April 6 2021
Creative/Agriculture/Food, Employment/Workforce, General, Regional/County Profiles

Capital Region Unveils Brand & Talent Attraction Campaign

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,

March 15 2021
Employment/Workforce, General, Regional/County Profiles

The Capital Region Sectors that Bounced Back the Most Last Summer

By the end of summer, Capital Region clothing stores and personal service providers such as hair and beauty salons experienced the biggest employment rebounds while food services and beverage places, such as restaurants, sustained the heaviest job losses, according to a Center for Economic Growth analysis of new data from

February 26 2021
General, News

Week in Review: February 22 – February 26, 2021

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 Troy Record: Reader’s View: Rensselaer County is proud to sponsor HVCC

February 17 2021
General, News

President’s Message: February, 2021

Eagan: CEG-Chamber Affiliation Yields Greater synergies and Collective Impact As the Center for Economic Growth (CEG) and Capital Region Chamber further integrate as a result of our affiliation, it is becoming apparent just how much of a powerful alliance we have created for the Capital Region’s economy. By placing regional

February 12 2021
General, News

Week in Review: February 8 – February 12, 2021

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: Venture B session to hear presentation of semiconductor planarization

February 11 2021
General, News

CEG in the News: January, 2021

See the below articles from the past month for news about CEG: Times Union: Coronavirus research fuels record level of federal research grants in region Albany Business Review: Capital Region receives $81.5M in National Institutes of Health grants, most in 12 years Daily Gazette: Capital Region Chamber announces 2021 officers

February 11 2021
General, Tourism

How Much More Did Travelers Spend in the Capital Region before COVID?

Traveler spending in the Capital Region’s tourism industry grew at a slower pace in 2019, but it still outpaced seven of the state’s 10 economic development regions, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of New York State Economic Development Corp. statistics. In 2019, travelers to the eight-county

February 11 2021
General, R&D

Businesses Spent This Much More on R&D at Capital Region Colleges and Universities

R&D funded by businesses up 51% at RPI, 39% at SUNY Poly Increased business funding helped fuel a 6.9 percent increase in research and development spending at Capital Region colleges and universities in 2019, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data from that National Center

February 11 2021
General, Nanotechnology

These Semiconductor Startups Drove the Capital Region to an NSF Seed Funding Record

The federal agency chiefly responsible for driving innovation and commercialization in the private marketplace awarded a record sum of seed funding to Capital Region startups in fiscal 2020, with advanced-stage semiconductor R&D boosting the award total, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of preliminary data from the

February 5 2021
General, News

Week in Review: February 1 – February 5, 2021

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: Venture B session to hear presentation of semiconductor planarization

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