Schenectady

[ skuh-nek-tuh-dee ]

/ skəˈnɛk tə di /

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noun

a city in E New York, on the Mohawk River.

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How to use Schenectady in a sentence

It’s a similar story in Schenectady, where GE has reduced its workforce from nearly 30,000 unionized hourly production workers in 1970 to approximately 800 unionized hourly production workers now, according to the report.
U.S. Taxpayers Bankrolled General Electric. Then It Moved Its Workforce Overseas|Abby Vesoulis|November 9, 2021|Time
In the late 2000s, for example, GE took advantage of a $5 million state grant and a series of tax breaks to announce a multi-million dollar Schenectady renovation project that brought at least 500 high-paying jobs.
U.S. Taxpayers Bankrolled General Electric. Then It Moved Its Workforce Overseas|Abby Vesoulis|November 9, 2021|Time
Half of those jobs focused on developing renewable and alternative energy sources, making Schenectady the hub of GE’s burgeoning renewable energy work.
U.S. Taxpayers Bankrolled General Electric. Then It Moved Its Workforce Overseas|Abby Vesoulis|November 9, 2021|Time
Dylan returned to upstate New York to study political economics at Union College in Schenectady.
The Angriest Man on Cable|Lloyd Grove|June 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Was very busy at this time in organizing for my lecture campaign between Schenectady and Buffalo.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier
During my stay here I became interested in the place and found that Schenectady was as rich in legends and story as her neighbors.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier
Schenectady was then in the form of an oblong square, having a gate at each extremity.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich
The next morning, after an early breakfast, a stage was taken which in a few hours carried them to Schenectady.
American Inventions and Inventors|William A. Mowry
On reaching Schenectady the travelers learned that they must wait till the next noon to take a boat up the Mohawk River.
American Inventions and Inventors|William A. Mowry