Passage of the $475 million Rochester School Modernization Program will provide thousands of critical infrastructure construction jobs, but more importantly, the students in the city school district will have more of the necessary tools to thrive. “This is about educational ...

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An additional $30 million has been made available through New York state’s Drive Clean Rebate program to encourage drivers to lease or purchase all-electric vehicles or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office said. The funding and program changes ...

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The state of New York will continue its successful Regional Economic Development Council initiative and a more than $750 million Consolidated Funding Application. The CFA opened on May 10, enabling businesses, municipalities, nonprofits and the public to begin applying for ...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers reached a deal on the state’s budget this week. The final, $212 billion budget includes a number of measures to aid industries and sectors that have been hardest hit by the pandemic. Additionally, the ...

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Toll plaza removal and interchange reconstruction have resumed on the New York State Thruway to replace the former ticketed system. The project is expected to be completed by the end of summer 2021. The next phase of construction is the ...

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Trillium Health on Tuesday said it stands to lose more than $5 million annually if the state proceeds with its carve-out of the 340B program on April 1. The resources in jeopardy are related to the 340B prescription drug discount ...

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Rochester will be home to the world’s first gigafactory dedicated to the production of hydrogen fuel cell stacks and electrolyzers, Plug Power Inc. and Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer hinted at the deal in late December, ...

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Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority has added the first 10 electric buses to its Regional Transit Service fleet, part of an ongoing effort to reduce carbon emissions produced by traditional diesel-fuel buses. As announced in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the ...

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Trillium Health Inc. has joined a statewide coalition to protest cuts to community health centers. The Protect the Safety Net campaign, led by advocates and Medicaid patients, seeks to reverse a provision in the New York state budget that strips ...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week instructed the state Department of Health to allow midwife-led birthing centers in New York for the first time. The DOH is now accepting Certificate of Need applications for midwifery birth centers as a result of ...

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Schools and colleges across New York state will remain closed for the remainder of the academic year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday. Schools will continue to provide distance learning during that time, Cuomo said, and also will be required to ...

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One dozen businesses statewide have been awarded more than $1.4 million in workforce development funds, including three in the Rochester metro area. The funding is part of the state’s $175 million Workforce Development Initiative, and the grants will support professional ...

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The New York State Department of Public Service is putting its support behind electric vehicles. A new report from the department recommends the establishment of a statewide utility-support “Make-Ready” program that would provide incentives to light-duty electric vehicle supply equipment ...

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The 76West Clean Energy Competition has launched another round, accepting applications from “emerging clean energy companies” that are willing to relocate to or expand connections with the Southern Tier in exchange for a prize of up to $1 million. Applications ...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in Rochester Monday morning to drum up support for his new Lake Ontario Resiliency & Economic Development Initiative, or REDI. “We have a major challenge ahead of us,” Cuomo said to a standing-room-only crowd that included ...

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