Interesting Facts
I ran across these items while researching something else. Since they sounded like some of the recent posts I thought I would share them. They are from the Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce Web Site:
Business
Forbes ranked Albany as the 34th best city in the nation - and tops in New York state - for business and careers.
Inc. Magazine listed Albany-Schenectady-Troy as the 25th best place in the country for doing business.
Entrepenuer Magazine named Albany-Schenectady-Troy as the 4th best midsize city in the East for entrepeneurs.
Expansion Management Magazine ranked Albany-Schenectady-Troy 15th out of 331 cities for "High-Value" labor and named it a "Five-Star Knowledge Worker Metro" - its highest ranking.
Expanison Management Magazine also listed Albany-Schenectady-Troy a "Five-Star Logistics Community" - its highest ranking - as one of the most logistics friendly metros in the United States.
Education
Forbes ranked the Albany-Schenectady-Troy as the third "Best Place with the Best Education" in the nation. The ranking is based on factors such as local school funding, the mix of private and public schools, and student-to-teacher ratio.
Newsweek placed three Albany-area schools - Bouton (Voorheesville), Bethlehem Central and Shaker (Latham) - in its rankings of the top 1,000 U.S. schools.
Business Development Outlook Magazine named Albany as the ninth most-educated city in the country.
Albany County has 13 public school systems with an average pupil-to-teacher ratio of 14:1. The average percentage of students continuing on to college is estimated at 80.4%. The county also boasts a number of fine private schools that provide education at the K-12 levels.
**All statistics provided by the Capital District Regional Planning Commission unless otherwise noted.**
Business
Forbes ranked Albany as the 34th best city in the nation - and tops in New York state - for business and careers.
Inc. Magazine listed Albany-Schenectady-Troy as the 25th best place in the country for doing business.
Entrepenuer Magazine named Albany-Schenectady-Troy as the 4th best midsize city in the East for entrepeneurs.
Expansion Management Magazine ranked Albany-Schenectady-Troy 15th out of 331 cities for "High-Value" labor and named it a "Five-Star Knowledge Worker Metro" - its highest ranking.
Expanison Management Magazine also listed Albany-Schenectady-Troy a "Five-Star Logistics Community" - its highest ranking - as one of the most logistics friendly metros in the United States.
Education
Forbes ranked the Albany-Schenectady-Troy as the third "Best Place with the Best Education" in the nation. The ranking is based on factors such as local school funding, the mix of private and public schools, and student-to-teacher ratio.
Newsweek placed three Albany-area schools - Bouton (Voorheesville), Bethlehem Central and Shaker (Latham) - in its rankings of the top 1,000 U.S. schools.
Business Development Outlook Magazine named Albany as the ninth most-educated city in the country.
Albany County has 13 public school systems with an average pupil-to-teacher ratio of 14:1. The average percentage of students continuing on to college is estimated at 80.4%. The county also boasts a number of fine private schools that provide education at the K-12 levels.
**All statistics provided by the Capital District Regional Planning Commission unless otherwise noted.**
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