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Apartment building planned for site of former dollar store in Johnson City
This site has sat vacant for a number of years and has “contributed to the blight” in Johnson City, the Agency said. The project will

State: Solar project serving Anheuser-Busch brewery in Van Buren is complete
The solar array is owned and operated by Boulder, Colorado–based AES Distributed Energy, Inc. and was developed to support Anheuser-Busch’s goal to purchase 100 percent

MARCY, N.Y. — The Utica campus of SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) has broken ground on construction of a new residence hall. The state describes
Canadian cannabis firm to renovate building in Kirkwood for industrial hemp park
KIRKWOOD, N.Y. — Smith Falls, Ontario–based Canopy Growth Corp. (NYSE:CGC) has “secured” a 308,000-square-foot facility on a 48-acre property in Kirkwood, describing it as a

Southern Tier clean-energy incubator attracts 19 companies in first year
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on Wednesday announced that 19 firms have joined the Southern Tier clean-energy

CHA promotes Crotty to lead New York regional business development
ALBANY, N.Y. — CHA Consulting Inc. announced it has promoted Erin Crotty to senior VP, regional business-development manager for New York. In this role, Crotty

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state will schedule a public-information meeting “in the near future” on the report that recommends the community grid alternative as the
Colgate University says it has reached carbon neutrality
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University announced Monday it has achieved carbon neutrality after a 10-year initiative in which the private university cut its emissions by

Syracuse Mayor Walsh to appoint advisory group focused on deer and tick management
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh plans to appoint an advisory group to address the public-safety and public-health issues resulting from the city’s growing

Onondaga County participating in state’s Solar for All program
ALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — Some areas of Onondaga County are participating in Solar for All, a New York program that helps “reduce the energy burden of
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