Albanys employment concentration is in government, finance, insurance and business services. Various levels of government account for over 25% of total employment in the capital region.Albany has an important inland seaport. Ten million tons of cargo, a large percentage of which are petroleum products, goes through the seaport each year.Major employers within Albany are General Electric Co., Golub Corp., Albany Medical Center, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, Mercycare Corp., Verizon, Northeast Health, and Stewarts Ice Cream Co.The Albany-Schenectady-Troy DMA ranks in the top third of all DMAs for education expenditures per capita. The Albany area is home to 12 major four-year colleges and universities and five two-year schools, all strong educational institutions. Albanys overall economic growth outpaces the state average; its retail growth outpaces that of the rest of the nation.The Albany Business Review is in the Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY DMA. The Albany Business Review is part of the City Business Journal Network and offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its daily circulation. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage.