The Capital Region’s ranks of gig workers increased by nearly 2,000 in 2023 as more people delivered packages for online companies and rented real estate, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data from the U.S. Census Bureau Nonemployment Series. In 2023, the eight-county region had
The Capital Region’s small firms and academic institutions saw an uptick in patent awards in 2024 after dipping the previous year. And nearly a dozen local small firms – including one headed by Etsy’s founder – received their first patents, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of
(May 22, 2025) – The Center for Economic Growth (CEG) has launched the Venture Readiness Program, an initiative aimed at helping entrepreneurs build investor-ready ventures that fuel economic growth in the Capital Region. The program is designed to strengthen the region’s pipeline of scalable startups in high-growth industries. It matches
The Capital Region in 2022 saw its largest annual increase in solo manufacturing operations in more than a decade, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new Nonemployer Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2022, the eight-county Capital Region had 1,103 nonemployer manufacturing establishments, which include
After two years of hitting historic lows, the number of Capital Region manufacturing establishment births doubled in 2022, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau data from its Business Dynamics Statistics series. MFG BIRTHS In 2022 in the eight-county Capital Region, there were
A new startup guided by two seasoned Albany entrepreneurs is leveraging artificial intelligence to drastically reduce the amount of time healthcare managed services organizations spend on pre-authorizations for referrals, procedures, testing and prescriptions. At the next Startup Tech Valley (SUTV) event at Brown’s Revolution Hall in Troy on Sept. 18,
A Troy startup that leverages artificial intelligence for data orchestration has gone from helping marketing teams pinpoint potential customers to helping a West African country map out their entrepreneurial support systems. At the next Startup Tech Valley (SUTV) event at Brown’s Revolution Hall in Troy on Sept. 18, Ten Talents
A Troy serial entrepreneur whose last venture saw him fight misinformation is now leveraging technology to save digital assets after death. At the next Startup Tech Valley (SUTV) event at Brown’s Revolution Hall in Troy on Sept. 18, the startup Eternal ME will preview its new digital asset management
The Capital Region has upstate New York’s second greatest number of women who wholly and equally own businesses with no employees (i.e., nonemployer firms), that are wholly or equally owned by women, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau data. Data from the
Startup Tech Valley is returning to spotlight Capital Region tech entrepreneurs after a four-year hiatus triggered by the pandemic. The relaunch of the Startup Tech Valley series comes amid a burst of entrepreneurial activity in the region, with several local startups receiving their first federal research grants or contracts or
