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Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Ithaca College campus

NYSERDA, Ithaca College sign agreement to study potential solar projects on campus

ITHACA — Ithaca College and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) have recently signed a memorandum of understanding that will allow the state to explore the feasibility of hosting build-ready renewable-energy projects on underutilized sites. Under the agreement, NYSERDA will consider several parking lots at Ithaca College as hosts for solar […]

Edwards Vacuum rendering (NYS provided)

Construction begins on Edwards Vacuum plant near Batavia

Construction has started on the first phase of the $319 million Edwards Vacuum dry-pump manufacturing facility, located in the Genesee County town of Alabama, near Batavia. Edwards Vacuum is a United Kingdom–based multinational company that specializes in vacuum and abatement equipment for the semiconductor industry, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul said in an April

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President Joseph Biden

Biden talks Micron project funding, workforce hub in MOST visit

SYRACUSE — For the second time in less than two years, U.S. President Joseph Biden visited Central New York to tout the forthcoming arrival of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) in Central New York, bringing the promise of thousands of new jobs and a transformed regional economy. The 46th president on April 25 formally announced

Charles Schumer

Schumer pitches Upstate to Japanese semiconductor suppliers

Several Japanese companies that supply the semiconductor industry recently gathered in Washington, D.C. to hear a pitch from U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) about the benefits of locating in upstate New York.  Schumer held the event April 9 at the U.S. Capitol as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the U.S., representing the

MV semicon workforce

State announces Mohawk Valley workforce initiative and SUNY Poly semiconductor center funding

New York State has launched Mohawk Valley Empowers, a new three-year, $10 million initiative designed to strengthen the region’s workforce ecosystem and improve workforce participation by expanding wraparound services and redefining career readiness. The state also announced new funding for SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s semiconductor processing lab, according to a Tuesday news release from Gov. Kathy

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