Statewide Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.6% 28,500 Private Sector Jobs Added in January 2017 In January 2017, New York State’s private sector job count increased by 28,500, or 0.4%, to 8,035,600, a new record high, according to preliminary figures released today by the New York State Department of Labor. Since the end of the State’s
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The word “gig” comes from the creative and performance art industry wherein a date to perform is referred to as gig. Jazz musicians popularized the word in the 1920s for short term jobs and “regular gig” was a job they could could return to on a periodic basis. The gig economy is being talked about more and
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At a time of year when everyone has money going out of their pockets faster than Santa crisscrossing the globe on Christmas Eve, we want to take a minute to talk about how we’ve helped business here in Saratoga County save money in 2016. Let’s say a business is planning to invest $7 million dollars
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It’s all about turnout this week. More than 100 Saratoga County public officials and regional business leaders came out to our inaugural economic development summit yesterday, a sign that people want to be engaged and are hungry for information. If you couldn’t make it, we will recap the event, sharing key takeaways, photos, video clips
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Recently I was awarded the designation of Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). Hooray! Good for me, right? Good for anyone else? Let’s see what this means for everyone. Let me start by saying the CEcD designation is not easy to attain. It takes some work. Candidates for the CEcD must
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When you attend an event where the President of the United States is speaking, you usually just check it off as a neat life experience. Last week when I was attending 2016 SelectUSA Investment Summit, President Obama took the stage to discuss doing business in the United States to an audience of potential global investors. Part way
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As many of you know, starting and launching a business – while exciting – can be difficult. It takes a clear roadmap and time to get to a place where momentum builds to a sustainable pace. Here at the Partnership, we’ve spent the past year planning, building organizational infrastructure, and collaborating. Today, our growth story
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I always like to say, “Why reinvent the wheel?” When the first (literal) wheel was invented, it probably wasn’t a two-ply rubber radial tire that runs flat in case of puncture made by Firestone. It was likely carved out of a rock. Yet, over the centuries it kept getting better and better. Better materials, stronger
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When I’m on a plane or meet someone new the question often comes up: “What do you do for a living?” Everyone seems to know what economic development is but no one knows what an economic developer actually does. Economic development is a process and an outcome. As economic development professionals, we take many steps
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This year, Economic Development Week is May 8 – 14. Mark your calendars and stay tuned to saratogaparntership.org for narratives from several community and national leaders that will help explain what we do here at the Partnership. We’ll also be releasing new data as it relates to Saratoga County. Have a specific question about what we
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