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  By Laura Amato, Troy/The Record Posted: 06/16/14   TROY >> A few months ago, the front office of the Tri-City ValleyCats had an idea.  For one of the first time in the organization’s history, the ValleyCats would be playing a week earlier than normal, giving the team a chance it normally doesn’t have during the summer; interacting with kids while the school year is still going on.  Out of that realization, an idea was born and this morning will see [...]

Keshia ClukeyReporter- Albany Business ReviewJune 13, 2014 Though Antonio Civitella's father died two years ago, the CEO and president of Schenectady-based software developer Transfinder Corp. still vividly remembers his papa's sayings, and even runs his business by them. “You just heard these things. I loved it, they were riddles with deep meaning,” said 45-year-old Civitella. “Some of these things when you got older they made a lot of sense.” Many of the sayings are [...]

  Schenectady, NY – May 30, 2014 – Twenty-six Transfinder clients received their Routefinder Pro Certification at Transfinder’s Annual Client Summit this month in Albany, New York. The 26 receiving their certifications represent school districts in 10 states and Canada. Certification is an extensive exam that challenges users knowledge of Routefinder Pro, Transfinder’s flagship product used to create school districts’ bus routes. Achieving certification [...]

By Eric Anderson, eanderson@timesunion.comTimes Union Posted: 05/10/14  COLONIE, N.Y. -- A new wave of hotel construction, with nearly 1,000 rooms in 10 projects, is on the drawing board or under construction along the Northway corridor from Colonie to Saratoga Springs. Most are either extended-stay properties or hotels offering limited service. And they're opening as the Capital Region's technology sector expands, boosting business travel. On Tuesday, the Pavilion Grand in [...]

By Keshia Clukey, kclukey@bizjournals.com, @AlbBizKeshia on Twitter Antonio Civitella remembers Transfinder’s first client meeting in the early '90s.  The CEO and president of the Schenectady, New York-based software development company described using a now antiquated computer platform crowding around a few conference tables and talking about bus routing software. This week, the company had its fifth official annual Client Summit, which drew more than 210 of its customers to [...]