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State program helps small businesses comply with environmental regulations
The New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. (EFC) says it offers the state’s small businesses a program that can help them in complying with state and federal air regulations. The Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (SBEAP) provides confidential technical assistance to New York’s small-business owners at no cost, the agency says. The EFC’s […]
City Electric opens new location in Potsdam
POTSDAM — Syracuse–based wholesale electrical distributor City Electric Company, Inc. opened a new site at 6768 State Route 56 in Potsdam this fall. City Electric acquired VanNess Co., a one-location electrical distributor, and its 6,000-square-foot warehouse to expand its coverage of the Northern New York region, according to Ron Conroy, vice president of marketing and
SIDA approves redevelopment proposal for Hotel Syracuse
SYRACUSE — The board of directors of the Syracuse Industrial Development Agency (SIDA) on Dec. 17 approved a preferred-developer agreement for a proposed project to redevelop
Cuomo announces $500,000 is available for farmland protection
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced the availability of $500,000 to aid farmland-protection efforts across New York state. Municipalities can apply for grants of
Buffalo–area fuel distributor eyes Syracuse region for growth
SYRACUSE — Tonawanda–based NOCO Inc., a lubricant and wholesale fuel distributor that has served the Syracuse market since the 1980s, is working to expand its presence and reach in the region. The firm hopes to launch residential electricity and natural-gas service and possibly even convenience stores. The 80-year-old company got its start delivering coal
Willow Run Foods uses natural-gas trucks to save money, reduce emissions
KIRKWOOD — Willow Run Foods, Inc., a Kirkwood–based food-distribution company, has added a group of compressed natural-gas (CNG) trucks to its fleet that seek to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and save the business money on diesel-fuel consumption. The firm announced, what it called, an “alternative-transportation project” in early September. The New York State Energy
Cornell study: hotels’ green efforts don’t help or hurt revenue
ITHACA — As hotels around the world work to improve their sustainability and reduce their carbon footprint, those efforts don’t appear to have an effect, either way, on their sales and bookings. That’s according to a new study from two professors at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration (SHA). Howard Chong, assistant professor of economics
Solar-panel testing lab formally opens in Cortland
CORTLAND — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Center for Evaluation of Clean Energy Technology (CECET) on Wednesday formally
NYSERDA awards funding to organizations in Syracuse, Pulaski
Organizations in Syracuse and Pulaski will use state funding to explore new technologies to make buildings more energy efficient. The New York Energy Research Development
New York Biomass Energy Alliance offers assessment calculator for woody-biomass projects
SYRACUSE — The New York Biomass Energy Alliance (NYBEA) today announced the completion and availability of an assessment tool to analyze the localized impacts of
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