In spring 2015, Mahmood Hameed and his wife, Aqsa Patel, were preparing to receive their doctorates from the University of Kansas. Both would get doctorates in electrical engineering, but Mahmood’s focus was on fiber optic telecommunications whereas Aqsa’s was on radar. That May, Aqsa got a job offer for an
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
Albany Has One of Nation’s Highest Concentrations of Material Engineers, is No. 1 for University Materials & Metallurgical R&D With the continued growth of the semiconductor industry, the Capital Region has become a magnet for materials engineers. The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan statistical area (MSA) now has the nation’s 8th highest concentration
The Saratogian By: News Staff SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. >> A large regional semiconductor conference, featuring several industry leaders, is scheduled for June 8 at Saratoga Springs City Center. This first-of-its-kind event, hosted by the Center for Economic Growth, is called the 87/90 Semiconductor Summit. It will showcase the area’s history
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For Immediate Release: April 27, 2017 Media Inquiries: Timothy Dunn, Dunn Strategy Group 518.380.1765 tdunn@dunnstrategy.com CEG ANNOUNCES MAJOR SEMICONDUCTOR EVENT IN SARATOGA SPRINGS 87/90 Semiconductor Summit to Feature NYS Leaders, Industry Experts and Senior Regional Business Executives ALBANY, NY – Today, the Center for Economic Growth (CEG) announced a first
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Times Union By: Larry Rulison The Center for Economic Growth is hosting a new conference in Saratoga Springs that will focus on the growth and sustainability of the semiconductor industry in upstate New York. The 87/90 Semiconductor Summit, as it is being called, is scheduled for June 8 at the Saratoga City
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Albany Business Review By: Michael DeMasi The new state budget includes $150 million to build a laboratory in the Albany, New York, area that will consolidate the Health Department Wadsworth Center labs. Still to be determined: the size, location and total cost. The new lab “will develop life science research, innovation
