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OCC adviser works with businesses hit by Sandy in NYC
SYRACUSE — After spending two weeks working with small businesses hit by Hurricane Sandy in the Far Rockaway section of Queens, Nancy Ansteth says some of her advice to local startups might have a bit more punch. Ansteth is a certified business adviser at the Small Business Development Center at Onondaga Community College. She routinely […]
Novomer gets $5M from Energy Department
ITHACA — A Cornell University spinoff company with a research and development lab in Ithaca will use $5 million in federal funds on a project
USGBC names New York Green Building advocate of the year
SYRACUSE — The New York Upstate Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has named Diane Brandli as its advocate of the year. The organization
Synapse to sell local car-charging network
SYRACUSE — Synapse Sustainability Trust, Inc. of Syracuse is selling its network of electric-vehicle charging stations in the region to a nationwide provider of charging services. Car Charging Group, Inc. of Miami Beach, Fla. announced plans March 12 to acquire the network from Synapse. Synapse is a nonprofit focused on sustainable environmental initiatives. Financial terms
Cleanup at Massena GM site moves ahead with redevelopment efforts
MASSENA — Environmental cleanup at a former General Motors (GM) site in Massena should wrap up sometime in the next few years Work at the carmaker’s shuttered powertrain operation near the banks of the St. Lawrence River should finish by late 2015 or early 2016, says Brendan Mullen, New York cleanup manager for the RACER
Smart grid lab comes online at Syracuse University
SYRACUSE — A lab focused on smart-grid technologies that has been planned since 2010 is up and running at Syracuse University (SU). A $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy helped establish the facility, located at SU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science. The lab will help the school train the future engineers
Electronics recycler plans Earth Day event to kick off 2nd year in business
DeWITT — Not quite one year after forming their electronics recycling company, Patrick Duffy and Scott Seymour are enjoying their 2012 successes, carving out their 2013 goals, and looking forward to Earth Day as they work to continue to spread the word about electronics recycling. Their business, Coast 2 Coast Electronic Recyclers, Inc., will celebrate
Onondaga Lake cleanup progresses
SYRACUSE — Envision hiking and biking trails, a boat rental company, and even a beach and some swimming. All could one day be an option in and around Onondaga Lake as a $1 billion cleanup project continues. For more than 125 years, industrial and chemical operations disposed myriad pollutants into the 4.6-square-mile lake, including mercury
Long-time Novelis employee to take helm at Oswego plant
OSWEGO — The Novelis plant in Oswego has a new manager. Chris Smith, a 28-year veteran of Novelis, was most recently global director for automotive
NYSERDA: 10 percent increase in new energy-efficient residential properties in 2012
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on Tuesday said the number of New York homes certified as energy efficient increased by
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