April 7 2021
Biotechnology/Life Sciences/Pharmaceuticals

The Capital Region Has This Many FDA-Registered Medical Device Establishments

The Capital Region has more than 20 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-registered establishments involved in the manufacturing and preparation of more than 1,300 medical devices, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of the FDA data. Establishment Types As of March 2021, the eight-county region had 25

April 7 2021
Manufacturing, Nanotechnology

Capital Region is the 6th Fastest-Growing Metro for Computer & Electronic Product MFG exports

Even before the recent surge in demand that is spurring GLOBALFOUNDRIES to increase its chip production capacities, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was one of the nation’s fastest growing exporters of computer and electronic product manufacturing, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of data from the

April 6 2021
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 16 2021
News, Software/Gaming/IT

Capital Region’s Digital Gaming Cluster Gets One-Up in Lockdown, Large Studios Grew by 16%

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CEG Launches GameOnNY.Org to Attract Game Development Investment, Studios and Talent ALBANY, NEW YORK – The Capital Region’s large digital gaming studios grew their employment by 16 percent over the past year as the pandemic stoked demand for video games. The local community of indie studios also

March 15 2021
Employment/Workforce

The Metros where the Capital Region is Winning and Losing on Talent Attraction

Before COVID-19 triggered mass movements away from major urban tech hubs, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was already attracting many more people from major tech metros such as New York City, Phoenix, San Francisco and San Jose than they were attracting from it, according to a Center for Economic

March 15 2021
Economic Analysis, Employment/Workforce

Capital Region Sees NY’s 2nd Largest Poverty Drop

The Capital Region is New York’s second leading economic development region in reducing its ranks of people in poverty, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau five-year estimates. Regions Between 2015 and 2019, the eight-county Capital Region averaged 108,471 people below the poverty level.

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 11 2021
Clean Technology

Success Story: WRI Energy in Glens Falls Is Already Immersed in Offshore Wind Industry

With Gov. Andrew Cuomo announcing last month the Port of Albany would host the nation’s first offshore wind (OSW) tower manufacturing facility, it was another sign of how the Capital Region is poised to become a major supply chain hub for the OSW industry. But one local company is already

February 11 2021
General

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, Research & Development

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

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