December 4 2020
News

Week in Review: November 30, 2020 – December 4, 2020

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: CEGIN THE NEWS Troy Record: HVCC has highest 5-year, post-grad employment rate among NYS community

November 30 2020
News

Week in Review: November 23 – November 27, 2020

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 Malta works with chamber on new economic development web site “The

November 20 2020
News

Week in Review: November 16 – November 20, 2020

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: Wind developer has eyes on Port of Albany tower

November 13 2020
COVID-19, General, News

Capital Region Leads NYS in Growth of Applications for Biz Formation, Albany Co. Leads Northeast

Amid COVID-19, NYS Business Applications Surge to Record High in Q3 ALBANY, NEW YORK – New U.S. Census Bureau data reveals that just before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the Capital Region had seen the fastest growth in applications to form businesses over the last five years out of

November 13 2020
COVID-19, General

8,000+ Capital Region Businesses Received $442M in COVID-19 Disaster Assistance Loans

Amid the economic crisis sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, more than 8,000 of Capital Region businesses received more than $442 million1 in Economic Injury Disaster Assistance Loans (EDIL) from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data from USAspending.gov. The

November 13 2020
News

Week in Review: November 9 – November 13, 2020

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 Offshore Engineer: “Hundreds of jobs” – Equinor Picks Port of Albany

November 13 2020
Education/Training, Employment/Workforce, General

4 in 5 Employed Capital Region SUNY Undergrads Are Still NYers 5 Years Post-Grad

HVCC has highest 5-year, post-grad employment rate among NYS community colleges, SUNY ADK has 3rd About four in five Capital Region SUNY school graduates who were employed five years after receiving an associate’s or bachelor’s degree were still living in New York, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG)

November 13 2020
General, Manufacturing, Software/Gaming/IT

Success Story: QTH 54 Software Brings Efficiencies to Simmons Machine Tool Corporation

Last year Timothy M. Williamson began working with two partners to resolve a problem that had been running up costs and hurting efficiency at a high tech production facility. The problems consisted of hold ups, labor costs and down production due to the unavailability of parts and operations manuals for

November 10 2020
Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals, COVID-19, Manufacturing, Research & Development

The Research Connection – November, 2020: COVID-19 Edition

Featured university R&D projects: 30-Minute COVID-19 Antibody Test Unique System for Using UVC Light to Sterilize Masks in Bulk Diagnostic Saliva COVID-19 Test Rapid Corona Virus Testing Engineers Developing New Ways to Optimize N95 Masks COVID-19 Pooled Surveillance Testing Program Streamlined Temperature Screening System UB facilities used to develop COVID-19

November 10 2020
News

Economic Development Month in Review: October, 2020

For the Top Economic Development News of the Month, CEG selects news articles about projects or developments that promise to improve and/or transform the Capital Region’s economy, particularly those that related to manufacturing and initiatives outlined in, Capital 20.20, a five-year, multi-pronged plan for bringing economic prosperity to the entire

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