By Jessica Bloustein
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Troy, NY – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has entered a partnership with the state and with IBM to invest $100 million into what it is touting as the most powerful university-based supercomputer research center in the world. The deal would bring several hundred new jobs to the region. WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein has more: