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New York Awards $25 Million to Life Science Startups and Researchers
The New York State Biodefense Commercialization Fund has awarded over $25 million to 11 startups and 16 academic institutions. This funding supports research and commercialization of innovations addressing infectious disease threats, including COVID-19. $3 Million for Rapid Diagnostics and Surveillance. The third round of the Biodefense Commercialization Fund has approved...
$500 Million Investment to Benefit Central NY Communities
The Green CHIPS Community Investment Fund, part of the Green CHIPS incentive agreement between Micron and Empire State Development (ESD), will begin accepting Letters of Intent on August 15. This $500 million fund is designed to boost Micron's $100 billion investment in New York, expected to create nearly 50,000 jobs in Central New York.
Blade collapse, N.Y. launch and N.J. research show uneven progress of offshore wind projects
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Three events Wednesday highlighted the uneven progress of the offshore wind industry in the Northeast, including the start of a major project in New York, research aimed at preventing environmental damage in New Jersey, and a temporary shutdown of a wind farm in Massachusetts after a broken turbine blade washed ashore on a famous beach.
New Jersey, NY and PA Will Be Affected By the Latest Change from the USPS
Do you remember when there wasn't online bill pay through your bank?. If not, let me tell you a story. Not so long ago, after you received a bill in the mail, you would pay it with a check. You would then put the return portion of that bill with...
Republicans view New York as ripe to flip into GOP control
MILWAUKEE — Republican lawmakers are targeting a handful of battleground states that are prime opportunities to flip in 2024 as part of their efforts to win the White House in November. But GOP leaders are also homing in on one unlikely target: New York. New York has long been a Democratic stronghold in presidential elections […]
Discrimination Lawsuit Against N.Y. City Official Can't Be Totally Sealed at Plaintiff's Behest
From Doe v. City of New York, decided today by Judge Gregory Woods (S.D.N.Y.):. One distinguishing facet of the American legal system is its commitment to public access to the trial process. This legacy of "open justice" is as old as America itself. The plaintiff in this action asks that the Court deviate from that legacy and to permit her to litigate her case under seal in complete secrecy. Because the plaintiff has not overcome the strong presumption to public access that attaches to judicial documents—including her complaint and the existence of the case itself—her motion to seal the case is DENIED….
Vehicle catches fire on I-86 Thursday afternoon
BIG FLATS, N.Y. (WETM) – A vehicle caught fire this afternoon on I-86 in Big Flats. According to an 18 News reporter at the scene, the vehicle appeared to have caught fire in the westbound lane on I-86 going past the airport near Corning. The incident did not stop traffic but caused it to slow […]
Lansing supervisor thanks crews for ‘well-done’ effort restoring power
LANSING, NY (CortacaToday) — Lansing lawmakers are showing their appreciation for linesmen. Town Supervisor Ruth Groff says crews were out late Tuesday night restoring power. She adds it was “a job well-done.”. Lansing Highway Superintendent Mike Moseley says the Town of Ithaca offered a generator for help. Over...
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