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Capital District The Capital District is a region in upstate New York that generally refers to the four counties surrounding Albany, the capital of the state: Albany County, Schenectady County, Rensselaer County, and Saratoga County. Often the other counties of the Albany-Schenectady-Amsterdam Combined Statistical Area and Greene County are included, especially for economic and demographic compilations and regional planning. The Capital District is notable for many historical and industrial events. The Battle of Saratoga and the Albany Plan of Union are two historical events from before American independence which are now considered of national and sometimes also of international importance. Many multinational corporations were founded in the Capital District including New York Central Railroad, American Express, General Electric, American Locomotive Company, and International Paper. The Capital District was first settled by the Dutch in the early 1600s and came under British control in 1664. Albany has been the permanent capital of the state of New York since 1797. Selected article At first the name Tech Valley was derided as over-enthusiastic self-boosterism, even if the area was already home to science and engineering schools like Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Union College; incubators like the Rensselaer Technology Park; or world-class research and development sites like the Benét Laboratories, GE Global Research, and Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory. But SEMATECH's decision in 2002 to put its new plant at the University at Albany began Tech Valley's rise in the public's perception. In the 2000s, the area saw notable growth in the high-tech sector, including the addition of SUNY Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, the opening of the Luther Forest Technology Campus, and most recently, the decision by GlobalFoundries to open a chip manufacturing plant near Saratoga Springs. In an effort to empower the upcoming generation, local leaders and educators saw it fit to open, in 2007, Tech Valley High School, an innovative project-based learning public high school populated by students from across the two BOCES surrounding Albany. Somewhat humorously, in 2004, when Bill Gates was asked by a Times Union reporter what he thought about Tech Valley, Gates responded that he had no idea where it was; two years later, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation would donate $400,000 to fund the new high school. Additionally, Hudson Valley Community College will be opening a semiconductor and alternative energy education center in time for the fall 2010 semester, a move that may have been a deciding factor for President Barack Obama to host a speech about higher education, and specifically community colleges, on HVCC's campus in September 2009. Selected picture WikiProjects WikiProjects are organized groups of editors working towards improving articles on a particular topic. Things you can doThere are lots of things to do! Consider helping out in one of the following areas:
Selected biography Previously, she was elected twice to the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 20th congressional district from January 3, 2007, to January 26, 2009. She was the first woman to serve as a representative of the district and the first Democrat to represent the district since Edward W. Pattison left office in 1979. As a member of the House, Gillibrand was considered to be a centrist Democrat, appealing to some Republican and conservative Democratic voters in Upstate New York. Gillibrand has a B.A. from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from UCLA School of Law. She lives with her husband and two sons in Hudson. Related PortalsCategories
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