Business Development

Building For Tomorrow 2023

November 30, 2023 – 2:39 pm

RSVP | Building For Tomorrow 2023 Capitalize Albany has an ambitious agenda ahead for 2024 with unprecedented opportunities on the horizon for Albany and the Capital Region. An annual event, Building For Tomorrow will be hosted this year at the Albany Black Chamber of Commerce & Social Club.  Enjoy networking, refreshments, an exciting panel discussion, […]

Program For Matching Grants Reopens For City Of Albany Small Business Owners To Reinvest And Grow

November 9, 2023 – 12:14 pm

Now Accepting Applications for the City of Albany Small Business Facade Improvement Program’s Round Six View Announcement Press Release  Grant Program Details and Application Available Here Applications are now available as part of the City of Albany Small Business Façade Improvement Program’s Round Six funding window with matching grants being made available to support small […]

Fidens Brewing Opens First Taproom In Albany, Welcomed To The Warehouse District

August 4, 2023 – 4:43 pm

Fidens Brewing today opened its new, and first, 11,000 sq. ft. taproom located in Albany’s warehouse district at 897 Broadway, restaurant space which is next to Wolff’s Biergarten and across from The Copper Crow.             View this post on Instagram                     […]

Thirty-Seven City of Albany Small Businesses and Nonprofits Receive more than $600,000 in Building Improvement Grants

June 27, 2023 – 3:43 pm

Through City of Albany American Rescue Plan Act Efforts, Capitalize Albany Awards Flexible, Reimbursement Grants for Investments that Support Ongoing Post-Covid Recovery Efforts View Press Release, Project Awards Information Here Following a highly competitive and thorough application and review process, $635,000 in Small Business Building Improvement Grant Program (BIG) awards were announced today, 11 a.m. […]

New Capital Walls Mural at The Yard in Albany Highlights Local Botany Native to the Capital Region

June 23, 2023 – 10:20 am

Downtown’s public art has just grown by more than 277-square-feet with the new addition of Capital Walls’ 20th mural by artist Juliana Haliti. It’s located on the main wall of The Yard Hatchet House & Bar between Chapel St and Sheridan Ave, the mural was funded by Leyla Kiosse, President of The Yard Hatchet House […]

518 Black Restaurant Week in Albany The Week of Juneteenth

June 16, 2023 – 2:52 pm

Declared by the Albany Common Council, 518 Black Restaurant Week is going to be getting underway in Albany the week of June 19, featuring a number of City of Albany restaurants. Made possible in part with support from Capitalize Albany’s Amplify Albany grant program – it’s part of a nationwide invitation to support Black-owned restaurants […]

Preparing 100 Acres At The Port of Albany For First U.S. Offshore Wind Manufacturing Facility

May 12, 2023 – 4:06 pm

Incredible progress is taking shape at the Port of Albany’s expansion site — preparing 100 acres for the first offshore wind tower manufacturing facility in the U.S.   The Capitalize Albany team joined Port officials, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and members of the City of Albany’s Neighborhood Community Services team, for a tour of the APDC […]

ACES And Community Loan Fund Break Ground On New ACES Incubator Expansion

April 27, 2023 – 3:22 pm

At 255 Orange Street today, the Community Loan Fund officially broke ground on its Albany Center For Economic Success (ACES) Incubator Expansion Project. This state-of-the-art facility will feature co-working space for eight, a designated training and technical assistance room for clients of the Community Loan Fund, as well as a drop-in daycare center for visitors […]

Capitalize Albany Breaks Ground On Clinton Market Collective Construction

April 25, 2023 – 10:31 am

Clinton Square DRI Project to Reimagine Key City Gateway, Strengthen Neighborhood Connectivity, and Create Proving Ground for Pop Up Businesses, Events and Programming View Press Release: Announcement By Governor Kathy Hochul Capitalize Albany Corporation and Clinton Market Collective project partners broke ground at 11 Clinton Ave. today marking the start of Clinton Market Collective’s construction. […]

Ribbon Cutting Put On Hold By Pandemic, El Rey Mexitalia Today Celebrated Two Years In Business

April 24, 2023 – 10:22 am

After  being open for just over two years, starting up during the middle of the pandemic, the three co-owners today celebrated the restaurant’s opening, and now its planned growth in the future with the community. An overdue ribbon cutting ceremony and official grand opening event was held at 11 a.m. to celebrate the restaurant’s 2nd […]