Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a no-tax initiative to assist upstate SUNY campuses and communities in attracting start-ups, venture capital and investments. ...

With arts, entrepreneurs and waterfront parkland, Peekskill reinvents itself as a postindustrial river city ...

The Westchester-Putnam-Rockland region saw an increase in private sector jobs ...

“Stand Up for Women Veterans of the United States Armed Forces,” a daylong event featuring a job fair, legal services, speakers and health screenings, will be held June 7 at Westchester Community College in Valhalla ...

Connecticut Innovations announced this week that it has selected Orthozon Technologies L.L.C., a Stamford-based medical device company, to receive funding in its latest round of pre-seed funding for startups focused on innovations in bioscience and medical devices. ...

In June Connecticut homeowners should be able to apply for the first round of federal Hurricane Sandy relief grants to repair storm damage and “storm-proof” their homes ...

Developers and city officials yesterday marked the start of improvements to the roadways along Bridgeport's Steel Point peninsula, the site of a planned 2.8 million-square-foot mixed use development. ...

On May 3, FuelCell Energy Inc., Dominion Resources Inc. and numerous public officials participated in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the largest fuel cell power project in North America and the second largest in the world. ...

NewOak Credit Services L.L.C. will lease 10,000 square feet in the Matrix Corporate Center and expects to create 50 new jobs within its first year. ...

A digital map of Connecticut startups and service providers is now available online. ...

The Hackerspace is among the centerpieces of a citywide effort to attract more businesses and patrons to downtown Danbury. ...

A new report says Gov. Dannel P. Malloy should be commended for his efforts to address the state’s fiscal outlook and economic development policies, but that his work hasn’t gone far enough ...

Buck Harris said nominating Chris Runyan for the Connecticut SBA’s small business owner of the year award was an easy choice ...

The Yonkers Industrial Development Agency on Wednesday tentatively approved tax exemptions for a Yonkers developer’s $72 million, 270,000-square-foot mixed-use project on a dilapidated commercial block at Yonkers Avenue and Bronx River Road.  Cottage International Development Group plans to build Kimball Residences, a 14-story tower with 220 market-rate rental apartments. The project is centered at the site ...

The Bridgeport Sound Tigers is just one part of the resurgence at Bridgeport’s Webster Bank Arena being touted by city officials and tourism industry advocates. ...