CEG Economic Development Week in Review October 6 – October 10, 2025
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REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Sowinski Steel relocates from Mechanicville to Cohoes
“A maker of structural steel and other metal products has relocated from Mechanicville to a larger facility in Cohoes.
The 7,500-square-foot complex at 39 Ontario St., near the 112th Street Bridge that links Cohoes to Troy, is nearly double the size of Sowinski Steel’s previous home in Saratoga County, according to owner David Sowinski, who founded the subcontracting business about seven years ago.”
GE Aerospace launches effort to develop engineers of the future
“The philanthropic arm of GE Aerospace wants to make sure there is a steady supply of engineers to hire in the future.
The company, which is based in suburban Cincinnati and is the legal successor to General Electric Co., is bringing its Next Engineers educational program to the Capital Region. The program aims to prep students to study engineering in college.”
County to host meeting on proposed improvements to Main Street in Leeds
“Greene County is hosting a public information meeting later this month to discuss the proposed County Route 23B/Main Street Leeds Improvement Project.
Last year, the county received a $2 million appropriation of federal funds for a Comprehensive Streetscape Enhancement Project in the hamlet to pay for essential infrastructure upgrades.”
HVCC and UAlbany grad Omar Yaghi wins Nobel Prize in chemistry
“A scientist who started his college education at Hudson Valley Community College and earned his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Albany has won the Nobel Prize for chemistry.
Omar Yaghi, who is now at the University of California, Berkeley, won the prize with Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson for developing a way to “stitch together” molecules into a form large enough for molecular gas to move through it.”
A+ MediTrans plans $14M headquarters in Colonie
“When Eugene Reyes and his wife, Jenny, started their transportation business in 2007, they had five vehicles and focused on providing non-emergency medical rides, such as doctor appointments for people with Medicare.
Today, A+ MediTrans has 275 vehicles, about 300 employees in Colonie, and most revenue is from school districts, county government, CDTA and the state for transporting children and adults with special needs, physical disabilities or difficulty walking.”
