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People news: NOCO names director of environmental operations for Syracuse and Albany regions
TONAWANDA, N.Y. — NOCO, a full-service energy company based in the Buffalo area, has announced the appointment of Michael Simmons as director of environmental operations

Schumer calls on USDA to probe, work with industry leaders on milk-carton shortage
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Monday called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to investigate the national milk-carton shortage affecting dairy

Utica plans improvements to Val Bialas Ski Hill
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica is making ski-lift upgrades and adding snowmaking equipment to its Val Bialas Ski Hill in Roscoe Conkling Park, aided by grant

State provides $20 million to support next phase of NextFlex involving Binghamton University
VESTAL, N.Y. — New York State is spending $20 million to support the next phase of the federally sponsored NextFlex initiative, dedicated to developing flexible

Crews complete work on Monarch Commons, $15M senior-housing development in Cicero
CICERO, N.Y. — Crews have completed work on the $15 million Monarch Commons, a 50-unit housing development for seniors at 8701 Knowledge Lane (formerly 8697

Oneida County awards $250K in funding for Rome skatepark project
ROME, N.Y. — Oneida County has awarded $250,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to assist in the construction of a skatepark in Rome

Hamilton College event on Nov. 1 focuses on nation’s energy system
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College’s Common Ground series presents “The U.S. Energy System” on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the college’s chapel. American

State awards funding to 36 upstate New York airports for improvement projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Airports serving Syracuse, Rome, Oswego, Ithaca, Watertown, Elmira, and Binghamton are among 36 public-use airports across New York state awarded state funding

Schumer says National Grid to use almost $50M in federal funds to upgrade power grid
National Grid (NYSE: NGG) will use nearly $50 million in federal-government funding to “boost the resiliency” of upstate New York’s power grid, as well as
New York corn production increased more than 22 percent this year
New York farms are expected to have produced over 98.6 million bushels of corn for grain in 2023, up 22.5 percent from 80.5 million bushels last year. That’s according to a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecast issued on Oct. 12, based on field conditions as of Oct. 1. The total yield per acre
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