If you follow Forbes on social media, you might’ve noticed that they recently posted a study by Niche that ranked Albany as the #4 best places in country to be a young professional. CapNY is booming with potential, opportunity, & young professionals from all over the world are making the move to our Upstate NYContinue reading “Making the Move from North Carolina to CapNY: A Career Transplant Story”
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CapNY Healthcare Professionals Taking the Lead
The Healthcare Cluster lays the foundation for CapNY’s vibrant economy, accounting for one in eight jobs regionwide. Major employers within the cluster include three major hospital systems as well as several health insurance companies. One of those hospital systems is St. Peter’s Health Partners, a member of Trinity Health. We had the honor of interviewingContinue reading “CapNY Healthcare Professionals Taking the Lead”
2 Hot Woman-Run Startups in CapNY
Startup formation throughout Upstate New York has been second strongest in the Capital Region, according to a Center for Economic Growth analysis of data from U.S. Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Our startup economy is booming and people, we invite you to BYOB (bring your own business) here to CapNY! Support & Resources for Startups FromContinue reading “2 Hot Woman-Run Startups in CapNY”
Thriving in CapNY: Women in Digital Gaming
CapNY offers a level up for those looking to break into the gaming space. Jobs in game design, character development, software, and so much more are plentiful with 24 studios (7 large, 17 indie) calling the region home. An Industry BOOMING Many have produced games of our childhoods such as Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater asContinue reading “Thriving in CapNY: Women in Digital Gaming”
4 Millennial Changemakers in CapNY Housing
If you’ve spent time in Albany, there’s a chance that you’ve noticed a bright red ‘X’ on multiple buildings. Albany has a lot of homes that are currently vacant, dilapidated, and not up to safety codes. Seeing all of those properties that have great potential, you can’t help but to dream of all the possibilities,Continue reading “4 Millennial Changemakers in CapNY Housing”
4 CapNY Women Leaders in Technology
Technology has been a driving force in CapNY’s economy for decades. Women are entering the technology field at record numbers, but the field is still male-dominated. It’s vital that companies create opportunities for women to take on leadership positions in tech, and our local companies are stepping up. We’ve decided to highlight four CapNY womenContinue reading “4 CapNY Women Leaders in Technology”
6 CapNY Gen Zs & Millennials in Manufacturing Careers
Manufacturing and technology have been driving CapNY’s economy for more than a century. Backed by local Research & Development (R&D) centers at the Colleges of Nanoscale Science & Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, GE Global Research, Albany Medical Center and the Pharmaceutical Research Institute, local companies across CapNY are able to retainContinue reading “6 CapNY Gen Zs & Millennials in Manufacturing Careers”
7 Cool CapNY Healthcare Career Tracks for Non-Clinical Professionals
When you walk the halls of a healthcare facility — especially the hospital — you will notice all the letters after the doctors’ names. However, I’m happy to report that there are MANY great, behind-the-scenes health care careers that are keeping patients and community happy and healthy all across the CapNY. Many of us non-medicalContinue reading “7 Cool CapNY Healthcare Career Tracks for Non-Clinical Professionals”
The New Tech Valley: 5 CapNY Companies With Global Impact
Meet the amazing tech companies that make CapNY one of the nation’s fastest growing metro areas for manufacturing jobs! We’ve Come a Long Way In the late 1990s, under the moniker “Tech Valley,” NY’s Capital Region committed to competing with major tech players like Boston and Silicon Valley. Now, CapNY has built a strong foundationContinue reading “The New Tech Valley: 5 CapNY Companies With Global Impact”
Six Rising Stars in the CapNY Fashion Industry
If you ask, or simply look, around – it wouldn’t shock you to learn there hasn’t been much of a fashion scene here in the Upstate New York area. But if you sought out any of the up-and-comers who are paving a fashion path of their own, they’d tell you there is a lot goingContinue reading “Six Rising Stars in the CapNY Fashion Industry”