ALBANY - Leaders and partners from the Center for Economic Growth’s (CEG) NY Loves Nanotech (www.nylovesnano.com) and NY Loves Clean Tech (www.nylovescleantech.com) initiatives are heading west this week to promote the range of benefits of doing high-technology business in the Capital Region and Tech Valley.

Through Thursday, CEG is exhibiting under its NY Loves Nanotech Campaign at
SEMICON West; and the NY Loves Clean Tech Campaign at Intersolar North America.  This is an opportunity for regional business and industry leaders to promote their semiconductor and clean energy successes and opportunities at two leading global trade events. While NY Loves Nanotech is regional, the NY Loves Clean Tech campaign is a statewide effort with partners Buffalo Niagara Enterprise, Greater Rochester Enterprise, Centerstate CEO, Mohawk Valley EDGE, National Grid and NYSERDA.

Through continued collaborative efforts, our region is now witnessing its most exhilarating period of growth. To date we have seen over $15 billion in investment by industry, government, academia and the arts, including recent re-investment by industry giants GE, IBM, and GLOBALFOUNDRIES as well as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering at the University at Albany.  

"The significance of the recent investments in the Capital Region (headlined by GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 8) makes our investment in such strategic industry events more important than ever. The fact that CEG has been leading the state's marketing efforts at SEMICON West for more than 12 years puts us in a very strategic position to hold conversations with suppliers and other industry executives about opportunities in New York,” said Brian Hannafin, Senior Vice President, Business Development and Marketing at CEG.

SEMICON West, organized annually by SEMI, includes more than 1,000 supplier and vendor exhibits representing over 40 countries. The show, which also features informational and networking opportunities, attracts well over 20,000 attendees from across the globe.  The show will focus on the key trends and technologies driving the future of the microelectronic, photovoltaic, semiconductor, and renewable and emerging markets. 

Today, NY Loves Nanotech will host its 11th Annual Dessert Reception, voted the #1 networking event of the week by the Chip Insider. This exclusive event is sponsored by National Grid, CEG, CH2M HILL, Marcy NanoCenter, PrecisionFlow Technologies, Airgas, Arsenal Business and Technology Partnership, CVD Equipment Corporation, EDC, Warren County, Evergreen Engineering, Luther Forest Technology Corporation, M+W Group, Mainfreight Inc., NYSERDA, Rensselaer Economic Development and Planning and Saratoga Economic Development Corporation.

“Collaborating with our regional and statewide partners is essential in building an innovation ecosystem. We understand that these efforts are vital if Upstate New York is going to realize its full potential in the rapidly expanding knowledge economy. Promoting our region’s strength and assets in research and development, workforce and quality of life continues to be a top priority,” concluded F. Michael Tucker, President and CEO of the CEG.

The Center for Economic Growth (CEG) is a regional economic and business development organization dedicated to attracting high-tech talent and companies and to providing innovative services to bolster local businesses in New York state's Capital Region and Tech Valley. CEG receives significant financial support from the NYS Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), New York’s high technology economic development agency, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). CEG serves as NYSTAR’s designated Regional Technology Development Center for Tech Valley, one of nearly 350 MEP locations across the country assisting local manufacturing and technology companies with generating new sales, creating stronger operational infrastructure and overcoming barriers to growth. CEG is based in Albany, N.Y. Visit www.ceg.org for more information.