Tag Archives: Albany New York

4th!

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

The Forbes Best Cities for Jobs list cites the Capital Region as fourth in the USA for job prospects. Here’s an excerpt: Albany, like a lot of the cities on this and other lists, is a state capital. But Schenectady … Continue reading →

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Five Chipmakers Chip In

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that IBM, Intel, Samsung, TSMC, and GlobalFoundaries will all be adding jobs upstate, according to the Business Review. Five major international computer-chip companies will inject $4.4 billion into five new R&D operations … Continue reading →

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96 of top 100 Markets Lose Manufacturing Jobs

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

The Business Review reports that the Albany area is among 96 of the top 100 markets that lost manufacturing jobs over the last five years. The manufacturing sector is in general decline. The nation’s 100 major markets lost 1.43 million … Continue reading →

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17 Chapel Street Construction Time Lapse

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

Chris Churchill of the Times-Union tweeted this video of the construction of condominiums 17 Chapel Street in Albany as captured from Zone 5, a communications firm… 17 Chapel Street time lapse – Places and Spaces – timesunion.com – Albany NY.

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Albany 28th in Brainpower

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

The Business Review reports that Albany is ranked 28th out of 200 metropolitan areas in terms of brainpower. The U.S. Census Bureau says a worker with an advanced degree will earn 31 percent more than a colleague with a bachelor’s … Continue reading →

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Albany 7th in Government Employment

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

The Business Review reports that Albany is ranked seventh in reliance on public sector employment: Image via Wikipedia Albany is among nineteen major U.S. markets that rely so heavily on government employment that more than 20 percent of their jobs … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Austin, Hello Albany

Posted on October 12, 2010 by

The Business Review reports that International Sematech will be moving their headquarters and more than 100 jobs to Albany in January. International Sematech’s headquarters and all operations will move in January 2011 to the the University at Albany’s College of … Continue reading →

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13th!

Posted on September 3, 2010 by

Image by The Library of Congress via Flickr The Albany-Schenectady metro ranks 13th on the Daily Beast’s list of the Brainiest Cities: Where do the biggest brainiacs in America live? Richard Florida crunches the numbers to figure out the smartest … Continue reading →

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7th?

Posted on August 26, 2010 by

Image via Wikipedia Is Albany Dead? Albany, NY is rated as number seven on the top ten dead cities list. The Business Review’s Biz Blog reports on the story running WallSt24/7. From the WallSt24/7 report: 7. Albany Albany is still … Continue reading →

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Only 18th…?

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

Image via Wikipedia Chris Churchill reports in the Times Union that Portfolio magazine ranks Albany, NY as 18th in the U.S. for a high quality of life. Who’s in front? Raleigh, Washington, DC, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Bridgeport-Stamford… The last? Bakersfield, CA. … Continue reading →

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