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Aerospace

With its strategic location, intermodal capabilities and outstanding infrastructure, Plattsburgh International Airport i Former Military Base Converted into Airport
New airport creates north-south hub in Plattsburgh

Agriculture

Yogurt Maker Brings Its Cultures to Tech Valley
The largest dairy producer in Greece is coming to New York – to make yogurt

milk Stewart’s Shops’ Milk Is an Udder Success
According to Cornell University, the best quality milk in New York State is found in Stewart’s Shops

Baby Food Maker Goes Ga Ga Over Upstate Site
We kid you not – Beech-Nut is coming home to Montgomery County

William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute in Chazy is widely known for its agricultural research and programs. Technology, Ag Grow Together in Tech Valley
Technology and agriculture go hand-in-hand in Tech Valley

Maple Farming is Sweet Business in Valley Region
As the nation’s third-largest maple-producing state, New York is home to more than 1,500 maple farmers

School of Country Wisdom Celebrates Farming
The School of Country Wisdom helps people reconnect with the land, with courses based on the skills and traditions passed down through generations of local family farmers

Business Almanac

Erie Canal Plays Watershed Role in History
It was once known as Clinton’s Ditch, and the Erie Canal played a significant role in the economic history of New York State.

Adirondack Forty-Sixers Members Reach New Heights
Look up, way up.

Bard College is Getting Even Smarter
Bard College is getting even smarter.

Hamilton County Sculptor is Olympic ‘Metalist’
Hamilton County resident John Van Alstine was part of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, even though he’s not an athlete.

Museum Preserves Iroquois Art, Culture, History
The Iroquois Indian Museum in Schoharie County has a specific mission: To educate people about Iroquois art, culture and history.

Ulster County Holds Many Unusual Distinctions
Ulster County holds many unusual distinctions in New York.

Abandoned Troy Iron Works Site Gets New Life
The abandoned Rensselaer Iron Works site in Troy will soon be occupied again.

Beardslee Castle Beardslee Castle Offers Restaurant With History
In 1860, Herkimer County resident Augustus Beardslee built a replica of an Irish castle, and Beardslee Castle still stands today.

Washington County Town Sees Light With Solar
The Town of Greenwich in Washington County has seen the light with regard to solar energy.

Remington Founded in Ilion
Remington Arms – a major manufacturer of rifles, shotguns and ammunition – was founded in 1816 in Ilion by Eliphalet Remington

Amsterdam Castle Amsterdam Castle Featured in Films
Ever attend a party in a Victorian castle

Civil War Figure Buried in Mechanicville
One of the romantic young heroes of the Civil War was a native of Mechanicville, and is buried there

tugboats Waterford Festival Celebrates Tugboats
Ahoy! The maritime heritage of the state’s canal system is celebrated every September at the Waterford Tugboat Roundup

SUNY- Albany Has Winning Sports Teams
The purple and gold of the University at Albany, SUNY were strong in sports during the 2006-2007 school year

cave Cavers Have Options in New York’s Tech Valley
Gorges, chasms, caves and caverns are big business for the tourism folks in North Country and Schoharie County

Grafton Peace Pagoda a Beacon of Peace
There are not many places on Earth where you can find Baptists, Buddhists, Christians, Catholics, Hindus, Jews, Moslems, Native Americans and Sufis all praying in one place

castle Scottish Castle in the Big Apple
A Scottish castle is a common sight in the British Isles, but it is unusual to see in New York

Business Climate

Michael Tucker UAlbany, Sematech Partnership Boosts Tech Valley R&D
A partnership between the University at Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering and International Sematech will propel Tech Valley to the forefront of research and development.

Angel Money Can Be Godsend for Entrepreneurs
Business leaders in the Tech Valley are funding the next generation of innovators as angel investors, hoping their early cash infusions can translate into profitable and growing enterprises.

Unity Builds Success for Tech Valley Communities
Tech Valley is more than a marketing slogan for the 19 counties under its banner.

Tech Valley Website Showcases Region’s Offerings
It’s easy to gain insight into New York’s Tech Valley

Linda Hillman with the Uncle Sam statue in downtown Troy Tech Valley Chamber Coalition Promotes Region
Tech Valley Chamber Coalition continues to forge powerful partnerships

State Street has historic and modern landmarks. Projects Revitalize Tech Valley Towns
Array of projects brings urban, resort areas back to full potential

Cargo jets transported both goods and passengers during Operation Iraqi Freedom. 105th Airlift Wing Flies in War and Peace
105th flies crucial military and humanitarian missions

Watson Services feeds West Point’s 4,000 cadets family-style in Washington Hall. Support Staff Integral to ‘Long Gray Line’
Support staff keeps U.S.M.A. high in economic and social impact.

