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Kick Off 2026 with Top Business Opportunities in Albany
The Insider's Guide to The Greater Albany Business Community
Mike Marcellus
January 06, 2026
The Albany Networker
👋 Good afternoon, Albany! Welcome to The Albany Networker, the local newsletter serving 10,103 professionals in The Capital District business community.
In today’s issue:
👍 In Albany, a renovation to The Egg
👀 Albany rental scams: 20% of listings are fake, warns real estate expert
📈 Albany organizations looking for Production of High Quality Display Items, Professional Engineering Services, On-Demand Event Collateral Printing, Live Event Audio, Visual, and Staging Services, and more
❤️ A $5K grant awarded for building rehabilitation in Saratoga Springs
📅 Register for Albany networking events
👨💻 And more …
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🍇 GRAPEVINE
Albany Business Buzz
A snapshot of what’s happening in the Albany business community.
In Albany, a renovation to The Egg, a performing arts center originally designed by Harrison & Abramovitz, nears completion (Read)
Albany rental scams: 20% of listings are fake, warns real estate expert (Read)
New Albany Mayor Applyrs forms nightlife council, takes first questions (Read)
New York minimum wage increasing again starting Jan. 1, 2026 (Read)
New York pension fund valued at $291.4B at end of second quarter of state fiscal year (Read)
$3.3M scam rocks Warren County, sheriff to reveal latest (Read)
📈 PIPELINE
Sales & Marketing
Your source for sales leads, discounts, and promotions across Albany, NY
Production of High Quality Display Items needed in Albany (Link)
Empire State BidNet Purchasing Group needs Professional Engineering Services for Terminal Apron Rehabilitation Design (Link)
On-Demand Event Collateral Printing needed at NYS Office of General Services (Link)
New York State Office of General Services for Live Event Audio, Visual, and Staging Services (Link)
The Albany NY VA Medical Center looking for help to provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and supervision necessary to complete the Renovate for Cardiac Cath & IR project (Link)
❤️BOOSTS
Resources & Support
Find the tools, websites, and grants that power your growth in Albany
A $5K grant awarded for building rehabilitation in Saratoga Springs (More)
Voorheesville gets $200K for historic building renovation (More)
Local municipalities included in DEC's Climate Smart Communities grants (More)
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a second round of the County Infrastructure Grant Program, which will provide an additional $50 million to support small- and medium-sized county-led infrastructure projects (More)
Capitalize Albany Corporation & Local Economic Development Programs (More)
📅 EVENTS
Business & Networking
Where you go to learn, connect, and grow with Albany professionals.
🤝 1/27 New York's Business Blueprint at Renaissance Albany Hotel (Register)
🤝 1/28 Be In The Know - Meet Your Representatives & Business Leaders (Register)
🤝 2/11 Multi-Vertical Business Networking | Elevating Your Potential - Albany (Register)
🤝= In Person, 💻 = Virtual
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