The Small Business Development Center announced that SEED (Small Enterprise Economic Development) Loan Program is accepting applications. Seed is a new Loan Program for future Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners that bases the lending decision on the character of the applicant and feasibility of the business model.  The maximum loan amount for this program is $35,000. …  [...]

Hudson Valley will kick off campaign for new manufacturing center

Hudson Valley Community College is preparing to start a multi-million dollar capital campaign in the next few weeks to expand a program that has produced hundreds of machinists who make turbines for customers around the world. The Troy, New York college is looking to raise at least $3.5 million from private sector and individual donors…  [...]

The Tech Valley Center of Gravity (COG), which was initially sponsored and financially underwritten by the Rensselaer County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) recently celebrated its one year anniversary with a lot of positive economic development achievements. The IDA’s investment in the project has seen the COG grow to more than 200 paid members, over half of which reside in the county, and the economic benefits have been impressive.  [...]