Center for Economic Growth

05/29/2026

in Review: YINCAE Advanced Materials in Colonie buys $1.6M Menands building, North Creek’s new $10.1M sewer plant spurs development, indoor cannabis grow facility breaks ground in Queensbury, and more. See: https://tinyurl.com/3ff3ezn5

05/27/2026

Empire State Development is hosting a workshop to provide valuable insights and guidance regarding New York State’s Consolidated Funding Application. The CFA was created to improve the business climate and expand economic growth in NYS.

RSVP for the June 2 workshop at HVCC here:

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

05/22/2026

We’re looking for a strong addition to our team. This is a great opportunity for you or someone you know.

Center for Economic Growth is hiring!

View the job details here or share with someone you know who may be interested: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/job/5375afc7

05/21/2026

See this statement from CEG's Mark Eagan on IBM's quantum fab announcement.

05/18/2026

From to tank cannons and nuclear reactors, the Capital Region is making major contributions to advancing national security. Find out more about local and facilities in the Capital Region Defense & Cluster economic profile: https://tinyurl.com/mpffj5cm

05/15/2026

: MC Pools moves HQ to Guilderland, Coca-Cola’s new 130,000-square-foot facility in Halfmoon set to open in 2027, Saratoga Springs’ Amtrak station gets $12.5M upgrade, and more. See: https://tinyurl.com/4dt6hh4m

05/15/2026

From moon dirt to liquid mirrors for space: The Capital Region is one of the top places for the nation’s most advanced defense-oriented research and development.

awards in New York’s 20th Congressional District (NY-20), which primarily covers the Capital Region, totaled more than $29M over the last five years. That was the 26th greatest amount among congressional districts nationwide, 6th in the Northeast, and 1st in NY.

Local firms that have worked on DARPA contracts include Kitware Inc., GE Aerospace, GE Vernova, University at Albany, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, M&P Labs (Lucideon), Crystal IS, IBM Research.

For more on the Capital Region’s advanced R&D, see: https://tinyurl.com/mwcwnwxd

05/13/2026

Don’t miss WAYV’s pitch at Startup Tech Valley on Thursday (5/14) in Schenectady.

During her 20-plus years of advising global companies and social enterprises on corporate responsibility and social impact, Tepper kept seeing a gap between how people want to “shop” their values concerning the environment, health or social issues, and knowing where to shop. Recognizing that artificial intelligence can help fill that gap, Tamara founded WAYV, a Saratoga Springs startup that aims to make it easy and enjoyable to find values-aligned products, without sacrificing style or quality.

Find out more about WAYV and other pitching at Startup Tech Valley: https://tinyurl.com/3hzv4bjf

05/13/2026

Another that will make a pitch at Startup Tech Valley on Thursday (5/14) is Resolved Motion.

Resolved Motion is a Cobleskill startup positioning Schoharie County as a key source of domestically designed and manufactured , which convert electricity into mechanical motion for . Beyond designing custom actuators, Resolved Motion is developing the underlying manufacturing innovations. That includes proprietary copper winding, specialized coatings, U.S.-sourced non-neodymium magnets and improved bearing systems that enable the scalable production of tens of thousands of precision actuators in the United States.

Find out more about Resolved Motion and other startups pitching at SUTV: https://tinyurl.com/3hzv4bjf

05/12/2026

Guide Genetics is one of the that will make a pitch at Startup Tech Valley on Thursday, May 14 in Schenectady.

Through their Schenectady startup, Guide Genetics, Matthew Liebers and Bonnie Liebers are leveraging their combined experiences in the medical profession to improve access and efficiency in clinical . The startup’s platform streamlines family history collection, risk assessment, and care coordination, allowing providers to see more patients while maintaining high clinical quality.

Find out more about Guide genetics and other startups pitching at SUTV: https://tinyurl.com/3hzv4bjf