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For years, industrial sites that once fueled the city’s economy have sat idle and deteriorating in and around residential areas. Now, the brownfields are presenting an opportunity for residents to re-invent their neighborhoods.
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New iPad to be unveiled in early March, report says
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

A news report says Apple plans to unveil a new iPad early next month.

Kodak to stop making cameras; will focus on printing
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

Kodak says it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in order to focus on its more profitable businesses.

Advocacy group lauds area health care facilities
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

A statewide advocacy group has recognized six Capital Region health care organizations for initiatives that improve care, promote patient safety and save money.

Latest Facebook overhaul offers more personal page
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

Tech-savvy Facebook users in the Capital Region are welcoming the website’s latest overhaul, the creation of Timeline, which allows a more personalized profile page that is also organized by chronology.

Tax prep scams often look authentic, AG warns
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is advising people to be wary of tax preparation scams as they look to hire tax preparers.

Knolls accused of union busting
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Union leaders are accusing the Bechtel Marine Propulsion Corp. of using taxpayer money to fund a campaign to derail an union organizing effort at the Knolls Atomic Power Lab.

Photo of Farmers oppose agency’s move from Ballston Spa
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

About 150 farmers turned out Tuesday to object to plans to close the county Farm Service Agency office in Ballston Spa and move its functions to Washington County.

Photo of Gillibrand talks shop about jobs
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

Making it easier for businesses to deduct research and development costs from their taxes and improving transportation infrastructure are part of U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s goal to increase manufacturing jobs in the United States.

Photo of Restaurateur plans Spanish-themed eatery in Saratoga Springs
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

David Zecchini will open his fourth restaurant this spring in a historic building he recently purchased at 384-386 Broadway in the center of downtown.

Schenectady downtown business district board seeks members
Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

The city’s business improvement district is calling on city residents to submit names of individuals who are interested in serving on its nine-member board.

Photo of Greek yogurt an economic boon
Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012

The Greek yogurt phenomenon is sweeping the country, and Fulton County and the local dairy industry are riding the wave.

Photo of Dealers enjoy helping people convert old gold, silver to cash
Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012

While there may be a few people who drive a hard bargain, many people who sell their old jewelry and coins for cold hard cash are delighted to discover just how much their items are worth. At left, Joe Gleason uses a loupe to check the value of some jewelry brought in by a customer to Empire State Coin at Rotterdam Square mall, as his father Mike looks on.

MOSA breakup OK’d by Cuomo, but outlook unclear
Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012

The breakup of the Montgomery-Otsego-Schoharie Solid Waste Management Authority has been authorized by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but the exit of Otsego County could be delayed for months while the value of the authority’s assets are determined.

UAlbany NanoCollege gets grants totaling $5 million
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012

The University at Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering has recently received more than $5 million in federal funding for research projects, college officials said Thursday.

Medical device firm to buy rival
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012


AngioDynamics, the second-largest public company based in the Capital Region, will nearly double its workforce this May with the $372 million acquisition of a similar company that manufactures in Glens Falls.




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