The Fort Orange General Store will celebrate its inaugural holiday season with a Holiday Market in downtown Albany’s Arcade Building and the Fort Orange General Store. The market will feature 20 vendors (rotating each week) selling locally made and sourced goods, live entertainment, art exhibits, restaurant promotions, and drop-in workshops at the Fort Orange General […]
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Building For Tomorrow 2017
November 16, 2017 – 3:51 pm
Joined by its investors, hundreds of community leaders and stakeholders, Capitalize Albany Corporation hosted its annual event, Building For Tomorrow 2017 on Nov. 14 at Berkshire Bank’s 30 South Pearl Street office penthouse, celebrating an extraordinary year of building momentum in the Capital City. In review of 2017, Capitalize Albany presented on an unprecedented year of […]
Fort Orange Brewing Joins Dynamic Cluster Of Albany Craft Beverage Producers
October 27, 2017 – 7:34 pm
Joining the #Albany warehouse district’s dynamic cluster of craft beverage producers—@ninepincider, @AlbDistCo, @DruthersBrewing, @AlbPumpStation—welcome @FortOrangeBrew. Celebrating its opening this evening. pic.twitter.com/tXT8RRfurP — Capitalize Albany (@CapAlbanyCorp) October 25, 2017 Joining the Albany warehouse district’s dynamic cluster of craft beverage producers, Fort Orange Brewing is now open at 450 North Pearl Street. It’s located within just […]
Zombie Herd Returns To Upper Madison In Albany
October 24, 2017 – 4:10 pm
For a second year, the undead have taken over Albany’s Madison Theater. Event-goers can join the zombie herd for the four-night film festival, “The Zombies Are Coming 2: Return Of The Film Festival,” organized by the University at Albany’s Writing and Critical Inquiry program. A range of films produced throughout history that have shaped the […]
Introducing Amazon To The Heart Of Tech Valley
October 20, 2017 – 1:46 pm
With support from Capitalize Albany Corporation, the Center For Economic Growth hand-delivered Tech Valley’s pitch for Amazon’s $5 billion second corporate headquarters on Thursday. Amazon’s proposed HQ2 location would include unprecedented linkages to the Hudson River—the Amazon Promenade—millions of square feet of office space in downtown Albany and Rensselaer connected by multiple transportation options which include an aerial […]
$150,000 in Matching Grants Available To Help City of Albany Small Businesses Reinvest
October 19, 2017 – 3:50 pm
Program Application & Guidelines Available Here Read The Announcement Press Release Here Applications now available, learn more about the City’s Small Business Facade Improvement Program. Announced today at Downtube Bicycle Works & 3Fish Coffee in #Albany | $150,000 in Matching Grants Available To Help City of Albany Small Businesses Reinvest https://t.co/dQqXU6DGna pic.twitter.com/eagNfARBs2 — Capitalize […]
Nordic On New Scotland Initiative To Strengthen Business Corridor This Winter
October 16, 2017 – 8:09 pm
Oct. 21-22 | Nordic On New Scotland Kickoff Supported by the Amplify Albany grant program, the Capital Region Nordic Alliance, Inc. (CRNA) has organized recreational programming that will run throughout the winter season this year and bring residents and New Scotland Ave businesses together. CRNA is a non-profit organization that provides opportunities for residents of […]
International Economic Development Council Recognizes Wellington Row Revitalization For Excellence In Economic Development
September 29, 2017 – 5:01 pm
CLICK HERE TO READ THE ANNOUNCEMENT PRESS RELEASE During its September, 2017 annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) recognized Albany’s revitalization of Wellington Row, presenting its Gold Excellence in Economic Development award. For more than 30 years, prime property in the state’s capital city sat abandoned. The $68 million […]
Quality New Storage Unit Facility Will Serve as Critical Amenity amid Residential Growth in Albany Neighborhoods
September 27, 2017 – 3:03 pm
Quality New Storage Unit Facility Will Serve As Critical Amenity Amid Residential Growth In #Albany Neighborhoods https://t.co/KI74dMWTe8 #ImpactDowntown #ValuSpace pic.twitter.com/XNfv2b2TeU — Capitalize Albany (@CapAlbanyCorp) September 27, 2017 In the past five years more than 380 new apartment units have come online in Albany’s downtown and warehouse district alone as implementation of the Impact Downtown Albany […]
$10 Million Investment Transforms Office Building into 73 Apartments
September 25, 2017 – 8:29 pm
Developers Ten Plus Ten’s new 73 market-rate units were welcomed to downtown Albany as officials came together for a ribbon cutting at 20 Park Residences, the latest completed downtown residential project. Prior to the conversion, the five-story and nearly 95,000-square-foot building was commercial office space. Supported by the Impact Downtown Albany strategic plan—a $10 million […]
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