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From the Times UnionJanuary 10, 2015By Paul Nelson  John Eoff is cautiously optimistic about the impact a casino and new building projects on Lower State Street will have on his century-old, family-run camera store.  "It'll be beautiful when it's all done," said Eoff, 62, who owns The Photo-Lab Inc., which has been on State Street near Erie Boulevard since 1948. "I'm hoping for the best and hopeful I can survive to see it."... [The] NYBizLab is the idea of Antonio [...]

From the Albany Business ReviewJanuary 16, 2015By Chelsea Diana  A Schenectady, New York technology accelerator, dubbed New York BizLab, is preparing to open its doors in March.  The accelerator at 251 State St. is the brainchild of Antonio Civitella, CEO of Transfinder Corp. - a Schenectady company that develops school bus routing software.  Civitella is creating the business accelerator in partnership with Schenectady County Community College through the Start-Up NY tax [...]

From the Daily GazetteJanuary 12, 2015By Haley Viccaro  Mayor Gary McCarthy says Schenectady will build on its successes this year regarding crime, finances and economic development — “you can bet on it.”  McCarthy delivered his 2015 State of the City address to a packed house at City Hall Monday evening, which focused on the positive development the city has experienced last year and how he is looking to continue that momentum of growth this year.   [...]

TRANSFINDER'S LOGISTICS SOFTWARE CAN BUILD EFFICIENCIES INTO SANTA'S TOY-DELIVERY TRIP   Schenectady, NY/North Pole – December 22, 2014 – Transfinder Corp. announced it is offering its routing and logistics software free to Santa Claus this Christmas Eve in an effort create the most efficient toy-delivery route to each and every boy and girl.  Antonio Civitella, Transfinder’s president and CEO, said Transfinder’s implementation team would be at the ready [...]

Megan RogersReporter- Albany Business ReviewNovember 6, 2014  Joseph Nicolla, the president and founder of Columbia Development Company, had an Oscar moment at the Albany Business Review's Achievers event last night. Nicolla, the 2014 Game Changer, stressed in remarks to business leaders the number of people he thanked for playing a hand in his success.  "We've learned to dream at a scale that is daunting," he said.  Nicolla pointed to the success of 677 Broadway in downtown [...]