Albany, NY -- The following information was released by the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce:
by: Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce
AMRI was selected as the inaugural winner of the Pfizer Route Design Innovation Award for its innovative ideas for process chemistry and large scale Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient production ... First Niagara Financial Group will expand into Connecticut and Massachusetts with its $1.5 billion acquisition of New Alliance Bancshares, which also make the combined bank one of the 25 largest in the country ... Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute placed 41st among the best national universities in the latest rankings from U.S. News and World Report.
According to the New York State Department of Labor, the Albany region added 1,300 private-sector jobs over the past year ending July 31 ... A poll conducted by the Siena Research Institute showed Democrat Andrew Cuomo maintaining significant leads over potential Republican challengers Rick Lazio and Carl Paladino in New York's gubernatorial race ... U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko visited X-Ray Optical Systems to tout several bills he supports including those that would help small businesses commercialize cutting edge research, provide manufacturers with new tax credits, boost incentives for clean energy jobs and force foreign countries to honor fair trade principles.
Kelli Hudson will join Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as assistant vice president and controller on Sept. 7 ... The E. Stewart Jones Law Firm added Jake Dumesnil as director of marketing and development ... Catherine Hedgeman, founder, president and CEO of The Stakeholders, Inc., has been appointed to the New York State Commission on National and Community Service.
Building on an enzyme found in nature, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a nanoscale coating for surgical equipment, hospital walls, and other surfaces which safely eradicates MRSA, the bacteria responsible for antibiotic resistant infections ... New York state employers responding to a Business Council of New York survey have once again identified employee health care as their top cost-of-doing-business concern ... SEFCU said it will acquire Home Funding Finders allowing it to expand its home loan product line ... RPI announced that men's hockey season tickets are available now ... Senior Whole Health has partnered with a number of facilities in the lower Hudson Valley to provide seniors with summer produce through local farmers' markets.
Sunmark Federal Credit Union has created HomeFlex, which is a flexible home loan aimed at providing a low-cost solution for consumers searching for ways to reduce the cost of borrowing ... Hudson River Community Credit Union announced the second quarter winners of its youth savings contest.
SEFCU will hold its 22nd Labor Day 5k Race on Monday, Sept. 6, with race proceeds benefiting Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region ... The Consulting Alliance will host a webinar, 'The Unspoken Truth About Client Relations,' on Wednesday, Sept. 8 ...The New York Capital Region Chapter of the American Marketing Association will host its next breakfast roundtable, 'Beyond Inception: Stop Dreaming Your Product and Start Marketing It,' with guest speakers Larry Sombke and David Moran on Thursday, Sept. 23.
