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The managerial ability of executive director Alan Chartock of WAMC public radio station, to raise donations for Hurricane Katrina victims, is discussed.

The company profile of Schenectady International Inc is presented.

The details of a bill approval proposed to New York State legislature, for opening the Tech Valley High School for the first 50 ninth grade students in the fall of 2006, are discussed. The approval is also vital for the school to seek the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation's grant.

The economic development in Saratoga Springs has increased the value of taxable property in the region while other counties of New York continue to languish behind the glamorous facade of the Capital Region. Saratoga has emerged from the shadows of the capital region to establish an identity of its own.

The adverse impact of the expansion being undertaken by Albany International Airport's runway on the businesses located at the Airport's periphery are discussed. These businesses will be forced to relocate as per the Federal Aviation Administration's safety rules, which stipulate that buffer zones be left around the airports.

ALBANY -- The State University of New York board approved a budget Tuesday calling for its 64 campuses to spend $1.7 billion in the next year, and projecting that enrollment [...]

The plans of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to develop a 7,500-seat football stadium called East Campus Athletic Village are discussed.

The decision of Eliot Spitzer to encourage minorities and women in businesses by giving them contracts is discussed.

The impact of the introduction of various health bills by the United States government to facilitate public health management, on insurance companies and employers providing health insurance to workers, is discussed.

The poor employment growth rate in Albany and better job opportunities in the private sector are discussed.

The increase in hourly minimum wage by 35 percent in New York, making 2007 the third consecutive year of such hike, is discussed.

Officials of University at Albany stated that internationalization of the university, an initiative started by the university president Kermit Hall, will definitely continue, despite Hall's passing.

Details of Sackatoga Stable syndicate, formed by Jack Knowlton and Ed Mitzen, to attract investors for thoroughbreds, are presented.

Nassau County candidate Thomas Suozzi's campaign for governor of New York State, against opponent Eliot Spitzer, is discussed.

Hudson Valley Community College will be introducing new insurance and risk management program by next academic year. This new program is aimed to groom students in lucrative insurance industry.

Albany Times Union newspaper has signed a contract for rights to publish its name on county's arena, as part of its marketing strategy to expand its brand, for 350,000 dollars a year, for 10 years.

The details on Governor George Pataki's 2006-07 state budget are presented.

The introduction of junior officer leadership program, by Susan Kratchy of General Electric Co., to train officers as intense as of military officers is discussed.

The funds are received by the Colleges at Albany from most successful business people to broaden their revenue streams. The relevant details regarding the largest ever gifts received by Capital Region colleges are discussed.

The board of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center has selected Barker's company, Impressions of Saratoga, to start producing the top sellers of any kind of logoed merchandise T-shirts, sweatshirts and caps and to get the arts center back in the merchandising business.

According to an annual survey by the Association of University technology Managers, the Research Foundation of the State University of New York generated $13.4 million in licensing income on research inventions in 2004.

At conferences on technology and Tech Valley region, which took place across Albany region, experts from different fields including technology, called for the importance of educating children on the commercial purposes of technology, which according them cannot be merely learnt by mastering latest versions of video games. They have cited examples of India and China where children are taught the physics and mathematics involved building more efficient devices.

The details of the $2.9 transportation bond act, which has come into vogue in November, due to voters' approval, for bringing back business on the Barge Canal freight highway, that handles containers, is presented.

The involvement of business persons in Colonie town, to get the town board reduce a tax hike, are discussed.

The various activities state Senate, John Bruno has carried out in his political life, and the apprehensions surrounding his replacement, as he reaches his 80th year, are discussed.

The planning of Sweden based steel making company SSAB Swedish Steel Inc., to shift at least 50,000 tons of steel to the Port of Albany between mid-December and March 2006 is discussed.