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Old 08-27-2018, 01:47 PM
 
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New York, Canada extend agreement on management of hydropower project on St. Lawrence River


The New York Power Authority and Ontario Power Generation have agreed to a 15-year extension of the shared management of the Moses-Saunders Power Dam.


The structure spans the St. Lawrence River between Northern New York and Ontario.


The collaboration in the extended agreement involves the St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project in Massena and the R.H. Saunders Generating Station in Cornwall, Ontario, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a Friday news release.


The ceremony for the joint-agreement signing happened during Friday’s 60th anniversary celebration of the American and Canadian hydroelectric-power projects at the Moses-Saunders Dam.


“The Moses-Saunders Dam is an engineering marvel that provides clean, renewable hydropower to New Yorkers across this great state as well as to our Canadian neighbors,” Cuomo said in the release. “This renewed partnership will continue to benefit future generations of New Yorkers and Canadians by providing a reliable and sustainable source of clean energy.”


The joint-works agreement outlines the shared responsibilities of the New York Power Authority and Ontario Power Generation in jointly managing the hydroelectric-power dam. The responsibilities include monitoring water flow, implementing maintenance practices and sharing equipment and services.


“For decades, we have worked with our American counterparts to generate clean power from the St. Lawrence River in an environmentally and socially conscious manner. I’m proud of the hard work by the women and men that worked at the station to keep it running safely and reliably over the last 60 years,” Jeffrey Lyash, president and CEO of Ontario Power Generation, said in Cuomo’s release.


More than 70 percent of the electricity the New York Power Authority produces is “clean, renewable” hydropower, with roughly 30 percent of that coming from the St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project, Cuomo’s office said.


The project stretches over the St. Lawrence River Valley for more than 30 miles and includes two control dams upstream and 16 turbine-generators. The project also includes thousands of acres of public parkland along the river for recreational enjoyment and wildlife preservation, per the news release.


Source: https://www.cnybj.com/new-york-canada-hydropower-pact/
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Old 08-27-2018, 02:14 PM
 
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New York home sales decline in July, CNY numbers mixed


ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold more than 12,400 previously owned homes in July, down about 1 percent from over 12,500 homes sold in July 2017, according to a new industry trade group report. Some indicators are pointing to a cooldown in the housing market.


“Housing price bubble chatter has increased this summer, as market observers attempt to predict the next residential real estate shift. It is too early to predict a change from higher prices and lower inventory, but the common markers that caused the last housing cooldown are present,” the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR) said in its July housing-market report. “Wages are up, but not at the same pace as home prices, leading to the kind of affordability concerns that can cause fewer sales at lower prices. At the same time, demand is still outpacing what is available for sale in many markets.”


Sales data

The July 2018 statewide median sales price was $285,000, up nearly 10 percent from the July 2017 median of $260,000, according to the NYSAR data.


Pending sales totaled more than 12,800 homes in July, up 4.3 percent from the same month in 2017.


The months’ supply of homes for sale dropped 4.5 percent at the end of July to a 6.4 months’ supply. It stood at 6.7 months at the end of July 2017. A 6 month to 6.5 month supply is considered to be a balanced market, NYSAR said.


The number of homes for sale totaled 72,015 in July, a decrease of 4.4 percent compared to July 2017.


Central New York data

Realtors in Broome County sold 175 existing homes in July, up about 4 percent from 168 a year ago, according to the NYSAR report. The median sales price increased more than 3 percent to nearly $124,000 from $120,000 a year ago.


In Jefferson County, realtors closed on 111 homes in July, down about 1 percent from 112 a year ago, and the median sales price dipped 0.4 percent to $137,000 from $137,500 in July 2017, according to the NYSAR data.


NYSAR also reports that realtors sold 187 homes in Oneida County last month, up about 7 percent compared to the 175 they sold during July 2017. The median sales price fell about 7 percent to $130,000 from nearly $140,000 a year ago.


Realtors in Onondaga County sold 481 previously owned homes in July, a sales decrease of about 14 percent compared to the July 2017 total of 560. The median sales price fell 0.4 percent to $145,610, down from more than $146,000 a year ago, according to the NYSAR report.


All home-sales data is compiled from multiple-listing services in New York state and it includes townhomes and condominiums in addition to existing single-family homes, according to NYSAR.


Source: https://www.cnybj.com/new-york-home-...numbers-mixed/
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Old 08-29-2018, 02:39 PM
 
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NUAIR Alliance, European firm partner on drone-research work


SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR Alliance) and Griffiss International Airport on Tuesday announced a new partnership with Unifly as part of its drone-research efforts.


Unifly is an Antwerp, Belgium–based company with a software application that enables unmanned traffic management (UTM) systems to “visualize and manage” drone traffic in airspace.


Syracuse–based NUAIR Alliance is a nonprofit coalition of more than 200 private and public entities and academic institutions working together to operate and oversee unmanned aircraft system (UAS) testing in New York, Massachusetts, and Michigan. NUAIR supports the New York UAS test site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome.


A UAS includes a drone and equipment used to control its flight. A drone is also referred to in the industry as an unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV.


