economy

Something is happening at the Madison Theater in Albany. While the theater is currently closed, and Albany’s very own ‘blast-from-the-past’, it seems like some changes may be happening at the theater.  According to a recent post by the Times Union, the door was seen propped open...

Student loan debt has reached an all-time high, only second to mortgages. No wonder no-one I know around my age can buy a house.  But it's no surprise.  As a part of the generation that was told "college, college, college", we took out the loans, we did what we were told...

There are plans to invest millions into a hemp processing plant, and it would happen not far from the Capital Region. According to News Channel 13, Sheldon Roberts who is a graduate of UAlbany, is responsible for the plans.  He is hoping to open a hemp processing plant, according to the report, in Canajoharie...

Even more changes are happening to Governor Cuomo's proposal for the mandatory replacement of license plates. It's been all over media recently that Governor Cuomo proposed the mandatory replacement of license plates that are over ten years old...

Another one bites the dust....maybe. GameStop announced that 180 to 200 stores that are not performing up to par will be closing.  Now, in the Capital Region, we’ve got a few locations.  From Colonie Center to Troy to Rensselaer, there are a number of spots for the well-known gaming store here...

Another one bites the dust! Yet another clothing store is shutting down, impacting the Capital Region. While it seems like the trend of store-closings is less than last year (that's my impression, I don't know the statistics), it still hasn't stopped...

Gas prices in the Capital Region are surging and you can thank all the traders on the world market for that.

Really as a whole the entire Capital Region is made up of nothing but small towns, or small cities I should say. But one is in the top 10 across the country.

It was once the state whose name we dare not speak but thanks to Harry Potter it looks like Florida’s economy is booming.  Yahoo reports on the tourism increase in the state of Florida and how it has to do with the Harry potter franchise...

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Gas prices have taken a wild ride this year — first we were told to expect record-breaking fuel costs, and then analysts backed down from that prediction. Since then, prices have see-sawed back and forth, and now experts expect them to drop again.

Yesterday was not a happy day at Yahoo in Silicon Valley. The first of 2,000 employees were let go with an apologetic letter from CEO Scott Thompson. This is all part of a restructuring of the company to change course and go in a new direction.