After more than a decade of honing their skills and building their savings, friends Jesus Vazquez, Francisco Hernandez and Armando Hernandez decided to pursue a concept they had been dreaming up and opened their Mexican-Italian restaurant January 25, 2021 — El Rey Mexitalia. “When we first opened, each of us were putting in about seventy […]
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Small Business Building Improvement Grants Now Available as New Program Application Process Opens
January 11, 2023 – 11:58 am
City of Albany and Capitalize Albany Launch New Program With Flexible, Reimbursement Grants To Support Ongoing Post-Covid Recovery Efforts Full Program Details: www.CapitalizeAlbany.com/Grants View this post on Instagram A post shared by Capitalize Albany Corporation (@capalbanycorp) […]
South End Grocery Now Open
December 27, 2022 – 11:11 am
The South End Grocery is Located at 106 South Pearl Street The South End Grocery Coalition led by BlueLight Development Group and The African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region invited the Capital Region community to the grand opening of The South End Grocery on Tuesday. The opening marked one year after successfully purchasing […]
Central Warehouse Redevelopment Awarded $9.75 Million Through First Round Of The Restore New York Communities Initiative
December 20, 2022 – 3:56 pm
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Capitalize Albany Corporation (@capalbanycorp) Governor Kathy Hochul Announced Today Albany’s $9.75 Million Special Project Award View Announcement Press Release Led through a partnership between development team Redburn Development […]
#AlbanyIsAllBiz For Far Shot Recreation
December 15, 2022 – 4:06 pm
Benn MacDonald is an unabashed downtown Albany booster. “I love the skyline; I love The Egg; I love everything about it,” the president of Far Shot Recreation, which operates a series of axe and knife throwing and archery facilities in the Northeast- including one that opened at 69 N. Pearl St. in 2019. MacDonald, who […]
#DowntownWorks For Far Shot Recreation
December 15, 2022 – 3:28 pm
Benn MacDonald is an unabashed downtown Albany booster. “I love the skyline; I love The Egg; I love everything about it,” the president of Far Shot Recreation, which operates a series of axe and knife throwing and archery facilities in the Northeast- including one that opened at 69 N. Pearl St. in 2019. MacDonald, who […]
Guidelines Available Now For New Small Business Building Improvement Grant Program, Launches In January
December 14, 2022 – 1:15 pm
Up To $750,000 In Reimbursable Building Improvement Grants To Support Ongoing Post-Covid Recovery Efforts Will Be Available; Applications Open Starting Early January Program guidelines for Capitalize Albany’s new Small Business Building Improvement Grant (BIG) Program are available to review in advance of opening the program to applicants in early January. Click Here To View Program […]
#DowntownWorks For O’Connell & Aronowitz
December 8, 2022 – 3:06 pm
O’Connell & Aronowitz, one of the Capital Region’s oldest law firms, has deep ties to the City of Albany and a long commitment to its downtown. It opened its doors in 1925 with two founding attorneys from opposite ends of the political spectrum: Edward J. O’Connell, chairman of the Albany Democratic Committee and brother of […]
#AlbanyIsAllBiz | Bard & Baker Celebrating One-Year Anniversary In Albany This Month
October 27, 2022 – 2:22 pm
In times of old, a bard was a traveling entertainer who composed and recited epic poems, often while accompanying themselves on a harp or lyre, entertaining audiences with tales of heroism and derring-do. That tradition resonated with Charlotte Guyton, who has built a career in the hospitality industry, and is the owner and general manager […]
Refinancing of Tax-Exempt Bonds Through City Of Albany Capital Resource Corporation To Support Albany College of Pharmacy And Health Sciences
October 20, 2022 – 9:51 am
View Announcement Press Release The refinancing of the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences’ (ACPHS) previously issued 2007A and 2008A tax-exempt bonds will in part support the institution in taking ownership of student housing facilities which were projects supported by the initial bonds issued. This will create administrative efficiencies and support savings, allowing ACPHS […]
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