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The Partnership’s own Doreen Dean has been selected to participate in Leadership Tech Valley’s Class of 2013.  The 10-month program is a shared initiative of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Schenectady County which focuses on bringing together individuals from diverse fields and backgrounds to learn more about themselves as leaders and how to best serve their organizations and community.

Starting this fall, Doreen will attend sessions highlighting economic development, community service, diversity, media, education, politics, health care, and many other topics. The program is dynamic, interactive and provides skill development and community immersion experiences that enable participants to grow personally and professionally as they explore issues and opportunities in the Capital Region.

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Check out this link to read about the program and the rest of the class.

Congratulations Doreen!

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Hey everyone,

My name is John Hartunian and I’m an intern this summer in the Partnership office. What does that mean, exactly? Well, fortunately for me, interning with the Partnership allows me to do so much more than answering phones and filing paperwork. I’m meeting people from all parts of the Upstate NY business community, developing a network of associates, and most importantly, helping to build something that will matter to real people: namely, our charity golf tournament.

Intern John Hartunian

On my first day at work my boss, Peter Gannon, told the office he wanted to host a charity golf tournament. So we got to work. We selected a venue, date, caterer, etc… We debated details here and there, but the choice for our charity beneficiary was unanimous. We chose the Wounded Warrior Project for one purpose; military servicemen and women deserve our support. We have an opportunity to make a difference for them, and in our view, the WWP is the best way to make that happen.

The outing will be held on Monday, September 24th, 2012, at the Town of Colonie Golf Course. It’ll feature competitions, prizes, and both breakfast and BBQ lunch prepared by Beff’s Restaurant.

If you’re interested in putting together a group to golf with us, you can follow this link to our webpage and register. Cost is $150 per golfer and includes greens fees, cart, and lunch. If you’re not a golfer, don’t sweat it. Join us for lunch in the afternoon for just $50, and be a part of our efforts to give back.

I want to say a special thank you to our sponsors: tournament co-sponsors M&W US, Siemens Industry Inc, and Stark&Basila, as well as Clough Harbour, Lake Associates, MCD Mechanical, MFCS LLC Management Group, Michael McNulty, The Murphy Foundation, and Stephen T. Dean PE, PC, without whom we would never have made is as far as we have. If you want to join them in helping us out, click here to view our sponsorship opportunities. You can then print and mail your response to 44 Dalliba Avenue, Watervliet, NY 12189.

If you have any questions, I’d be thrilled to hear from you. Give me a call or shoot me an email at 518-326-5522 or jhartunian@arsenalpartnership.com.

Thanks for all your help and support; hope I see you out on the course in September.

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Hartchrom provides chrome plating, surface finishing and coating services.

Arsenal Business & Technology Partnership tenant Hartchrom Inc. was recently the feature story in the business section of the Times Union.

The article highlighted the company’s capabilities and their recent successes. Hartchrom has North America’s largest modern chrome plating operations, and they are a real success story here that the Arsenal Partnership helped to first develop in 2002.

Hartchrom invested over $3 million dollars at the Watervliet Arsenal. In addition to supporting the important military workload, Hartchrom has expanded its private sector work to include a wide variety of national and international projects.

We are proud of all our tenant companies and the success they are having, which ultimately has a lasting effect on the local community here in Watervliet.

For more information about this unique company, check out our video:

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Building 125 has been transformed to a global HQ for high-tech companies.

The Arsenal Business & Technology Partnership board and staff, tenants and stakeholders once again can be proud to call this place home. As the space here made available to us at the Arsenal is filled and GlobalFoundries gears up for 2013, the Partnership is proud to be properly positioned at the forefront of what’s happening here in Tech Valley.

Workers from Total Facility Solutions work in their clean room cutting piping for the GlobalFoundries construction project.

The Arsenal Business & Technology Partnership was recently one of five organizations highlighted in the The Business Review’s list of Business & Tech Parks in its April 20-26, 2012 edition. At a time when a national focus is being placed on our region and our work continues to be singled out because of the great collection of international companies we have attracted to the site.

In addition, this year in The Business Review’s annual Tech Pages, which features hundreds of tech companies, four of the Arsenal Business & Technology Partnership’s tenant companies were featured as key players to know in Tech Valley. Cleveland Polymer Technologies, Vistec Lithography, Total Facility Solutions and M+W Group were all recognized as key players. Total Facility Solutions was also recently named The Business Review’s Top Mechanical Contractor in the Capital Region.

The companies locating here are playing a critical role in the transforming of upstate New York’s economy, which is now getting national and international accolades. In addition to multiple visits to the region from President Obama, stories are frequently appearing in national and international news outlets. Just last week an article appeared in The Economist, and just last night I saw a promo on the CBS Evening News, about the rebirth of innovation happening here now.

We are proud of the tenant companies playing a role to make this transformation a reality and are excited at what opportunities lie ahead of us.

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NYS Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari - Courtesy of The Troy Record

“The 68-year-old lawyer says Tuesday he intends to take more time for himself and travel. He says his best accomplishment was bringing jobs to the Watervliet Arsenal.” – From The Wall Street Journal

The Arsenal Business & Technology Partnership would like to thank  NYS Assembly Majority leader Ron Canestrari and wish him the best as he “turns the page” on a lifetime of public service and as Majority Leader of the State Assembly. Ron was one of the creators and best ally of the Partnership and of Watervliet Arsenal. Ron saw the need for the Partnership, the potential for hundreds of new jobs, and he made it a reality.

