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Nickels Energy Solutions gears up for busy year

CLAY, N.Y.— Nickels Energy Solutions, LLC started out the new year moving into new office space on Morgan Road and is getting ready for a busy year ahead. After the building the company previously rented office space in at 4575 Buckley Road was sold, Nickels Energy Solutions found new space just around the corner at […]

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NYISO appoints Markham as VP of operations

RENSSELAER, N.Y. — The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), a not-for-profit corporation responsible for operating the state’s bulk-electricity grid, recently promoted Aaron Markham to VP of operations, effective March 1.  In this role, Markham leads the operations team, responsible for maintaining the reliability and efficiency of the wholesale energy markets and bulk-electric system. He

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State grant programs help farmers protect soil, water quality

New York State is offering two grant programs for projects that will help the state’s farmers reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, promote energy savings, mitigate water and soil-quality concerns, and increase on-farm resiliency to climate change. The programs total $21 million, Richard Ball, commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, said in a Jan.

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Przyklek named director of DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos in January named Captain Karen Przyklek as the director of DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement (DLE). She is the division’s first-ever woman director. Przyklek’s promotion follows a successful 26-year career with DLE, during which “she played a vital role investigating environmental crimes, assisting the public, and

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Oriskany Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission launched to tackle flooding

Oneida County recently created the Oriskany Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission to address long-term management and flood mitigation in the Oriskany Creek watershed. Currently, 13 municipalities within the creek basin have charted the commission. Other municipalities have attended preliminary commission meetings and have expressed interest in becoming members. Municipalities can join at any time by passing a resolution

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DiNapoli says green economy boosts jobs in New York

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s environment and sustainability initiatives are creating new green jobs and additional demand for existing occupations and changing the skills required to fulfill others.  In total, these positions made up more than 17 percent of all jobs in the state pre-pandemic.  That’s according to a new report that New York State

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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

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OPINION: It’s about time that New York’s school mask mandate ended

“It is a tragedy that some of our children have spent most of their young lives hiding behind masks…”   Finally, after years of forced masking in schools, our children can see the smiles of their friends and the faces of their teachers. As New York lifted its school mask mandate [on March 2] our children and

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OPINION: We can do more to fight poverty

American policymakers have a very full plate. They’ve got to grapple with health care, education, the environment, economic growth and more. The list goes on and on.  Along with these priorities, I have argued for some time that the policy community needs to do more to address poverty. How much time and resources should we devote

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DESIREE M. BENNETT

DESIREE M. BENNETT has been promoted to senior manager at Fust Charles Chambers LLP. She provides tax advisory and compliance services to the firm’s not-for-profit and commercial clients. Bennett has more than 17 years of experience providing tax services to tax-exempt clients including health-care systems, colleges and universities, and foundations. Bennett joined Fust Charles Chambers

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