Features: July 15, 2002

Business Review "Book of Lists"

The Capital District Business Review has published its annual Book of Lists for 2001-2002. The book contains 82 lists about businesses and organizations that were published in the Business Review from June 2001 through May 2002.

Rensselaer appears several times in the listings. In the "Area's Best Private-Sector Employers" list, Rensselaer is ranked ninth. Criteria included things such as retirement plan, a company fitness program, health benefits, vacation and personal time, and higher education benefits. Rensselaer is No. 14 on the "Area's Largest Private-Sector Employers" list, which is ranked by number of full-time equivalent employees. Rensselaer has 1,720; GE, ranked first, has approximately 9,200.

Other lists include "Area's Largest MBA Programs," where Rensselaer is listed No. 2 behind the University at Albany; "Area's Largest Colleges & Universities," which ranks by number of fall 2001 full-time equivalent students and places Rensselaer at No. 3; the "Area's Largest Patent Holders" lists Rensselaer as No. 4; "Area's Oldest Businesses" lists Rensselaer, which was founded in 1824, at No. 5 (No. 1 Union College was founded in 1795).

The "Area's Largest Defense Contractors" list ranks Rensselaer at No. 9 and the "Area's Largest Industrial Parks" ranks the Rensselaer Technology Park at No. 7.