The partnership will provide “enhanced” unmanned traffic-management capabilities for the New York UAS test site’s 50-mile UTM corridor that’s currently under construction.


Gov. Andrew Cuomo had earlier announced that the state will spend $30 million to develop the 50-mile flight traffic-management system between Syracuse and Griffiss International Airport in Rome to advance the “burgeoning” unmanned-aircraft systems industry in Central New York as part of the CNY Rising initiative.


Unifly will establish a presence in Central New York to deploy its software platform and support traffic-management testing. Working with NUAIR, Unifly will enable enhancements to test beyond visual line of site (BVLOS) systems with the “ultimate goal” of safely integrating UAVs into the nation’s airspace.


“This new partnership will provide the critical tools needed for beyond visual line of site testing; capabilities not found at any other test site in the nation,” Major General Marke F. (Hoot) Gibson (ret), CEO of the NUAIR Alliance, said in the release. “It also shows that this region is able to lead the industry and attract partners from across the globe due to investments being made by New York state. We look forward to working with Unifly and deploying this industry-leading technology in coming months, and taking our capabilities to a new level.”


“Oneida County’s UAS test site at Griffiss International Airport is leading the nation in industry research and innovation,” Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. said in the NUAIR release. “The corridor between Rome and Syracuse continues to grow and establish the Mohawk Valley and Central New York as the epicenter for UAS development. Adding Unifly into that mix will further strengthen our position within the U.S. and throughout the world.”


About the software

Unifly’s software applications facilitate UAV traffic in “very low” altitude airspace. Its “innovative” tools inform operators where it is safe and legal to fly and enable authorities and other aviation stake-holders to track traffic and manage airspace.


It can inform users about the rules and situations, which are “often complex, in a user-friendly way.”


It also offers “validation” for a given flight and location. The system “parses” the underlying rules and real-time information to give the operator a “clear answer,” and it can notify official entities about flights and allow them to take action if required.


“This partnership presents a unique opportunity to share Unifly’s proven UTM technology and experience with NUAIR,” Marc Kegelaers, CEO of Unifly, said. “The safe integration of drones into the general airspace is a universal topic today. The NUAIR Operation Center is the first test site that has had the vision to include international partners in their global alliance to successfully tackle these global challenges.”


Source: https://www.cnybj.com/nuair-alliance...y-partnership/
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Old 08-29-2018, 02:45 PM
 
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FuzeHub awards Clarkson University, Alfred University $50K grants for work with manufacturing firms


ALBANY, N.Y. — Clarkson University and Alfred University will use separate $50,000 grants for their work with manufacturing firms.


FuzeHub, an Albany–based nonprofit, awarded the grant funding. The organization says it provides small to medium-sized manufacturing companies in New York with “guided access to a network of technical and business resources.”


The Clarkson and Alfred grants are among close to $300,000 that FuzeHub awarded six projects in this year’s second round of funding through the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund.


As part of the fund, FuzeHub offers two rounds of manufacturing grants funding each year.


The grant recipients in the second round plan to add almost 100 new jobs to both established businesses and startup companies across New York over the next two years.


“The manufacturing grants continue to be a valuable resource for [nonprofit] and industry collaborations and there is no shortage of quality applications coming into the program,” Julianne Clouthier, industry-engagement manager for FuzeHub, said in a news release. “The latest round of awardees continues to signify the tremendous amount of innovation that exists throughout New York State, and the impact of these awards will provide a pathway to increased jobs and business growth.”


Clarkson grant

Clarkson University’s Shipley Center for Innovation will use its $50,000 grant for installation of a paint booth in Clarkson’s Damon Hall.


Damon Hall is one of three buildings that make up the North Country Business lncubator network.


It has been renovated to house light manufacturing startups, including LC Drives, the incubator’s “flagship tenant.” The firm is developing manufacturing processes and needs a paint booth to make its product.


Besides helping LC Drives, the paint booth will also provide “long-term benefits” for future manufacturing startups in the region, “including some that are already in the pipeline,” per the release.


Alfred grant

Alfred University will use its funding in its work with Free Form Fibers, LLC (FFF), a company working to develop a “critical concept design” for a fiber-manufacturing facility in New York.


It will prepare FFF for investment and scale-up of its approach that uses laser chemical vapor deposition (LCVD) to grow a “variety of value added” fibers, FuzeHub said.


Holly Shulman, a professor at Alfred University, will serve as principal investigator, leading a design team of engineering students to work with FFF to “analyze facility needs to accommodate a completely new concept in fiber manufacturing.”


The group will specify the physical and technical parameters of laser banks, power, cooling, gas handling, and analytical equipment, with a goal of minimizing handling and optimizing process flow, per the release.


Jeff Lawrence Fund

FuzeHub awarded the funding from the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund.


Lawrence, who died in 2015, was a top executive at the Albany–based Center for Economic Growth, the manufacturing extension partnership (MEP) center for the Capital Region, and a supporter of New York manufacturing and entrepreneurial communities.


The manufacturing-innovation fund, which was established with $1 million annually for five years, supports activities designed to “spur technology development and commercialization” across New York state.