Everyone at the Partnership, our board of directors, staff, and the businesses he helped build a new place for, wishes him the best, and hopes he’s willing to continue giving us his advice and support for many years to come.

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TFS employees are cutting piping for GlobalFoundries

Total Facility Solutions Inc., a company of the M+W Group, is the leading mechanical contracting company in the Capital Region.  Featured in the Albany Business Review’s “The List,” reporting a total sales volume over $100 million, TFS completed 140 projects in 2011 and over 250 are currently underway in the Capital Region including high-profile projects like GlobalFoundries, the College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering at SUNY, Regeneron and IBM.

The company relocated their headquarters, along with M+W U.S., Inc. late this year and a grand opening will follow in the coming months.  TFS currently employs 345 men and women in the Capital Region, employing over 700 people company-wide.  Together TFS and M+W US provide the broadest range of design/build services available.

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National leader in precision polymer castings will create and retain 30 nanotechnology jobs through collaboration with College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering and Arsenal Partnership

Watervliet, New York (November 30, 2011) – Officials from the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany, the Arsenal Business & Technology Partnership (Partnership), and the Watervliet Arsenal today announced that Cleveland Polymer Technologies has rejected overtures to move outside of New York and instead will establish its headquarters and expand its operations at the Watervliet Arsenal.

The company plans to create and retain 30 high-tech jobs in New York’s burgeoning nanotechnology industry, and utilize 30,000 square feet of space – triple the size of its existing facility in Elmira, NY – as part of a $15 million investment that includes fit-up and renovation of space at the Arsenal and the acquisition of state-of-the-art equipment.

The nation’s largest manufacturer of precision polymer concrete castings, CPT has outgrown its current facility and had been considering relocation to Ohio. Instead, the company chose to remain in New York because of the availability of suitable manufacturing space at the Arsenal, access to world-class research and a highly trained workforce through a partnership with the UAlbany NanoCollege, and the ability to collaborate with leading global high-tech companies at CNSE’s Albany NanoTech Complex and the Arsenal.

“The story of Cleveland Polymer’s relocation to the Watervliet Arsenal is yet another chapter in the growing success story in our region,” said New York State Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari. “Anchored by support from the University at Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, the Arsenal Partnership continues to actively attract high tech companies and the private sector investment and quality job opportunities they bring to the once endangered Watervliet Arsenal.”

Panos Angelopoulos, President of Cleveland Polymer Technologies, said, “This is an exciting day for Cleveland Polymer Technologies. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to remain in New York while taking a critical step forward in building our company’s future. With the support of Assembly Majority Leader Canestrari, access to existing technical resources and services at the Watervliet Arsenal, and the collaboration with the world-class research center at CNSE along with the leading high-tech companies present, we are poised to accelerate the development of CPT’s innovative technologies, expand our customer base, and add high-tech jobs to the economy.”

Dr. Alain E. Kaloyeros, Senior Vice President and CEO of CNSE, said, “The announcement that Cleveland Polymer Technologies will remain and grow in New York State is testimony to the success of New York’s innovative strategy to build a world-class nanotechnology ecosystem, as embodied by the leadership and advocacy of Assembly Majority Leader Canestrari, under the overarching vision, support and guidance of Governor Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Silver.  New York is winning the global competition to attract high-tech jobs, companies and investment by leveraging the unparalleled assets and resources of the UAlbany NanoCollege to give new vibrancy to urban areas, revitalize brownfields, invigorate landmark facilities and historical assets such as the Watervliet Arsenal, and create new opportunities to drive economic development and community renaissance.”

Peter Gannon, President of the Arsenal Business and Technology Partnership, said “Cleveland Polymer continues the trend of high tech companies relocating to Tech Valley, and at the Watervliet Arsenal site.  We are excited to see another large portion of space being renovated for use by a company that is sure to play a large role in Tech Valley.  With M+W, Vistec and now Cleveland Polymer as Arsenal residents, the draw of the Watervliet Arsenal will continue to rise.”

A 120,000-square-foot former machine shop built during World War I, Building 125 is also occupied by Vistec Lithography, a major customer of CPT technology. CPT first came to Watervliet during Vistec’s grand opening, when Vistec moved from Cambridge, England to the Arsenal. The other anchor in Building 125 is the M+W Group, U.S., which is currently finishing up construction on its new North American headquarters, which has been relocated from Dallas, Texas. Co-location with these industry leaders, as well as the research CPT will do in collaboration with the NanoCollege, will allow the company to better market its products and stimulate new business.

CPT’s precision polymer castings technology replaces traditional cast iron, aluminum, steel, granite and conventional cement concrete in a variety of machine tool bases used in nanoelectronics manufacturing. The result is cost-effective production of lighter, stronger products that reduce vibration and are energy efficient and environmentally safe, while prolonging the life of high-tech machine tools.

Already a supplier to high-tech equipment manufacturers serving the nanoelectronics, automotive, graphic arts and medical industries – such as Applied Materials, ASML, KLA-Tencor and Veeco, among others – CPT is now expanding into additional sectors, including transportation, energy, environmental treatment and architectural restoration.

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