Tech Valley

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Tech Valley Region Name origin: From "Tech" for the high-tech industries and "Valley" for the Hudson Valley, a play off of Silicon Valley, California Country United States State New York Region Upstate New York Counties 19  - Albany  - Rensselaer  - Schenectady  - Saratoga  - Schoharie  - Warren  - Washington  - Columbia  - Montgomery  - Fulton  - Greene  - Essex  - Clinton  - Hamilton  - Herkimer  - Ulster  - Dutchess  - Franklin  - Orange Principal cities Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Plattsburgh, Kingston, Glens Falls Highest point Mount Marcy  - location Keene, Essex County  - elevation 5,343 ft (1,629 m) Lowest point Hudson River at sea level  - elevation 0 ft (0 m) Area 15,637 sq mi (40,500 km2) Population 2,222,767 (2005) Density 137 / sq mi (53 / km2) Timezone Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5)  - summer (DST) Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) Area code 518 and 845 Website: http://www.techvalley.org

Tech Valley is a marketing name for the eastern part of the US state of New York. It includes the Hudson Valley and Capital District, along with portions of the Mohawk Valley and North Country. Originated in 1998 to promote the greater Albany area as a high-tech competitor to regions such as Silicon Valley, it has since grown to represent the counties in New York between IBM's Westchester County plants in the south and the Canadian border to north. Tech Valley encompasses 19 counties.