Business Development

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) […]

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 […]

Survey & Public Workshop: Help Bring $10 Million To South Pearl Street

August 30, 2022 – 9:59 am

The City of Albany is preparing to put forward an application for South Pearl to compete in the sixth round of the New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). The City of Albany would like your participation in creating the strongest application possible. Please attend a community workshop on September 6th from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at the […]

#AlbanyIsAllBiz | European Tailoring And Alterations Has A New Owner, Finding New Ways To Boost Business

August 11, 2022 – 3:47 pm

Like a lot of people, Mo Rabiu hit a professional wall during the pandemic. Working from home in her finance job left the eight-year Albany resident feeling tired and uninspired. She needed a change. But unlike others who retied early or quit in favor of a more attractive position, Rabiu went in a different direction […]

#AmplifyAlbany | ALBANY CENTER GALLERY UNVEILS EXPANSION WITH NEW VIBRANT ARTIST SPACE ‘ART.WORK.SPACE.’

August 5, 2022 – 3:26 pm

With support from the Amplify Albany grant program Albany Center Gallery unveiled its new workshop and artist space: Art.Work.Space Friday evening followed by an artist reception event which attracted hundreds to downtown’s central business district. The new workspace will be used to display youth and community artwork, host programming events, as well as operate as […]

New ‘Summer On Central’ Concert Series Is Set To #AmplifyAlbany In August

July 19, 2022 – 11:32 am

The Linda: WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio is hosting live entertainment outside this summer for the  inaugural “Summer on Central” concert series, taking place Saturdays in August in The Linda’s parking lot at 339  Central Avenue. Anticipating attracting hundreds to the series’ events, Central Avenue Business Improvement Disrict and sorrounding neighborhoods, the Amplify Albany grant program […]

Invest In Capitalize Albany

April 3, 2022 – 10:56 pm

Capitalize Albany Corporation Investors By becoming an investor of Capitalize Albany Corporation, you will be part of an organization that has been attracting investment, promoting business, and growing jobs within Albany, NY for more than 40 years. Click below for payment and registration. Capitalize Albany Corporation is a registered 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization. As such, […]

Ducky’s Brings Carefully Curated Vintage Clothing To Madison Ave

March 29, 2022 – 9:37 am

To Ryan Phillips, clothing can be many things – functional, artistic, a means of expression, a personal statement. “I grew up appreciating style and the way it can be used, and how materials and items can be used,” Phillips said. “I always collected clothes and appreciated style, not fashion, how people express themselves and carry […]

Capitalize Albany Launches Neighborhood Retail Grant Program and More Than $300,000 to Support Retail, Business Growth In Albany

January 12, 2022 – 12:33 pm

Four Programs In 2022 Aimed at Attracting Retail Tenants, Reinvestment and Façade Rehabilitation, Driving Foot Traffic to Commercial Districts Announcement’s Press Release Available, Here Informational PDF Flier Available Below and Here The City of Albany’s economic development organization Capitalize Albany Corporation announced today the launch of its grant programs available for 2022 including a new […]

Back To Business: The Kenmore Ballroom

October 28, 2021 – 3:48 pm

Though she grew up in Massachusetts and California, Katie O’Malley Maloney has long-standing ties to Albany. In 1998 – then just Katie O’Malley – she was crowned the City’s 50th anniversary Tulip Queen, an experience she says taught her how to be a better leader and left her with a sense of responsibility to make […]