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North Country Academy LLC -- a family-owned child-care business with centers in Colonie, Clifton Park and Saratoga Springs, N.Y -- seems to run like a well-oiled machine. But family members [...]

Families need to leave criticism at the office North Country Academy LLC -- a family-owned child-care business with centers in Colonie, Clifton Park and Saratoga Springs, N.Y. -- seems to [...]

Greg Moran is no stranger to the job placement industry. The young CEO Pinnacle Technology Solutions--a North Greenbush-based information technology, Internet staffing and human resources service--has been at it for [...]

A 100-year-old manufacturer in Troy wants to vacate its Oakwood Avenue building and construct a new facility up the road in the town of Brunswick. Ross Valve Manufacturing Co., a [...]

Kelly Lovell will return to Albany July 31 to head the organization she feels most passionate about. Lovell, vice president of corporate planning and development at general Contractor VMJR Cos. [...]

Air Purification Inc. of Scotia, a developer of air filtration systems and emission control products, filed June 21 for protection from creditors under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code [...]

Consumers who want to switch electricity suppliers in the hopes of finding cheaper prices might have a hard time finding bargains, says one industry observer. Energy service companies, so-called ESCOs, [...]

A lobbying organization for some of the state's largest businesses is expecting a heated debate to ensue when the state Legislature reconvenes in the fall. At issue is an energy [...]

William Bantz, the CEO of Albany real estate developer Mercer Cos., has filed suit against the owners of the Ramada Inn at 300 Broadway, claiming Mercer is owed about $2.1 [...]

A local organization of small and mid-sized manufacturers is forming a bulk-energy purchasing program. The Chief Executives Network for Manufacturing of the Capital Region Inc. said its member companies could [...]

Unless a buyer makes an offer in the next few weeks on an industrial building in the city of Amsterdam, the six-story structure will go on the auction block. The [...]

Capital Region companies eagerly are waiting to see if pending legislation to grant permanent normal trading relations with China will become law. Local companies have increased trade to China about [...]

A start-up telecommunications firm plans to construct a fiber optic ring in the Capital Region. Fiber Technologies LLC of Rochester will build the ring around the Albany metropolitan area with [...]

The Watervliet Arsenal will continue to produce howitzer gun barrels as part of a multi-million dollar contract with the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps for at least the [...]

Despite recent changes in its fuel cell system design and a personnel reorganization, local fuel cell developer Plug Power Inc. (Nasdaq: PLUG) still is a leader in the alternative energy [...]

'Growth for growth sake is the mentality of a cancer cell. The only planning [in that] is to make sure a lot of money is made.' Todd Fabozzi's gritty, cynical [...]

The first power plant proposal to go through an Article 10 state review process was approved June 13. PG&E Generating Co. got the nod from the state Board on Electric [...]

The deregulation of electricity markets in the Northeast has led to a marked jump in inbound power generating equipment coming through the Port of Albany. Since January, 8,000 tons of [...]

Decora Industries Inc., the self-adhesive surface coverings manufacturer that was removed from the Nasdaq National Market System last month, will be allowed to continue to trade on Nasdaq's SmallCap Market [...]

A manufacturing subsidiary in Amsterdam has filed for bankruptcy, naming its parent company as the major creditor and leaving the local industrial development agency holding the bag on a loan. [...]

The downstate manufacturer that wants to take over the BASF Corp. site in the city of Rensselaer has received the formal support of local officials. Besicorp Ltd. of Kingston, Ulster [...]

A storm that has been brewing for six years between the town of Rotterdam and GE Power Systems is about ready to be resolved in court. GE Power Systems has [...]

North Country Academy LLC, a family-owned child care business with centers in Colonie, Clifton Park and Saratoga Springs, seems to run like a well-oiled machine. Family member say it has [...]

Manufacturers, commercial companies and consumers were told that a deregulated energy marketplace would bring cheaper electricity prices, but now the state Public Service Commission says energy supplies this summer likely [...]

SynQuest Inc. of Norcross, Ga., a software maker specializing in stream-lining and optimizing manufacturing processes, again is planning an initial public offering of stock. SynQuest, which still maintains an office [...]

