Larry Rulison

Albany

Business Reporter at Times Union (Albany)

Reporter for the @TimesUnion. Email me: [email protected]

Articles

Roglieri artwork is being auctioned off as part of Belmont festivities

3 days ago | timesunion.com | Larry Rulison

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The artwork of jailed loan broker Kris Roglieri is being auctioned off on Friday by the Saratoga Automobile Museum as part of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival taking place this week in the Spa City. Roglieri has been in jail since being arrested one year ago as part of a federal wire fraud investigation into his business dealings as CEO of Prime Capital Ventures.
UAlbany Researchers Use AI to Improve Weather Forecasts

5 days ago | govtech.com | Larry Rulison

The company, Tomorrow.io, uses weather observations gathered by its own satellites and artificial intelligence platforms to provide weather forecasts and data to companies and government agencies like NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
UAlbany aims to better weather forecasts with AI

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Larry Rulison

ALBANY — Researchers at the University at Albany’s Atmospheric Sciences Research Center are working with a Boston high-tech firm to develop new ways to forecast wind and extreme weather events much faster and more accurately than current forecasting methods can.
DOJ appears to contradict itself on Buffalo Billion case

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Larry Rulison

ALBANY — U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer is opposing efforts by Alain Kaloyeros and other defendants in the infamous Buffalo Billion bid-rigging case to avoid being retried on wire fraud charges after their convictions were overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
CEG starts new venture capital program for promising Capital Region startups

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Larry Rulison

COLONIE — The Center for Economic Growth has created a new venture capital program that will provide promising startups in the Capital Region with a one-stop shop to obtain the venture capital funding needed to grow and compete in the marketplace. The Venture Readiness Program, as it's being called, will also give Capital Region companies access to funding through Launch NY.
Three to be inducted into Capital Region Business Hall of Fame

1 week ago | timesunion.com | Larry Rulison

COLONIE — This year's three inductees into the Capital Region Business Hall of Fame are all giants in their fields. All three have left an indelible mark — not only on the local business community, but also on people and places across the greater Capital Region and beyond. Article continues below this adThey have been leaders in the fields of education, transportation and real estate development.
Former Roglieri associate pleads guilty to wire fraud in loan scheme

2 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Larry Rulison

ALBANY — A former top executive at Prime Capital Ventures has pleaded guilty to wire fraud as part of a cooperation deal with prosecutors in the multi-million-dollar commercial loan fraud case against the company’s founder, Kris Roglieri. Christopher Snyder, of Virginia, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Albany to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud before U.S. District Court Judge Mae A. D’Agostino and was subsequently released. He is scheduled to be sentenced in September.
Owners of Western Avenue apartment building in Albany suing architect

3 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Larry Rulison

ALBANY — The owners of the Air Albany mixed-use apartment building near the University at Albany, which has been beset by years of construction delays, legal disputes and neighborhood complaints, are now suing one of the architecture firms it hired to manage the $38 million project.
Amtrak's tunnel work causes headaches for Albany commuters

3 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Larry Rulison

ALBANY — As Amtrak has cut back on commuter trips between Albany and New York City to allow for the $1.6 billion East River tunnel reconstruction project to be completed, it’s not only getting harder to secure a seat, but also more pricey due to Amtrak’s dynamic pricing model that raises fares during busy periods.
New York state canal opening delayed by storm damage

3 weeks ago | timesunion.com | Larry Rulison

ALBANY — The Erie Canal is celebrating its 200th anniversary of connecting New York City and upstate New York to the Great Lakes, but the 338-mile waterway will not be completely open for the season on Friday as planned. The New York State Canal Corp. says that Erie Canal’s western end will open Friday as expected between the locks in Lyons and Lockport, a popular stretch of the Erie Canal.