The long nave of West Point’s Cadet Chapel is lined with historic American flags along with U.S. Army regimental flags. West Point Tradition Builds Military Leaders
U.S. Military Academy cadets influence the history of the world

Tech Valley Stocks Outperform Major Markets
Diverse Tech Valley stocks outperform the major markets

High-Tech Behemoth Expands in Albany Area
Philips buys into Tech Valley’s multiple opportunities

Location-intelligence is the forte of MapInfo, whose software assists the work of criminal justice agencies and others. MapInfo Charts New Opportunity in Tech Valley
Companies like MapInfo plug into Tech Valley’s many attributes.

More than 80 tenants, including Pratt & Whitney and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, have moved into the former Plattsburgh Air Fo Former Air Base Gets New Life as Airport, Business Park
Former Plattsburgh Air Force Base thrives in the civilian world.

Dan Dibartolomeo and Rebecca Ramm of Mercury Web Solutions work on the Tech Valley Portal, a gateway to information on t Tech Valley Website Connects Business, Workers
Web site is gateway to information for businesses and workers.

The Tech Valley Chamber Coalition touts the region as a destination for high-tech companies. Unity of 23 Chambers Promotes Tech Valley
23 chambers in 18 counties band together and promote the region

The Crossborder Development Corporation New York-Quebec Corridor Develops Tech Alliance
In a nation built primarily on east-west trade routes, economic development officials in New York’s North Country began in 1999 to earnestly ask folks to think outside the box

Tony Williams, Owens Corning Infrastructure, Location, Workforce Keys to Region
Infrastructure, location and a strong workforce continue to attract a wide range of businesses to Tech Valley

Technology

Tech Park Looks for ‘Clean’ Manufacturers
Plans are afoot to market clean-room space that could spur more development of high-tech jobs at the Greene Business & Technology Park.

Park Hopes to Lure Solar Cell, Tech Firms
On 440 acres in Bethlehem, a city within a city may soon be born, one that could help foster the area’s dream of a technology-focused hub that brings in high-paying jobs to the region.

Cell broadband engine by IBM Big Blue Puts Tech Valley at Nanotech Forefront
Not so very long ago, the words “cell phone” and “small” didn’t belong in the same sentence.

The University at Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering boasts the only 300mm wafer cleanrooms at any univ Nanotech Sector is Breeding Ground
The region's success in luring nanotech rivals Silicon Valley.

Lawrence A. Bossidy, retired Chairman of the Board and CEO, Honeywell International Inc. and Chair, Board of Directors, Coalition Working to Attract High-Tech Businesses
All for one, and one for 24.

‘Celery’ Makes E-mail Simpler to Digest
In today’s technology-driven world, life without a computer is hard to imagine.

HVCFI works closely with startup businesses to understand goals and service needs. Center Breeds Outside-the-Box Thinking
Although the Hudson Valley boasts an abun­dance of well-educated inno­vators and entrepreneurs, something was missing

Ryan O’Donnell, CEO of BullEx Digital Safety, has made emergency preparedness his business. Tech Valley Products Keep Nation Safe, Sound
Tech Valley companies develop new ballistic and digital technologies

Firm’s Technology Useful in Nanotech Applications
According to David Gibson, president and CEO of X-Ray Optical Systems Inc. (XOS) in East Greenbush, there were no practical advanced x-ray optics commercially available prior to 1990

Life science chemist Roxana Martinez works in her lab at Evident Technologies, which partnered with Russell Sage College Colleges, Business Find Strength in Numbers
Area partnerships benefit the entities involved and Tech Valley, too

The University at Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering is the nation’s top college for nanotechnology. Government, Schools, Business Invest in Nanotech
Nanotech companies love Tech Valley and vice versa

Nanotechnology involves development and application of technology on a small scale, such as this X-ray machine at Alban Nanotech Could Lessen Dependence on Oil
Energy research gets a big boost in wake of soaring oil prices.

Lynn Tarnowski operates a vacuum polymer infiltration machine for Starfire Systems. Starfire Systems’ Polymers Out of This World
Products are tested at the outer limits – of space

Nanotechnology involves development and application of technology on a small scale, such as this X-ray machine at Albany Nanotech Applications Have Far-Reaching Effects
Engineering from the atom up is rewriting the rules of ... everything

Dr. Om Nalamasu is director of the newly formed Future Energy Systems Center for Advanced Technology. Collaborations Drive Technological Progress
Collaborations fill missing links in tools, resources and knowledge

Alain Kaloyeros Positioning Tech Valley as Nanotech Center
Kaloyeros won’t settle for being part of the next Silicon Valley – his vision is brighter.

