December 12 2025
Employment/Workforce

Capital Region Set Employment Record in Spring

Capital Region employment last spring broke a quarterly record as the area’s state workforce climbed to a 22-year high and the services for the elderly and disabled industry nearly doubled, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis on New York State Department of Labor data from the Quarterly

December 12 2025
News, Success Story

Success Story: 2025 Rankings Roundup

In 2025, the Capital Region prominently appeared in more than three dozen national rankings. Below is a collection of rankings that demonstrate the Capital Region’s appealing quality of life and economic opportunity. 2025 Capital Region Rankings:   100 Best Cities in the USA Albany-Schenectady-Troy MSA 42 Highest Paying Cities for

December 11 2025
News

CEG in the News: November 2025

    See the below articles from the past month for news about CEG: WRGB News 6: Albany County leaders react to ON-RAMP expansion at former Saint Rose campus The Ithaca Voice: Ithaca Area Economic Development announces new leader NY.Gov: Governor Hochul Announces Regeneron to Invest More Than $2 Billion

December 5 2025
General

CEG Economic Development Week in Review December 1 – December 5, 2025

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 NY Creates Podcast: LIVE at SEMICON West: Strengthening the Semiconductor

November 21 2025
General

CEG Economic Development Week in Review November 17 – November 21, 2025

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 NY.Gov: Governor Hochul Announces Regeneron to Invest More Than $2

November 14 2025
General

CEG Economic Development Week in Review November 10 – November 14, 2025

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:   REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWS Niskayuna couple pursues pickle passion with Kashuba’s company “Chris Dogias

November 11 2025
Manufacturing

Defense Manufacturing Ramps Up in Capital Region

Boeing AH-64E Apache. Courtesy Boeing.   Capital Region manufacturers are playing a greater role in supplying raw materials, parts, and advanced technologies for military aircraft, vehicles, vessels and weaponry. In fiscal 2024, top-tier defense contractor obligations to local subcontractors climbed to a six-year high. Now, several of those defense subcontractors

November 11 2025
Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals, Entrepreneurship

2025 Capital Region Biotech Startup Activity Update

  The past year has been full of activity for both Capital Region biotech startups and the entrepreneurship support network that helps them accelerate their growth. Several local biotech startups either published the results of clinical trials (Consynance Therapeutics) or are on track to complete or start new clinical trials

November 11 2025
News

CEG In the News: October 2025

  See the below articles from the past month for news about CEG: Times Union: Letters: Albany must reform its inclusionary zoning law NY.Gov: Governor Hochul Announces $40 Million Investment in New State-of-the-Art Facility for In-Demand Career Training  Times Union: CEDC President F. Michael Tucker to step down Albany Business

November 7 2025
News

CEG Economic Development Week in Review November 3 – November 7, 2025

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 WRGB News 6: Albany County leaders react to ON-RAMP expansion

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