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$25M program could train workers in N.Y. for clean-energy jobs
The state is seeking a $25 million federal grant to train New Yorkers for new clean-energy job opportunities. Those targeted would include displaced workers in the fossil-fuel sector and members of “disadvantaged communities,” per a Feb. 17 news release. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the $25 million statewide federal-grant proposal. It has the support of NYSERDA, the […]
House-approved spending bill includes funding for CNY projects, Katko announces
Ten Central New York projects are among those funded in the fiscal year 2022 spending plan that the U.S. House of Representatives approved on Wednesday.
Work begins to renovate the former Endicott-Johnson “Victory” shoe factory in Johnson City
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Participating organizations on Thursday broke ground on a $40 million project to renovate the former Endicott-Johnson “Victory” shoe factory in Johnson
NYSDOT will move roundabout in I-81 project; also foresees higher cost, longer timeframe
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Those who spoke out against a roundabout near a Syracuse elementary school have influenced a change in the upcoming Interstate 81 viaduct-replacement project. The roundabout near Dr. King Elementary School in the Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct-replacement project will move to a different location. In addition, the project will also cost more than
North Country projects get boost from National Grid grants
Economic-development projects involving Watertown Public Square, a boost for the Drum Country NY marketing program, and a Potsdam business renovating an adjacent building were among those National Grid helped fund last year. The energy company said it invested a total of more than $2.6 million in economic-development funding in 2021 in Central and Northern New York aimed
New York egg production dips nearly 1 percent in January
New York farms produced 146.6 million eggs in January, down 0.95 percent from 148 million eggs in the year-prior period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged almost 5.75 million in January, a drop of 0.7 percent from nearly 5.79 million in the same month in
B&L makes two senior-level promotions in Watertown office
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. (B&L) — a regional engineering, planning, environmental, and landscape architecture firm — announced that two employees in its Watertown office have received a senior-level promotion in 2022. Dustin J. Clark, an engineer, has been promoted to associate. He is a member of B&L’s water resources practice area from
Rice appointed as Adirondack Park Agency executive director
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that the board of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) appointed Barbara Rice, the governor’s recommendation, to serve as executive director. Rice replaces Terry Martino, who retired from the agency after more than 12 years of service. Rice starts her new position on March 8. Martino retired Feb. 23. “Barbara Rice has
Lewis County farm adds energy-efficient barn with help from National Grid grant
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — A family farm in Lowville building a new, energy-efficient pole barn to house dairy cattle was one of the economic-development projects National Grid helped fund in calendar-year 2021 in central and northern New York. The 3,600-square-foot building features energy efficient LED lighting and variable-speed fans. The project received $3,000 from the Agribusiness
McMahon says Onondaga County is doing better with COVID as schools prep to ditch the masks
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County is “doing better” in COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations as the calendar turns to March. “Our medical infrastructure is under
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