Partnership between Center for Economic Growth & Alliance for the CreativeEconomy, others, worked to develop key elements (Albany, N.Y.) – The Center for Economic Growth (CEG) and Alliance for the CreativeEconomy (ACE) partnered to develop a brand and tagline to help create an identity forthe region, celebrate pride of place,
See CEG’s latest industry attraction promotional reports on key industry clusters and regional/county profiles. Between 2015 and 2019, CEG promoted the Capital Region at 78 industry attraction events in 41 cities worldwide. While the coronavirus pandemic has temporarily halted CEG’s travel to conferences, we continue to represent the region at
The labor force of the Capital Region’s largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is “young” again, with the median age of its labor force (16 to 64 years old) slipping below 40 years. Even more, the median age of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy MSA’s labor force is declining faster than all but one
Craft beverage producers continue to pour into the Capital Region, with the number of breweries, distilleries, wineries, cideries and meaderies throughout the eight counties increasing by 22 percent since the Center for Economic Growth’s last survey of the industry in fall 2017. Industry Growth As of mid-October, there were 111
Boosted by the introduction of ridesharing to upstate, as well as a stronger real estate market and creative economy, the Capital Region’s ranks of independent contractors increased by 5.4 percent between 2013 and 2017. The economic impact of these mostly self-employed or freelance workers, also referred to as “nonemployer establishments,”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact James Schlett Director of Research and Communications 518-465-8975 X221 1 in 12 region farmers have served in military, 1 in 4 are new producers ALBANY, NEW YORK – The ranks of women farmers in the Capital Region increased by 24 percent between 2012 and 2017,
Between 2012 and 2017 the Capital Region’s large rural counties gained farms, but the area’s total agricultural footprint shrunk during that period due to losses in more urban counties, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics
(ALBANY, N.Y.) – Center for Economic Growth (CEG) President and CEO Andrew Kennedy and Upstate Alliance for the Creative Economy (ACE) Executive Director Maureen Sager today announced a merger between the two organizations. ACE was founded in 2016 to advocate and help grow the Creative Industries, which have now become
A fermenting tank at Albany Distilling downtown Albany manufacturing facility. Founded in 2011, Albany Distilling Company was its namesake city’s first licensed distillery since the start of Prohibition. The distiller’s first product was a bourbon-mash whisky, which was followed by a variety of spirits, including rums and vodkas. Focused primarily
Times Union By: Madison Iszler As part of a tour highlighting the state’s creative economy, the Center for Economic Growth and the Upstate Alliance for the Creative Economy will hold a roundtable Monday in Albany. The event, which will be held at 435 New Scotland Ave. from 5:30 to
