February 13 2026
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CEG Economic Development Week in Review February 9-February 13, 2026

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CEG IN THE NEWS

Long Island.com: Governor Hochul Rallies For Let Them Build Agenda As Support Grows Across The State

Albany Business Review: Saratoga County NY’s emerging 21st-century manufacturing hub

 

REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Levrx Technology seeks bigger space after rapid growth

“Levrx Technology is gearing up for its biggest year of growth yet — and possibly some new office space.

The Troy-based health care information technology company grew from 1 million platform users to 7 million over the past two years. Its founders, brothers Vikash and Vikram Agrawal, expect that number to double or even triple this year.”

Hannacroix Hill Farm grows thousands of tulips?in the dead of winter

“It may be bitter and bleak outside, but that doesn’t stop Nicole Schmitt from growing thousands of bright and colorful tulips in the dead of winter.

At Hannacroix Hill Farm, Schmitt produces tulips, from bulb to bloom, using a process known as hydroponics, a type of soilless gardening that requires no chemical inputs: just water and light.”

State plan to revive Albany details $200M in ‘catalytic’ initiatives

“Lark Street reinvigorated as a center of creativity, style and immaculate vibes. The languages and cultures of Central Avenue celebrated as the main artery of a new “International District.” The baleful desolation of the “parking lot district” reborn as a gateway to New York’s capital city.

Those ideas and similarly ambitious proposals for the rest of Albany’s downtown core are detailed in a planning document outlining how $200 million allocated by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration will be deployed in targeted investments to revitalize the city.”

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