – Today, alongside New York Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado and state economic and labor leaders, Sunrise Wind

July 29 2022
Nanotechnology, News, Research & Development

Statement from Mark Eagan on the House Passing the Chips and Science Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJames Schlett, Director of Communications and Research518-431-1488| jamess@ceg.org  (July 28, 2022) – Below is a statement on the House’s passage of the Chips and Science bill, from Mark Eagan, president & CEO of the Center for Economic Growth and Capital Region Chamber Now that the CHIPS and Science

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