The Glen Canal View Business Park in the town of Glen should have its first and only tenant up and running by the end of the summer. Morat Industries, a [...]

BiznessOnline.com's acquisitive strategy has caused some growing pains. The Wall, N.J.-based holding company for Internet service providers and telecommunications companies posted a loss of $3.3 million for the first quarter [...]

Incubators seem to be popping up all over the Capital Region, and by all accounts there is a need for more. The Albany-Schenectady-Troy area could theoretically support 30 to 40 [...]

E-Comm2 Technical Education Center, better known as ETEC, a training center in downtown Albany for information technology workers, will train Compaq Computer Corp. employees under the terms of an agreement [...]

Peace, love and brown ricers meet capitalism head-on at Albany food co-operative Two philosophies have been butting heads at the Honest Weight Food Co-operative in Albany since it opened almost [...]

A fight over a tax assessment might force a cogeneration company to close its plant, leaving its dedicated customer in the lurch. Cayuga Energy of Binghamton, which owns a cogeneration [...]

Companies in Saratoga County might get the chance to lower Internet connection costs by banding together in a buying group. The Saratoga Chamber of Commerce, the Saratoga Economic Development Corp. [...]

Rensselaer officials are confident the state will support an unusual effort to entice a manufacturer to the city. Lynn Ganance, Rensselaer's mayor, has put in a request to 'borrow' some [...]

A sludge recycler has filed suit against Encore Paper' Co., charging the South Glens Falls paper recycler with breach of contract. Earth Alliance of Saratoga Ltd., which filed the suit [...]

A joint program between the state University at Albany and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy has received $10 million worth of equipment from IBM. The universities are partnering as part [...]

A local manufacturer wrongfully is using trade secrets obtained when it hired a competitor's employee, said a lawsuit filed against the company. Taconic, formerly Taconic Plastics Ltd. of Petersburgh, Rensselaer [...]

1DataWay Inc. has secured $1.5 million in equity financing in its first round of investment for its first product, 1Call4All.com. The Web site offers home services to residents and to [...]

Entrepreneur ties up loose financial ends with move back to roots Returning to his roots has been a profitable venture for Chris Garabedian. Garabedian operates Christopher's Specialty Ltd., a tailoring [...]

The state Public Service Commission will hold a public forum to discuss a power plant proposal in the town of Glenville. The PSC plans to talk about the power plant [...]

A new Web site in the Capital Region is the first in a national company's efforts to promote regional entrepreneurial growth. TechValleyElevator.com, the pilot site for TheElevator.com, a New York [...]

A meeting to discuss retaining and expanding the Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. plants in Montgomery County had tentative but positive results, officials say. The baby food manufacturer, with plants in Canajoharie [...]

In the face of uncertainty and change, the Watervliet Arsenal is unveiling its hidden jewel. For more than 30 years, Benet Laboratories has provided the U.S. Army with high-tech research [...]

The Capital Region Semiconductor Task Force is undergoing an evolution two years after its formation, and after a harsh lesson learned last year. The administration of the task force, a [...]

MusicWeb of Albany, an online seller of tapes and compact discs, has won the rights to a domain name through a conflict-management program established for Internet-related disputes. The company, which [...]

Two years after Ferry-Capitain SARL, part of French manufacturing giant Groupe Lang Ferry, set up a joint-venture sales office in Albany, the company is looking to move into a smaller [...]

Software developer finds niche market among auto dealers Sometimes the market for new products comes to you. That's what happened to Auto/Mate Inc., a Halfmoon-based software developer for automobile dealers [...]

The Capital Region's seventh-largest certified public accounting firm has formed a new software consulting company. Dorfman-Robbie Certified Public Accountants P.C. in Colonie, No. 7 in a 1999 Business Review list [...]

A building that housed the now-bankrupt AMG Industries Co. in Queensbury will see new life. The town planning board approved a proposal by packaging manufacturer Pactiv Corp. (NYSE: PTV) to [...]

The Port of Albany will need a $20 million face lift if it is to implement the strategies laid out in its 2000 master plan. The Albany Port District Commission [...]

A local software firm will be the base for an Israeli company to expand its presence in the United States. LearnLinc Corp., a developer of distance-learning software in Rensselaer Technology [...]