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For Immediate Release: Contact:    Joe McQueen (518) 388-4772 October 6, 2014   Schenectady County Buys Property to Move Family Literacy Center and Library Branch Plan Forward (Schenectady, NY) Gary Hughes, Schenectady County Legislature Majority Leader and former Chair of the Committee on Libraries and Education, today announced that Schenectady County has closed on the property […]

For immediate release:   Foodie event brings wing lovers to downtown Schenectady  New restaurants to join Wing Walk this year SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—Thursday, October 2 marks the 3rd Annual Wing Walk presented by Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp. and Schenectady County Visitors Agency (SCVA). From 5-8 p.m. wing lovers will try samplings from sixteen downtown Schenectady restaurants […]

For Immediate Release: Contact:    Joe McQueen (518) 388-4772 September 24, 2014                                                                                         […]

SCHENECTADY, NY—SEPTEMBER 15, 2014—Early this evening, Proctors CEO Philip Morris was joined by Mayor Gary R. McCarthy and Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority Chairman Ray Gillen for the inaugural lighting of the renovated Proctors marquee. The culmination of a multi-phase, $250,000 project, the “new” marquee—refurbished by Olson Signs & Graphics of Scotia, NY and upgraded by […]

Contact: Ray Gillen, Metroplex (518) 377-1109 (518) 461-7137 (cell) Metroplex Approves CTDI Funding Company Leases More Space at Glenville Business and Technology Park Schenectady, N.Y., September 10, 2014 — The Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority today approved a $175,000 grant for CTDI in Glenville, NY.  Metroplex also announced plans by the company to lease an […]

Contact: Charles Wiff (518) 326-6400 (607) 743-8314 New Courtyard by Marriott to be built at Mohawk Harbor Hotel will Launch $150 million Riverfront Project in Schenectady Schenectady, N.Y. — The Galesi Group, BBL Hospitality, and Rockgate Hospitality Group announced today plans to build and operate a new $15 million, 124-room Courtyard by Marriott Hotel at […]

SCHENECTADY PARKING ALERT AUGUST 28, 2014                                   Parking Lot to Reopen Tuesday, September 2  The Franklin-Liberty lot, which has been in reconstruction over the summer, will reopen on Tuesday, September 2. Parkers will enjoy the new landscaped, well-lit pedestrian […]

  For Immediate Release: Contact:    Joe McQueen (518) 388-4772 August 29, 2014   NYS Approves Schenectady County Agricultural District (Schenectady County, NY)  Schenectady County officials today thanked Commissioner Richard Ball from the New York State Department of Department of Agriculture and Markets for agreeing to continue the Schenectady County Agricultural District for another eight years. […]

_________________ NEWS RELEASE                           For Immediate Release _________________   Contact: Ray Gillen, Metroplex (518) 377-1109 (518) 461-7137 (cell)   Metroplex Board Approves Facade Project at 140 Erie Boulevard Robinson Block Sale Process Begins, Proctors Grant Work Approved Final Approval for Foster Building, Former […]

NEWS RELEASE                                  For Immediate Release _________________   Contact: Ray Gillen, Metroplex (518) 377-1109 (518) 461-7137 (cell) Metroplex Board Completes Review for Mohawk Harbor Project Schenectady, N.Y., August 13, 2014 — The Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority today completed its […]