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Companies to offer biomass internships
SYRACUSE — Local college students will get the chance to intern for eight Upstate companies this summer in the areas of biomass and bioenergy. The
PSC may fine Verizon for slow repairs in 2011
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) is considering levying several $100,000 penalties against Verizon New York, Inc. for failing to make timely repairs
Carousel expansion achieves gold LEED certification
SYRACUSE — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded gold LEED certification to the 1.3 million-square-foot expansion of the Carousel Center shopping mall. The
State gives grants to flood-damaged Southern Tier towns
Five Southern Tier municipalities will receive grants from the New York State Department of State to help them recover from flooding that swept the region
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet reopens after flooding
JOHNSON CITY — Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, which closed its Johnson City store during last fall’s flooding after just a month in business, will reopen the
O’Brien & Gere plans to double work force in Charleston office
SYRACUSE — The acquisition of Lindbergh & Associates of Charleston, S.C. will help Syracuse–based O’Brien & Gere continue to grow its work with the federal government in the Southeast and elsewhere, company leaders say. O’Brien & Gere acquired the remaining 55 percent ownership stake of Lindbergh in December. The firm previously owned 45 percent, with
Funding aims to cut transportation emissions
C&S Engineers of Salina and New West Technologies of Utica were among 10 organizations to receive state funding aimed at reducing transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions.
U.S. Green Building Council head to attend Hotel Skyler LEED ceremony
SYRACUSE — The head of the U.S. Green Building Council will be on hand in mid-February to help recognize Hotel Skyler for its green design and construction. S. Richard Fedrizzi, the founding chair of the Washington, D.C.–based Green Building Council and the organization’s president and CEO, will help honor Hotel Skyler for receiving the council’s
New York dairy farmers receive lower prices for milk in January
Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $20.30 per hundredweight of milk sold during January, down 40 cents from December, but still
CPC closes on $9 million loan to transform former mill building in Frankin Square
SYRACUSE — The Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) has closed on a $9 million Freddie Mac loan for Franklin View Apartments, a former mill building that was transformed into a mixed-use complex of rental apartments and office/warehouse space. Located at 717 N. Clinton St. in the Lakefront area of Franklin Square, the complex is comprised of
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