Category Archives for Press Release

April 26, 2018 (Schenectady County, NY) Members of the Schenectady County Legislature joined today with local municipal leaders and GE to announce the largest and most ambitious municipal solar project in New York State. “Today, I am extremely proud to announce that Schenectady County and the Schenectady County Solar Energy Consortium will be partnering with […]

Schenectady, N.Y., April 24, 2018 – The Galesi Group today announced that Upstate Kayak Rentals will offer hourly kayak rentals at Mohawk Harbor, Schenectady’s sixty-acre, $500 million waterfront development. The new kayak launch will operate starting on Memorial Day weekend and running through the fall. Kayak rentals will be available next to the 55 boat […]

16-unit building dates to 1877; conversion cost $3 million, took 12 months April 23, 2018 BY JOHN CROPLEY, The Daily Gazette SCHENECTADY — The new apartments in one of the city’s oldest buildings are nearly all rented out. The developer of the old Nott Street School at Nott Street and Seward Place said that, as […]

Company to Create Nearly 50 Jobs in Glenville Will Source Milk from New York Dairy Farms, Supporting the State’s Agricultural Industry April 19, 2018 – Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that BelGioioso Cheese, one of the nation’s largest specialty cheese producers, plans to build a new 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Glenville, Schenectady […]

Albany, Schenectady, Cohoes and Watervliet All Receive Major Upgrades to Senior Housing New York, April 17, 2018 – K & R Preservation, an affordable housing development and preservation firm based in New York City, announced today the completion of its $23 million rehabilitation of four senior living apartment complexes in New York State’s Capital Region. The Capital […]

Former YMCA will be used for new College programs April 17, 2018 SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — The Board of Trustees at SUNY Schenectady County Community College (SUNY SCCC) passed a resolution last evening to sublease space at 13 State Street from the Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority to house new academic programs. SUNY SCCC will sign a five-year […]

Decrepit landmark to be demolished, contaminated site to be auctioned, pedestrian tunnel to reopen April 14, 2018 BY JOHN CROPLEY, The Daily Gazette SCHENECTADY — One major eyesore on Erie Boulevard is coming down, and judgment day is approaching for another. Plans were announced last week to demolish the long-vacant and crumbling building that previously […]

BY MICHAEL DEMASI, Albany Business Review SCHENECTADY – Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Blake, Realtors is opening an office in downtown Schenectady, New York — marking a return for the brokerage service after a 30-year absence. The small office will open within the next couple weeks on State Street next to Proctors and Aperitivo Bistro. “We just […]

April 11, 2018 Schenectady, N.Y. – The Galesi Group today announced that Shady Harbor Marina will provide full-service marina management services at Mohawk Harbor, Schenectady’s sixty-acre, $500 million waterfront development. The new marina at Mohawk Harbor features 55 dock slips now available for rental. Both daily and seasonal rentals offer water and electric service. Located on the Mohawk […]

Waltham, MA. April 9, 2018—Global Partners, LP, a Waltham, Mass company, has announced plans to develop a convenient market and fueling station on Erie Boulevard in Schenectady, NY.  Global plans to invest several million dollars to develop the location, part of its Alltown family of markets, at 1410 Erie Boulevard. The market will provide a place […]