FuzeHub is administering the fund as part of its role as the Empire State Development (ESD)-designated statewide MEP center. As part of the fund, FuzeHub offers manufacturing-innovation grants.


The grants are available to New York nonprofit organizations, including higher-education institutions, proposing “innovative” projects involving small and mid-sized manufacturers or early-stage companies, FuzeHub said.


Source: https://www.cnybj.com/fuzehub-awards...on-and-alfred/
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Old 08-29-2018, 09:46 PM
 
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In regards to Harden Furniture in McConnellsville in Oneida County: https://www.cnyhomepage.com/news/har...ess/1405266821
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Old 09-01-2018, 09:31 AM
 
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Old 09-01-2018, 02:04 PM
 
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In regards to the Downtown Utica hospital project...

MVHS CONTINUES PURSUING PROPERTY-ACQUISITION AGREEMENTS IN DOWNTOWN-HOSPITAL PROJECT

UTICA, N.Y. — Six property owners haven’t responded or have indicated they aren’t interested in a property-acquisition agreement associated with the downtown-hospital project in Utica.

That’s according to the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS), which provided an update Thursday on the ongoing project.

The six property owners are among the 35 property owners representing 72 parcels of land in the project footprint “which are in the process of being transferred,” MVHS said in a news release issued Thursday.

Besides the six that haven’t responded or aren’t interested, 19 property owners have completed or are in the process of completing a signed, purchase-option agreement with MVHS. This group represents 54 percent of the property owners in the project footprint, MVHS said.

In addition, 10 property owners are in active negotiation with MVHS and Syracuse–based Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC (BSK), the law firm handling the property-acquisition process, MVHS said.

The properties don’t include the parcels owned by the City of Utica, per the news release.

MVHS also provided an update on the project “in general,” financing, repurposing the request-for-proposal (RFP), and the New York State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) process.

Project update

Design meetings between the architectural firm working on the project, New York City–based NBBJ, and MVHS providers and staff continue with a focus on the design and layout of the various rooms in the new hospital.

Crews are constructing mock-rooms at the MVHS New Hartford Medical Office - Crossroads location. Once complete, staff members will use the rooms to help “test” the designs and layouts they’ve come up with to “ensure they work in real-life situations.”

MVHS plans to host “future opportunities” for the community to view the aesthetic facility designs and campus integration, per the release.

Financing

MVHS “recently” signed the phase I grants contract allowing it to use a “portion” of the $300 million state grant for its downtown-hospital project. MVHS signed the contract with the New York State Department of Health, per its news release.

The cost projection for what MVHS is calling the “regional health-care campus” is estimated to be $480 million for a 373-bed, 672,000-square-foot facility. In April 2017, the state awarded MVHS the $300 million “health care facility transformation” grant to create an “integrated health-care delivery system” in Oneida County.

The remaining $180 million will come from MVHS capital, bonds, and fundraising, per the release. Over the past few months, the finance team at MVHS has worked to secure the financing needed to fund the project above what the NYS grant provides.

MVHS said it has selected a bank and is currently working on finalizing the loan agreement. Its news release doesn’t name the bank.

Repurposing RFP

MVHS in July sent out a request-for-proposal (RFP) for the repurposing of the current facilities to six potential companies.

The proposals are due back “at the end of this week” and as of Thursday, MVHS had received three responses. In order to ensure a “comprehensive” evaluation, the repurposing project will look at the potential reuse of all MVHS campuses, including the St. Luke’s, St. Elizabeth, and Faxton campuses.

Based on prior assessments, MVHS previously stated it is likely the Faxton campus will remain open; however Faxton was included in the RFP to ensure that keeping the campus open is the proper course of action. MVHS seeks to select a company to perform the reuse study by the end of September.

SEQR process

The City of Utica Planning Board voted to accept the final scoping document that MVHS presented in July. That document outlines what will be addressed in the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the hospital project. It includes issues identified during the public and agency-review process.

MVHS is now working on a draft EIS to address issues identified in the final scoping document. It is anticipated that the organization will submit the draft EIS to the Utica Planning Board in the fall.

Once the planning board accepts the draft EIS, it’ll schedule a public comment period and hearing to solicit “substantive” comments on the draft EIS. Following the comment period, a final EIS will be prepared, “which accounts for the substantive public and agency input.”

#NoHospitalDowntown

The group calling itself “#NoHospitalDowntown” is opposed to the downtown Utica location for the hospital project.

On its website, We are Investigating the Utica Hospital Situation, the group includes a section with at least 30 reasons why it doesn’t like the downtown area for the hospital project.

Jim Brock and Brett Truett are the group’s co-founders.

Source: https://www.cnybj.com/mvhs-updates-p...tica-hospital/
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Old 09-05-2018, 05:47 PM
 
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Can NAFTA renegotiation help NY dairy farmers?
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Old 09-05-2018, 05:59 PM
 
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Ithaca #3 in Airbnb stats for New York State:

https://www.ithaca.com/news/ithaca/i...b0a76123a.html

Kind of surprised by that one.
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