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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 The utility company that modernized energy production at the former Kodak Park and turned it away from coal has won $5 million from a carbon-reduction contest run by New York State. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Friday that Recycled ...

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The Finger Lakes Region has received $498 million of the $500 million promised by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2015 through the Upstate Revitalization Initiative. To date, 100 projects have received financial commitments from the state. “These commitments are an important ...

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A number of state departments are seeking to engage residents and businesses through upcoming listening sessions on clean transportation. The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Department of Transportation (DOT) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ...

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The number of craft beverage makers in New York has shot past the 1,000 mark, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Thursday. The total of beer, wine, spirits and cider makers is now 1,005, with 538 of those businesses opening after ...

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The state is setting aside $15 million to fund projects that will modernize New York’s power grid through renewable energy supplies, efficiency and overall performance. Energy entrepreneurs have until July 18 to submit concept papers for the competitive awards in ...

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