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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 […]

Expanding Operations Throughout The Pandemic, The Yard Officially Celebrates Its Opening In March 2022

March 17, 2022 – 3:40 pm

A grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony two years in the making was held today at The Yard | Hatchet House & Bar in downtown Albany.  The celebration comes two years after the doors to the axe-throwing and indoor yard game destination briefly swung open in March 2020. A lawyer by trade, Kiosse’s chosen field didn’t […]

Vermont creperie opens first New York location in downtown Albany

March 10, 2022 – 4:13 pm

Welcoming, The Skinny Pancake A mission-driven eatery focused on serving local food was welcomed to downtown Albany. The opening of the downtown location, the company’s first in New York, comes nearly 20 years after The Skinny Pancake started as a food truck that brothers Benjy and Jonny Adler constructed themselves. Opening inside the Kenmore Building, the […]

Albany Stadium Restaurant & Bar Open At MVP Arena

February 14, 2022 – 2:38 pm

Albany’s All Business It’s fitting that the new restaurant located inside the MVP Arena, home and host to all manner of athletic competitions, has its roots in a relationship forged over tennis. James Anilowski and Wendi Enright, owners of the recently opened Albany Stadium Restaurant & Bar at 51 S. Pearl St., met years ago […]

#DowntownWorks For Albany Stadium Restaurant & Bar

February 14, 2022 – 9:58 am

For years, James Anilowski and Wendi Enright operated their business, Tech Forward, Inc., a digital sign, and network IT company, out of a commercial space in what is now the MVP Arena and watched it evolve over time. They felt strongly that the facility’s restaurant space, which has gone through a number of incarnations over […]

Albany Is All Business

February 1, 2022 – 3:26 pm

Stay up to date on our news feed, Albany’s All Business. After two years of challenges – from COVID restrictions to labor shortages and supply chain delays – Albany’s businesses have retooled, reimagined, and reopened. From new enterprises to long-standing old favorites, exciting things are happening all over the Capital City. This series will spotlight […]

Featuring Indian and Chinese Dishes, The Mughal Palace Is Welcomed To Albany

January 26, 2022 – 12:13 pm

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the opening of The Mughal Palace, a casual Indian cuisine restaurant at 138 Washington Ave. A new addition to #Albany‘s restaurant landscape, The Mughal Palace was welcomed to Albany today. Mughal Palace owner Tahir Mahmood has been engaged in his self-described “passion” for cooking for close to five […]

Employment Opportunity: Program Assistant Position

January 18, 2022 – 10:00 am

About the Position Capitalize Albany Corporation is seeking a highly-motivated and organized candidate for Program Assistant. The Corporation, a non-profit and local public authority charged with economic development in the Capital City, operates in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that has broad and lasting positive impact on the City and Region. An integral responsibility of the […]

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 […]