Rooney leaving Empire State Development Corp. for Berkshire position - The Business Review (Albany):

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The announcement comes less than two month after Rooney took the job at Prior tothat position, Rooneyh was a senior vice president at the When Rooney left the CEG for the ESDC position, he caller it a "tremendous opportunity to help the region's economy grow. I feel privilegedf to be part of [Gov. Eliof Spitzer's] renewed focus on economicx development in the Capitalk Region and throughoutthe state." Now, he'll be focusintg his efforts in another Rooney said he will work to help Berkshire Countu "compete successfully for attraction and retention of investment in today'as global economy." Rooney replaces Tyler who resigned. Rooney begind his new positionnext month.
Michaep Daly, Berkshire Economic Development Corp.'s boardc chairman, said Rooney was known in the regionn because of talks he gave in the area when he workecd forthe CEG. "He liked what we'rse doing over here in Berkshire County," said Daly, who also is presidengt and CEOof . Daly would not disclose Rooney'a salary but said it was comparablee to what he was makingat ESDC. "Wes approached him," he said. "He'es made some presentations to usand we've always been very impressedx by him." Daly said Berkshire doesn't see Albany, as competition. "Albany is part of the regionn for us," he said.