Governor Kathy Hochul announced changes to the NYS COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program that increases the pool of...

Press release available here. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that COVID-19 restrictions are lifted immediately as 70 percent of...

The announcement press release is available here at governor.ny.gov. Announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo, the small business recovery...

Additional details on the State's New York Forward reopening guidance updates will be available here. Read the full announcement press...

Governor Andrew Cuomo released the following statement regarding the updated CDC recommendations on mask wearing and social distancing...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont today announced easing of COVID-19 pandemic...

The City of Albany is kicking-off another season of the highly-anticipated Extended Patio & Outdoor Café program designed to assist local...

In response to President Biden’s signing of the American Rescue Plan and the continued expansion of COVID vaccine availability, Mayor...

Reported in the Washington Business Journal and Albany Business Review, The $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, passed Wednesday by the...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that restaurants outside of New York City, which have been operating at 50 percent capacity, can...

The SBA has released updated guidance for the new PPP Loan Calculations for Sole Proprietors, Independent Contractors and Self-Employed...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that beginning April 2, event, arts and entertainment venues can reopen at 33 percent capacity, up to...

On Monday, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced the following regarding the Paycheck Protection Program. The announcement's...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that as New York's hospitalization and COVID-19 infection rates continue to decline, New York is...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that given the continued decline in hospitalization and infection rates throughout New York,...

The Michele L. Vennard Hospitality Grant Program of the Albany County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Fund is a fund of the Community...

As small businesses have experienced major economic impacts related to COVID-19, state-mandated restrictions, and winter weather, the...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, announced today that the Paycheck Protection...

The initial round of grants through this program will be up to $5,000, restaurants can apply to the “R​aising the Bar Restaurant Recovery...

The program will be administered by the Advanced Albany County Alliance LDC through a partnership with the Community Loan Fund, which...