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AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam newspaper sold to owners of Schenectady printing company
Saturday, June 8, 2013
The Recorder and four associated weekly newspapers have been sold to the owners of a Schenectady printing company.
Commerce and Community: June 8, 2013
Saturday, June 8, 2013
News and notes from around the business community
ALBANY
KeyBank to replace top regional official
Friday, June 7, 2013
After 35 years with KeyCorp, the parent company of KeyBank, including six as Albany regional president, Jeff Stone will be out as the region’s president as of June 30.
SCHENECTADY
Carpenters union pickets Union over college’s choice of contractor
Thursday, June 6, 2013
A short-lived picket at Union College on Wednesday was in response to a hiring dispute between the school and the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters.
SCHENECTADY
Tradition carries on at Tough Traveler in Schenectady
Thursday, June 6, 2013
From pencil pouches to super-sized duffel bags, Tough Traveler makes a carrier for just about anything that needs to be toted.
Commerce and Community: June 6, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
News and notes from around the area business community
SARATOGA SPRINGS
New cell tower proposed at racino to improve capacity
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Verizon Wireless has proposed building a new cellphone tower — disguised as a television tower — at Saratoga Casino and Raceway to boost capacity in that part of the city.
WATERVLIET
Watervliet Arsenal lands another big deal with U.S. Army
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
The Watervliet Arsenal announced today it has won a second multimillion-dollar contract in just the past month to provide weapons systems for the U.S. Army’s TACOM Life Cycle Management Command.
Commerce and Community: June 5, 2013
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Business news and notes from around the region.
WATERFORD
Momentive, union begin contract negotiations
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
A local silicone factory began negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement with union employees on Monday.
MOHAWK
Officials like no-tax proposal; businesses not so much
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Economic development officials see potential in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to lure businesses with a decade of no taxes. But some small business owners struggling in the state’s current high-tax environment don’t like the smell of it.
CAPITOL
GE Capital agrees to CareCredit rules
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
State officials have reached a settlement agreement with GE Capital Retail Bank that implements new protections for consumers using CareCredit, a health care credit card that can carry an interest rate of more than 26 percent.
ALBANY
Proposed power line from Canada advances
Monday, June 3, 2013
The developer of the Champlain Hudson Power Express project has signed a joint development agreement with Hydro-Quebec, the developer announced Monday.
MALTA
Bryant & Stratton to add location on Route 9
Friday, May 31, 2013
The Bluth Company has nearly filled its one and only project in the Capital Region, but not with the likes of the dysfunctional Bluth family of “Arrested Development” fame. The Bluth Building — a three-story, 34,000-square-foot retail and office building on Route 9 in Malta — has announced its latest tenants. Bryant & Stratton College will occupy the second floor, marking the private career college’s third location in the region.
GLOVERSVILLE
Frontier plans 27 layoffs
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
More than two dozen jobs will be lost from Gloversville when Frontier Telephone consolidates its network operations to a Texas facility.
