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Madison County to install 2.4 megawatt solar project
LINCOLN — Madison County later this year will break ground on a 2.4 megawatt solar array, hoping to “significantly reduce energy consumption and pursue renewable-energy sources for all the county’s municipal electric needs.” The nearly $5 million, solar-photovoltaic system is the “cornerstone” of a proposed agriculture and renewable energy (ARE) business park in the […]
ONEIDA — The board of directors of the New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. (EFC) has approved a $3.3 million, interest-free loan for a sewer-line project in Madison County. The loan will help pay for the construction of a three-mile sewer line to carry leachate from the county landfill to the city of Oneida’s wastewater-treatment
Comptroller audit lauds Tompkins County’s recycling efforts
ITHACA — Tompkins County recently announced that its recycling efforts received high marks in an audit from the New York State Comptroller’s Office. The audit examined performance measures of the Solid Waste Management Division from Jan. 1, 2013, to July 7, 2014. It concluded that the various recycling programs the county implemented have been
Report: State ranks third in announcing new clean energy, transportation jobs in 2014
New York state was the third-most productive state in announcing potential new clean energy and clean transportation jobs in 2014, according to a recent report
Sustainable-energy projects create sustainable growth at Taitem
ITHACA — Increased solar business is providing a sunny forecast for Taitem Engineering, PC for 2015. The Ithaca firm, recently selected as a preferred installer for the Solarize Tompkins program, expects to install more than 400 kilowatts of solar-energy systems in Tompkins County, and that’s just one of several projects on tap for the company
Cuomo signs bill allowing St. Lawrence power-sale earnings to boost economic-development efforts
MASSENA, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed a bill that allows proceeds from the sale of a block of hydropower from the St.
ESD approves funding for projects in Syracuse, Binghamton, Auburn, and Lewis County
Projects in Syracuse, Binghamton, Auburn, and Lewis County will benefit from funding awards that the board of directors of Empire State Development (ESD) has approved.
New York milk production rises nearly 4 percent in November; prices mixed
New York dairy farms produced 1.11 billion pounds of milk in November, up 3.8 percent from the year-earlier period, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural
Weitsman plans new scrap-processing plant in Owego instead of western PA
OWEGO, N.Y. — Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling announced last Thursday that it will build a new scrap-processing plant in Owego. The company had discussed
General Contractors group honors Hueber-Breuer
A Syracuse–based construction company is among three firms the Associated General Contractors of New York State (AGC NYS) selected for its 2014 Jeffrey J. Zogg
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