Jan. 14—ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Wednesday that the Port of Albany would become the country's first wind tower manufacturing site. In the third installment of a four-day State of the State address this week, Cuomo's comments focused on building up New York's green energy economy in order to combat climate change and jumpstart the economy. Among the projects that Cuomo ... Read More

ALBANY — In the third installment of his prolonged State of the State address, Gov. Cuomo said Wednesday that New York must embrace renewable energy and green initiatives in order to compete in a post-COVID economy. The governor focused on battling climate change and job creation as he announced a $26 billion private-public partnership initiative that will involve wind and solar and ... Read More

Jan. 10—DANVILLE — When Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a gambling-expansion law in June 2019 that allowed for six new casino licenses in Illinois, Danville officials were ecstatic. More than 18 months later, and after submitting an updated bid in November, they're still hopeful. "Now we're simply waiting on the state," Mayor Rickey Williams said. "No one has been approved yet, and COVID set ... Read More

The Utica Steam Cotton Factory, located across State Street from the future Mohawk Valley Health Systems hospital, will be redeveloped, according to a statement from Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri. The building, with renovation scheduled for completion in 2021, will offer a variety of commercial space, the statement said. The project will be managed by the Syracuse-based Lahinch Group. The Utica ... Read More

Dec. 2--A Buffalo man who suffered severe and disabling injuries in a workplace fall has accepted a $9.5 million settlement of his case, which was set to start trial Thursday in State Supreme Court. On Aug. 1, 2017, José Lagares, an employee of Sahlem's Roofing & Siding, fell about 30 feet onto a concrete floor while replacing the roof of a commercial building owned by Carrier Terminal ... Read More

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey formally committed itself Wednesday to using offshore wind energy to power 3.2 million homes and will study the best ways to get that electricity from ocean turbines to communities where it is needed. The state Board of Public Utilities voted to adopt the state's plan to build a transmission system capable of handling 7500 megawatts of electricity by 2035. ... Read More

BUCHANAN, N.Y. (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s staff have approved the sale of the Indian Point nuclear power plant north of New York City to a New Jersey company for dismantling, despite petitions from state and local officials to hold public hearings before taking action. The five-member NRC said Monday that it expects to issue an order next Monday allowing the plant’s owner, ... Read More

Nov. 6--Rensselaer The company that wants to build a waste-to-energy plant on the site of what was the old BASF chemical factory here wants to more than double its footprint by expanding from 19 to 45 acres, amid plans for an expansive "renewable energy campus," that could go far beyond the waste-to-energy facility they originally proposed. However, BioHiTech faces obstacles in its plans for ... Read More