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Financial leaders say Albany area is upstate jewel for 2016 due to nanotech growth

The region has been "one of the fastest growing regions in upstate New York over the past five years," according to Gary Keith, vice president and regional economist at M&T Bank, in a recent report on the local economy.

Keith points out that the Albany metro "is one of the few regions in the country where manufacturing employment is well above the pre-recession peak." He attributes this to the growing nanotechnology sector.

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