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Two tales of one city: Downtown Schenectady reviving, languishing | The Daily Gazette
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SCHENECTADY State Street in downtown Schenectady sometimes feels like it’s rebounding from the pandemic, as groups of unmasked people stroll to crowded restaurants and bars.
Other times it feels as if pandemic restrictions are still in effect, with throngs of theatergoers and clusters of office workers conspicuously absent from downtown sidewalks.
The contrast is especially vivid for those who remember the cycles the area has gone through, from a peak in the 1950s to a nadir in the 1990s and a rebirth in recent years.
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Semiconductor R&D operation setting up in Schenectady | The Daily Gazette
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SCHENECTADY A vacant industrial building on the city’s Northside will become a research and development facility serving computer chip makers and their suppliers.
A New York City-based semiconductor industry adviser and investor purchased the 18,000-square-foot structure at 2210 Technology Drive formerly used as a chemistry lab by M&P Labs.
The new owner is Robert Maire, who created First Principles Technology LLC for the venture. He said Thursday he’s already completed cleaning out the space and next will install the cleanroom and other infrastructure needed for its new use. He expects to be ready for occupancy in the next few weeks.
Schenectady kitchen opening to fulfill activist’s vision | The Daily Gazette
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Chauncey Williams’ last dream has finally come true. Chauncey Williams’ last dream has finally come true. A community kitchen is opening on Hamilton Hill, where residents will be hired to turn local farmers’ products into healthful, affordable food. On Wednesday, the Hunger Action Network signed a three-year lease to start the kitchen in the business incubator on Albany Street. The organization had searched for a location in Schenectady last year, but reluctantly started cooking at SUNY Cobleskill in October when it appeared there was no space for them on Hamilton Hill.