New Capital Grant Program Will Award Funds to Projects Located in Pro-Housing Certified Communities  •  New Program to Support Small Manufacturers Throughout the State • New Capital Grant Program Will Award Funds to Projects Located in Pro-Housing Certified Communities  •  New Program to Support Small Manufacturers Throughout the State • Main Street Capital Program 

Infrastructure is at the center of core issues

train tracks running throug ha rural landscape at dusk

After suffering decades of deterioration, the nation’s infrastructure is getting some long-overdue attention — in the form of financial investment. With the year-end bipartisan commitment of more than $1 trillion […]

Placemaking is place-based policy

A sunset view of Glen St in Glens Falls. You can see a few rooftops, including the Wood Theater sign.

Placemaking isn’t a phrase heard in the halls of local governments. But the concept is at the heart of much of the progress we have made over the past several years. […]

Branding an Authentic City

Rainbow over Downtown Glens Falls

David A. Banks released a research article called “The attention economy of authentic cities: How cities behave like influencers,” in December 2020, using the Glens Falls and the Downtown Revitalization […]