March 7 2022
News, Regional/County Profiles, Software/Gaming/IT

Capital Region Digital Gaming Cluster Adds Jobs, Blockbuster Games & Esports Facilities

  24 studios 513 workers Large studio employment up 5.5% to 460 New fast-growing studio: Rushdown Studios 352 students in game design & development programs 346 students playing in national collegiate esports leagues New esports facilities coming to UAlbany, RPI   ALBANY, NEW YORK – The Capital Region’s Digital Gaming

March 4 2022
News

Week in Review: February 28 – March 4, 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: CEGIN THE NEWS WNYT News 13: Research and development spending up at Capital Region colleges

February 25 2022
News

Week in Review: February 21 – February 25, 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 International travel powers new business at Schenectady testing lab Innovative Test

February 18 2022
News

Week in Review: February 14 – February 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 Sports Destination Management: Winning Strategy Albany Business Review: Albany Inno –

February 11 2022
News

Week in Review: February 7 – February 11, 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: CEGIN THE NEWS Times Union: ides align on under-the-Hudson power line to NYC   REGIONAL

February 11 2022
News

CEG in the News: January, 2022

  See the below articles from the past month for news about CEG:    CEG Announcements/Op-eds/Media Mentions Daily Gazette: Down to Business: Disaster is difficult for businesses to plan for Times Union: Grants and loans still available to Capital Region businesses as pandemic recovery soldiers on Times Union: Fearing leaked

February 11 2022
Research & Development

Capital Region University R&D Spending Rose During the Pandemic in FY2020

Business Funding at Local Colleges and Universities Eclipses State Funding Boosted by increased business funding, Capital Region university research and development spending continued to climb during the pandemic in fiscal 2020, reaching a seven-year high, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of data from the National Center

February 10 2022
Research & Development

NIH Awards $73.6M for R&D in the Capital Region

Stemcultures gets 1st NIH grant, Regenerative Research Foundation sets institutional record COVID-19-related research and development helped push the total amount of National Institutes of Health grants awarded to Capital Region institutions and firms to its third greatest amount in the past decade, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG)

February 4 2022
General, Manufacturing

Supply Chain Resources: Find New Suppliers

With global supply chains still being taxed because of the pandemic and rising costs, consumers and manufacturers are seeking to identify new vendors and suppliers while also considering localization and reshoring or near-shoring of their supply chains. So where can they turn to find new suppliers? We’ve compiles a list

February 4 2022
News

Week in Review: January 31 – February 4, 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: CEGIN THE NEWS WNYT News 13: Digital gaming exploding in Capital Region Times Union: HV

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