Robin Cooper

Reporter at The Albany Business Review in Albany, NY. Fan of the Yankees and Bills. Re-tweets are not endorsements.

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Higher education's existential crisis, brought on by years of demographic changes as well as the crushing weight of the coronavirus pandemic, is forcing schools to rapidly adopt strategies that were long discussed but rarely implemented.​ https://t.co/hDVprBQuCu

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With large patio areas, fans and overhead glass doors, managing partner John Boyle is confident the restaurant could safely accommodate close to 200 guests while adhering to social distancing regulations to protect customers and staff during the pandemic. https://t.co/tjS9qCxu7S

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The owner of Peck's Arcade is renovating space above the restaurant to build out new "contactless" dining rooms. #coronavirus #food #Troy https://t.co/b0ZkFjNKFN

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"On the positive side, I don't think I will ever see it get this bad again in my lifetime with so many things going so wrong at the same time," said Dominic Wade, who owns multiple businesses in the Amsterdam area. https://t.co/ogihyqDvDu

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The acquisition brings a "very specialized piece of the puzzle" in-house for Fingerpaint. It also adds 60 employees and could boost revenue by $15 million. https://t.co/AUjYoqXrsw

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"It's one of the few advanced manufacturers we have," says Rene VanSchaack of the Greene County IDA. "The pay scale and employee benefits package is good. Everybody seems to like working for them." https://t.co/BnJrOmx6bW

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Investors have funneled $65 million into the 1.5-mile stretch since 2014, and more projects are in the pipeline. https://t.co/hQ5hGSiZVU

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PVA founder Tony Hynes also plans to construct a 5,000-square-foot building in Colonie next year so he can lease space for an Albany digital marketing startup. https://t.co/jP1CjHdytv

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The convenience store chain bought the former Smith's Tavern for $750,000. The company says that investment is now "completely unusable and almost entirely valueless" after the village rezoned the 1.5-acre property. https://t.co/tGieaMwaiR

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The Albany Business Review's Achievers awards, dating back to 1983, have become one of the most prestigious events on the business community's calendar. https://t.co/MlFn4McMwt

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Debra Pollard started at Fenimore Asset Management in 1992 when it had just 10 employees. Today, Fenimore has almost 40 employees with $2.85 billion in assets under management and 830 local accounts. https://t.co/DN5twN1wHM

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NEWS ALERT — SI Group will sell 81-acre Niskayuna campus https://t.co/d5P175HYWT

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Siena president Ed Coughlin dies at 71 https://t.co/qbteIpbXsA

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Stewart's Shops has been searching for a buyer since Olde Saratoga abruptly stopped brewing and went out of business in January 2018. https://t.co/p3OGZAmPqY

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State approves $10 million grant for former convention center site in downtown Albany https://t.co/n5CYxpVPDM

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It weighs nearly a million pounds. And it just got shipped out of the Port of Albany. Why that matters to the region: https://t.co/NjaqcmvHJw

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This is a MUST-READ article from @AlbBizLiz. Sky-high taxes, labor costs and mandates are putting restaurants across NY on the edge of closure https://t.co/U2fHhowTNP

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Plug Power introduces new hydrogen fuel cell engine that is more powerful and lasts longer https://t.co/DK8QCH92VT

[Chelsea Diana @AlbBizChelsea]

Important story from @AlbBizCooper: Visa changes forcing landscaping companies to turn down millions of dollars of work. https://t.co/NCCwUVbA7B

[Melissa Mangini @AlbBizMelissa]

A great read from @AlbBizCooper about the shortage of H-2B visas and what it means for the upcoming Saratoga racing season. https://t.co/PiQ8d9pJ8j