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Rensselaer County Chamber of Commerce
The poem "The Night before Christmas" was first published for all to read in 1823 in the local Troy newspaper.
The valves for the locks on the Panama Canal were made in Rensselaer County by the Ross Valve Company, which is still making valves today.
Troy has more Tiffany windows per square mile than any other city in the United States.
Along the Hudson River in Troy, the manufacture of detachable shirt collars and cuffs began in the 1820s. By the end of the century, Troy was the "collar and cuff capital of the world." At its height, approxima...
Kate Mullaney and Ester Keegan founded the nation's first female labor union, the Collar Laundry Union, in Troy in 1864.
In 1835 Burden Iron Works patented the first horseshoe machine.
Rensselaer County is in the heart of New York’s growing Tech Valley.
Congress long ago designated Troy as the home of "Uncle Sam." Samuel B. Wilson, a meat packer who stamped his barrels bound for U.S. Army troops with "U.S." Local troops soon recognized their meat deliveries as...
Big-budget Hollywood productions, independent and documentary films have frequently chosen Troy, Rensselaer County and the Capital Region as a backdrop for their productions. The area's charm and good looks ha...
The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, built of wood and plaster in 1875, is recognized around the world for its excellent acoustics.
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Major Employers in the Region PDF Print E-mail
  • Amtrak
  • Averill Park Central School District
  • Commission on Economic Opportunity
  • East Greenbush Central School District
  • Emma Willard
  • Environmental Service Systems Inc.
  • Express Scripts
  • GlobalSpec
  • Hannaford Brothers Company
  • Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS)
  • Hoosick Falls School District
  • Hudson Valley Community College
  • Integrated Book Technology
  • LaCorte Companies
  • MetLife Information Systems Center
  • New York Independent System Operator
  • Northeast Health
  • Pioneer Bank
  • Pitney Bowes MapInfo Corp.
  • The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
  • RCG Boces / Questar III
  • Rensselaer City School District
  • Rensselaer County
  • Rensselaer County Chapter, NYSARC, Inc.
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Rifenburg Construction
  • Rose & Kiernan
  • The Sage Colleges
  • Seton Health
  • State of New York
  • Taconic
  • Troy City School District
  • Unity House of Troy, Inc.
  • U.W. Marx
  • Vanderheyden Hall, Inc.
  • Value Options
  • Wal-Mart
 

Rensselaer County Economic Development Partnership
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255 River Street, Troy, NY 12180
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