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Cornell recommends booster shots for eligible staff, students
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University is recommending that its employees and students who are eligible for a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine get one,
National Grid installs electric-vehicle charging plugs on ESF campus
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — National Grid (NYSE: NGG) and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) have installed 18 new electric-vehicle charging plugs on
New York farms generate 7 percent increase in soybean production this year
New York soybean production is forecast to have risen 7 percent to 17 million bushels in 2021, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) New York Field Office recently reported. Based on field conditions as of Oct. 1, the total yield is forecast to average a record-high 53 bushels per acre this year, up two
NYPA CEO departing for top job at Illinois utility
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — After 10 years in the role, Gil Quiniones, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), will leave NYPA in early November to become CEO at Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd). ComEd is the largest electric utility in Illinois. Its parent company — Chicago, Illinois–based Exelon — operates the Nine
Ramboll begins work conducting energy audit of Empire State Plaza in Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. — Ramboll, a Copenhagen, Denmark–based firm that operates an office in Syracuse, is conducting an energy audit of Empire State Plaza. The effort is part of the state’s goal to “green the plaza” and generate 100 percent of the electricity in the state through renewable energy by 2040. Ramboll’s offices in Syracuse, Albany,
NYSDOT seeking firms interested in contract to begin first phase of I-81 project in Syracuse
The first contract is related to the conversion of the section of I-81 between the southern I-81/I-481 interchange (16A) and the northern I-81/I-481 interchange (29) to
Corn production in New York is expected to have risen 6 percent this year
New York farms are forecast to have produced 83.5 million bushels of corn for grain this year, up 6 percent from 2020. That’s according to
Oneida County offers online tax-parcel map viewer
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County has a new online tax-parcel map viewer that will provide “easier” access and research capabilities and “promote” economic development. It
Oneida County reports 4 COVID deaths in last day, other data improves
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Monday reported that four county residents died from COVID-19 on Sunday. That followed one death on Friday and none
NYPA CEO, Quiniones, leaving for top job at Illinois utility with CNY connection
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Gil Quiniones, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), has resigned from the position after 10 years to
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