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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that more than $700 million in economic and community development funding has been awarded through Round VI of the Regional Economic Development Council initiative. A centerpiece of the Governor’s strategy to jumpstart the economy and create jobs, the Regional Councils were established in 2011 to replace the state’s old top-down approach to economic development ...

Ostroff Associates has teamed up with local company Twill to provide warmth and inspiration to local friends in need this winter. At Ostroff Associates, we take pride in being from historic Albany, and are passionate about the community we live and do business in. That is why we have partnered with Twill to give back to the downtown Albany area. This fall we provided 150 individuals with warm fleece Twill blankets to extend ...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced nearly $16 million to support three Rochester-based projects aimed at reducing poverty in the Finger Lakes region — Monroe Community College’s new Finger Lakes Workforce Development Center at Eastman Business Park, the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative’s new “Mentors for Success” pilot program, and the long-standing Hillside Work-Scholarship ...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York State is partnering with Walmart, Wegmans, FreshDirect and The Coca-Cola Company this Thanksgiving Week to help deliver meals to feed more than 35,000 people statewide. “Thanksgiving provides the opportunity both to reflect on what we are grateful for and to give back to our fellow New Yorkers,” Governor Cuomo said. “This partnership will provide families ...

With a touch of virtual reality and a Hollywood-style movie trailer and poster, Rochester Institute of Technology today launched the building that will house MAGIC Spell Studios. The program is a first-of-its-kind effort in higher education that will link RIT’s internationally ranked academic programs with high-tech facilities needed to commercialize computer gaming, film and animation, and digital media projects. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) ...

I am humbled and gratified that my colleagues in the Senate Republican conference have unanimously reelected me as their leader. After a campaign in which we faced extraordinary challenges and yet still managed to grow our majority in a Presidential year, I couldn’t be more proud to lead this outstanding group of lawmakers. Working together, our accomplishments are many – – a game-changing property ...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced plans for the second phase of construction at Binghamton University’s Health Sciences and Technology Innovation Park in Johnson City. The University’s $105 million project includes construction of the new School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, as well as the relocation and expansion of the Decker School of Nursing to a 100-year-old historic building on Corliss Avenue ...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the opening of the over $18 million AMPrint Center on Rochester Institute of Technology’s Henrietta campus. The center is supported by a grant from Empire State Development, worth up to $9.2 million in state funding over 10 years and $9.7 million in university and industry funding. One of the first research labs in the world to focus on state-of-the-art multi-functional 3D printing ...

Empire State Development today announced its Division of Science, Technology & Innovation (NYSTAR) received a $1.2 million federal award from the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) to support New York State’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program. The funding will be used to add MEP personnel into institutes that are part of Manufacturing USA (formerly the National Network ...