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Madison County to install 2.4 megawatt solar project
LINCOLN — Madison County later this year will break ground on a 2.4 megawatt solar array, hoping to “significantly reduce energy consumption and pursue renewable-energy sources for all the county’s municipal electric needs.” The nearly $5 million, solar-photovoltaic system is the “cornerstone” of a proposed agriculture and renewable energy (ARE) business park in the […]
ONEIDA — The board of directors of the New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. (EFC) has approved a $3.3 million, interest-free loan for a sewer-line project in Madison County. The loan will help pay for the construction of a three-mile sewer line to carry leachate from the county landfill to the city of Oneida’s wastewater-treatment
Comptroller audit lauds Tompkins County’s recycling efforts
ITHACA — Tompkins County recently announced that its recycling efforts received high marks in an audit from the New York State Comptroller’s Office. The audit examined performance measures of the Solid Waste Management Division from Jan. 1, 2013, to July 7, 2014. It concluded that the various recycling programs the county implemented have been
Report: N.Y. ranks third in announcing new clean-energy, transportation jobs in 2014
New York state was the third-most productive state in announcing potential new clean-energy and clean-transportation jobs in 2014, according to a new report issued March 5 by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), an advocacy group that promotes environmentally friendly economic policies. According to the report, 12 separate projects in the Empire State announced last year could create
Scandals, scandals everywhere. They grind me down. The Washington and Albany news reeks of them. Vanishing emails, outright bribes, and bribes disguised as donations to politicians’ charities. Influence peddling and influence buying. Yuck. Double yuck. Let us escape this garbage. Let us flip to cooking and homemaking. Those are safe. Wait, wait. Some major
State AG accuses Excellus of denying coverage for mental-health, addiction-treatment services
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says Excellus hasn’t been providing coverage for treatments of mental health and drug addictions unless members would “fail” outpatient
Cortlandville car dealer admits he didn’t pay $175K in sales-tax money over five-year period
CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. — A Cortlandville car-dealership owner has admitted he collected $175,000 in sales-tax money over a five-year period but didn’t submit themoney to New
People news: NBT Bank hires manager for Cortland offices
CORTLAND, N.Y. — NBT Bank (NASDAQ: NBTB) has hired George Spencer to manage its Cortland offices located on Groton Avenue and in the Cortlandville Walmart
SU: Boeheim to retire in three years, Gross steps down as AD, school to appeal NCAA report
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) made a string of major announcements Wednesday morning, affecting the future of its athletics program in the wake of
Report: State ranks third in announcing new clean energy, transportation jobs in 2014
New York state was the third-most productive state in announcing potential new clean energy and clean transportation jobs in 2014, according to a recent report
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