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Employment Opportunity

April 16, 2012 – 6:33 pm

Director of Economic Development
Capitalize Albany Corporation (CAC) seeks innovative and experienced candidates for the position of Director of Economic Development. CAC is a not-for-profit economic development organization governed by a Board of Directors whose mission is to implement economic development and community revitalization projects throughout the City of Albany. The Corporation (and its predecessor the [...]

Capital Region Economic Development Council: Local Advisory Report Completed

October 27, 2011 – 8:03 pm

In response to Governor Cuomo’s announcement in the summer about the new Regional Economic Development Council initiative, the Capitalize Albany Corporation and partners have acted swiftly to solicit public engagement. Over the past few weeks Capitalize Albany Corporation has conducted a survey and held a forum, Prioritizing Albany, to assist [...]

Developers are working to meet the strong demands for downtown Albany living

March 14, 2011 – 3:50 pm

Albany’s downtown apartment market is starting to sizzle. Over fifty new residential units have been added in the last few years. And according to the building owners, all of those units are fully rented and there is strong demand for more.
In addition to those fifty units, the number of projects in the pipeline is growing. [...]

MAYOR JENNINGS CUTS RIBBON ON NEW LUXURY CONDO PROJECT IN DOWNTOWN ALBANY

May 20, 2010 – 5:04 pm

Mayor Also Announces Enhancements to 485-a Tax Incentive Program
Albany, NY – The City of today unveiled a new luxury condominium project in the downtown area. Mayor Jennings was joined by developers Jack and Seth Rosenblum to celebrate the launch of this new project at 17 Chapel Street.
The Rosenblums’ project will transform an abandoned warehouse into [...]

Albany Convention Center Authority Acquires Third Key Property in Six Months

May 14, 2010 – 6:48 pm

ALBANY, N.Y.(February 24, 2010)  — The Board of Directors of the Albany Convention Center Authority (ACCA) today approved the purchase of a .3 acre parcel of land for the proposed New York State convention center in downtown Albany.  This purchase, the third in six months, brings the Convention Center Authority one step closer to assembling [...]

College of Saint Rose awarded the Jacob H. Herzog Leadership Award for outstanding service to the City of Albany

May 14, 2010 – 6:44 pm

Albany, NY – The College of Saint Rose was recently awarded the Jacob H. Herzog Leadership Award by the Capitalize Albany Corporation.  The award was presented by Kevin O’Connor, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Capitalize Albany Corporation, at the organization’s annual member celebration on December 17th 2009.
Since 1995, the Herzog award has [...]