ALBANY — The Rochester Institute of Technology will receive a $70 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to lead a national consortium that will develop new ways for clean energy in manufacturing. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced the award for the Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute after they and Rep. Louise Slaughter pressed for the money in recent months ...
ALBANY — The Rochester Institute of Technology will receive a $70 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to lead a national consortium that will develop new ways for clean energy in manufacturing. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced the award for the Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute after they and Rep. Louise Slaughter pressed for the money in recent months ...
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Governor Cuomo Presents 1st Proposal of 2017 State of the State: Making College Tuition-free for New York’s Middle-class Families
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, today unveiled the 1st signature proposal of his 2017 agenda: making college tuition-free for New York’s middle-class families at all SUNY and CUNY two- and four-year colleges. New York’s tuition-free college degree program, the Excelsior Scholarship, is the first of its kind in the nation and will help alleviate the crushing burden of student ...
Governor Cuomo Presents 1st Proposal of 2017 State of the State: Making College Tuition-free for New York’s Middle-class Families
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, today unveiled the 1st signature proposal of his 2017 agenda: making college tuition-free for New York’s middle-class families at all SUNY and CUNY two- and four-year colleges. New York’s tuition-free college degree program, the Excelsior Scholarship, is the first of its kind in the nation and will help alleviate the crushing burden of student ...
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Ostroff Associates Works With Local Charities To Give Back This Holiday Season
This holiday season, Ostroff Associates has continued our longstanding tradition of giving back to our community by partnering with five local charities to make a difference in the lives of those in need in the Capital Region. This year, Ostroff Associates donated hundreds of food and household items, toiletries bus passes, toys, and winter clothing for men, women and children. In distributing our donations, we had the privilege ...
Ostroff Associates Works With Local Charities To Give Back This Holiday Season
This holiday season, Ostroff Associates has continued our longstanding tradition of giving back to our community by partnering with five local charities to make a difference in the lives of those in need in the Capital Region. This year, Ostroff Associates donated hundreds of food and household items, toiletries bus passes, toys, and winter clothing for men, women and children. In distributing our donations, we had the privilege ...
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United Way of Greater Rochester Receives $250,000 Grant from the Walmart Foundation to Assist with Anti-Poverty Initiative
Rochester, NY, December 20, 2016 — United Way of Greater Rochester announced receipt of a $250,000 grant awarded through the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program to assist with its poverty reduction efforts through the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative (RMAPI). A ceremony was held at the Walmart Supercenter on Hudson Avenue in Rochester with New York State Assemblyman Joseph D. Morelle ...
United Way of Greater Rochester Receives $250,000 Grant from the Walmart Foundation to Assist with Anti-Poverty Initiative
Rochester, NY, December 20, 2016 — United Way of Greater Rochester announced receipt of a $250,000 grant awarded through the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program to assist with its poverty reduction efforts through the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative (RMAPI). A ceremony was held at the Walmart Supercenter on Hudson Avenue in Rochester with New York State Assemblyman Joseph D. Morelle ...
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$100 Million Deal to Save Pier 40 in Manhattan is Approved
After years of negotiations and bickering, the City Council on Thursday approved plans to allow a developer to buy the air rights from a crumbling pier in Hudson River Park for $100 million, money that would be used to keep the one-time cargo pier from falling into the water. In return, the developer — a joint venture of Atlas Capital Group and Westbrook Partners — obtained approvals for a vast, five-tower residential complex with retail ...
$100 Million Deal to Save Pier 40 in Manhattan is Approved
After years of negotiations and bickering, the City Council on Thursday approved plans to allow a developer to buy the air rights from a crumbling pier in Hudson River Park for $100 million, money that would be used to keep the one-time cargo pier from falling into the water. In return, the developer — a joint venture of Atlas Capital Group and Westbrook Partners — obtained approvals for a vast, five-tower residential complex with retail ...
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Cohoes Officials Hope Housing Complex Makeovers Spur Further Development
The Cayuga Plaza Apartments are being sold. The new owners plan to invest more than $5 million to upgrade the downtown Cohoes senior housing complex. “And they wanted to invest in our downtown. They believed in our mission,” Cohoes Mayor Shawn Morse said. Morse made the announcement Tuesday, alongside the soon-to-be owners from Preservation Development Partners. The New York City-based group aims ...
Cohoes Officials Hope Housing Complex Makeovers Spur Further Development
The Cayuga Plaza Apartments are being sold. The new owners plan to invest more than $5 million to upgrade the downtown Cohoes senior housing complex. “And they wanted to invest in our downtown. They believed in our mission,” Cohoes Mayor Shawn Morse said. Morse made the announcement Tuesday, alongside the soon-to-be owners from Preservation Development Partners. The New York City-based group aims ...
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Governor Cuomo Announces $2.8 Million in Nysuny 2020 Awards for Binghamton University
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $2.8 million in NYSUNY 2020 awards for Binghamton University. The awards will support the development of a state-of-the-art renewable energy research and development facility. Once completed, the new facility will be used to promote energy efficiency by testing current research efforts that focus on battery life maximization. To further advance energy conservation ...
Governor Cuomo Announces $2.8 Million in Nysuny 2020 Awards for Binghamton University
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $2.8 million in NYSUNY 2020 awards for Binghamton University. The awards will support the development of a state-of-the-art renewable energy research and development facility. Once completed, the new facility will be used to promote energy efficiency by testing current research efforts that focus on battery life maximization. To further advance energy conservation ...
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Governor Cuomo Announces More than $700 Million in Economic Development Resources Awarded in Sixth Round of Regional Council Initiative
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 ...
Governor Cuomo Announces More than $700 Million in Economic Development Resources Awarded in Sixth Round of Regional Council Initiative
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 ...
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Ostroff Associates Donates Blankets to Those in Need
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 ...
Ostroff Associates Donates Blankets to Those in Need
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 ...