Scientists at work at Albany Molecular Research Tech Valley a Hub for Nanotech
Tech Valley assembles a critical mass of technology interests

Biotechnology

The University at Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering. Splitting Hairs: NanoCollege Plays Big Role in Setting Tiny Standards
It comes as no surprise that trying to measure something 1/80,000th the thickness of a human hair is no cakewalk.

medicine Akrimax Writes Success Prescription In Tech Valley
For more than 70 years, the Wyeth facility at Rouses Point has been a major employer in the northern end of Tech Valley.

Technological advances constantly change companies. FALA Technologies Shifts Focus with Tech Advances
Frank Falatyn has never been one to sit back and wait for success to find him.

Cervalis Completing Datacetner Expansion
In the largest lease transaction in Dutchess County in 15 years, Cervalis LLC is completing a 17,000-square-foot expansion of its Wappinger Falls datacenter facility to better serve a growing stable of computer-using clients

Alliance Backs Saratoga Technology + Energy Park
Nurturing the businesses and research that earn Tech Valley its moniker requires creative and innovative partnerships, and the Saratoga Technology + Energy Park is the result of just such a collaboration

Research is in high gear at the University at Albany’s Gen*NY*Sis Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics. Gen*NY*Sis Center Brings Cancer Cure Within Reach
Gen*NY*Sis Center is bringing a cure for cancer within reach

GE Healthcare Plugs into Rensselaer Tech Park
A new General Electric Healthcare manufacturing facility in the Rensselaer Technology Park will be developing life-saving devices to battle breast cancer by the fall of 2008

The Trudeau Institute has been a magnet for biotech growth. Beauty of Adirondack Lakes Draw Biotech Brains
Lake Placid and Saranac Lake area lures and retains biotechnology experts

Robert Palazzo, acting provost of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, shows off the Bruker BioSpin – a powerful nuclear ma RPI Spectrometer Aids Advanced Medical Research
Rensselaer’s new spectrometer opens doors to finding cures for disease

Disha Ahuja works in the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies at RPI. Life Sciences Center Born at RPI
RPI moves to dominate in a whole new field

Miner has 300 head of Holstein. Miner Institute Reserach Improves Ag Industry
New York is becoming best known for high-tech industries, but there are still signs of its heyday as a leading dairy state

cells Testing Lab Serves U.S., Canada Researchers
The remote North Country is heaven outdoors for Daniel Lundin, president of Bionique Testing Laboratories.

Scientists at the Trudeau Institute work to find cures for diseases such as cancer. Institute Research Creates Legacy of Health
Trudeau Institute carries on founder’s work

Wyeth Pharmaceutical operates a drug manufacturing plant in upstate New York. Its manufacturing facility in Rouses Point Upper Adirondacks a Haven for Biotech Outfits
The remote North Country is a great place for biotech businesses

Energy

Tech Valley is leading efforts to turn household garbage into clean energy. One Person’s Trash Could Be Another’s Tank of Gas
Tech Valley is on the ground floor of a research movement dedicated to converting waste to electricity and an alternative fuel source.

Wind-energy projects now on the table could eventually power 1 million homes in New York. Tech Valley Gives Lift to Alternate Energy
The winds of change are blowing in energy production, and Tech Valley is catching the updraft.

Manufacturing

Family Firms Thrive in Tech Valley
Tina Turner might put it this way: Samantha Jones left a good job in the city.

Manufacturing Gets Head of Steam in Tech Valley
Manufacturing is in high gear in Tech Valley.

Watervliet Arsenal Turns Out the Big Guns
Watervliet Arsenal is America’s cannon factory

Transportation

HondaJet East has picked Albany International Airport for a sales and service facility that will cost up to $6 million. Albany Airport Lands Aviation Service Projects
With two major companies setting up shop on its grounds, Albany International Airport is fast becoming a hub of small-jet sales and service activity.

Stewart International Airport in Orange County offers daily nonstop flights to Atlanta, Detroit, Philadelphia, Tampa, Or Stewart Airport Gives Lift to Travel Options
Air travelers to and from New York are well acquainted with its airports and the headaches that can come with their constant congestion. Now there’s an alternative.

Easy to Get From Here to There in Capital Region
Experts find that Capital Region traffic is a breeze

A five-year plan to improve safety and meet the needs of passengers and carriers has been implemented at Albany Internat Transportation Connections Keep Tech Valley Moving
Tech Valley offers numerous and vital transportation connections

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