Saratoga-North Creek Railway expands summer season
To offer daily service, themed train events
The Saratoga & North Creek Railway announced May 16 that it will return to the rails with an expanded daily schedule for summer and fall 2012.
Spanish snacking in the Spa City
Saratoga Springs’s culinary corridor is about to grow again. Boca Bistro, a Spanish Bistro and Tapas Bar, is expected to open in its Broadway location on Friday, June 1, thanks in part to sharks on the west coast and some thin mountain air.
High-tech software finds local home
Wolf Road company pushing European software in the states
The Capital District is quickly becoming a nanotech hub, attracting global businesses and new jobs. One of those new players hopes to act as a supporter of the manufacturing being done here and potentially improve semiconductor, nanotechnology and pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities around the region.
Region welcomes Obama
President says nanotech key to economic recovery
According to President Barack Obama, job creation is key to a full economic revival.
Event aims to build futures
Construction Career Days link students with job opportunities
Students from schools across the Greater Capital District watched in admiration as skilled tradespeople and professional operators demonstrated their industry knowledge at the 11th annual Capital District Construction Career Days.
ShopRite opens in Albany
Company's second Capital District location has roaring start
ShopRite in Albany opened on Thursday, April 26, and according to spokesperson Tom Urtz, the Central Avenue location is greater than the sum of its parts.
Laws target social media privacy
You’ve heard of employers asking for resumes and references, but Facebook passwords?
Saratoga leaders hope the worst is over
2011 sees county spending down savings, nursing home at forefront
“Saratoga County is the best county in the state of New York and quite possibly in the entire United States.” Saratoga County Board of Supervisors chairman Thomas N. Wood, III. Wood
Targeting traffic and technology
$18M project will improve traffic congestion at UAlbany NanoCollege
The New York State Department of Transportation announced on Thursday, April 12, that construction has begun on a much-anticipated project aimed at easing traffic congestion and accommodating the growth expected from the University at Albany NanoCollege’s $366 million expansion project.
Clifton Park Residence Inn gains approval
“There is a public benefit here.” Planning Board Chairman Rocco Ferraro, on a proposed sidewalk to be built on the site along Route 9.
Fab project adheres to strict noise laws
“We have stayed within the standards since construction began in June of 2009. Right now we’re in the gray area between the construction phase and the operations phase,” said Travis Bullard, a spokesman for GlobalFoundries.
Ballston requires more stringent review on asphalt plant
The Planning Board’s decision is part of the state’s environmental review process. If the town had issued a negative declaration it would been the end of the review process under SEQR (State Environmental Quality Review Act). Instead, Callahan will have to provide a much more detailed analysis of potential environmental impacts in the draft environmental impact statement.
Comptroller addresses rising gas prices
A breakdown of state, federal and local gas taxes could be your reading material next time you fill up at the pump, if Albany County Comptroller Michael Conners gets his way.
The survey says ... region is growing
A good chunk of Capital District businesses experienced growth in 2011 and the rest of 2012 is expected to bring a repeat of that trend, according to a Business Climate Survey conducted annually by Marvin and Company, P.C. and the University of Albany School of Business.
Area has no shortage of sweet treats
Valentine’s Day drums up visions of red heart-shaped boxes, tied with a gold ribbon and filled to the brim with decadent chocolate candies. But for some candy shops across the Capital District, there’s another Valentine’s Day treat in higher demand.
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