NISKAYUNA—Flanked by government officials, including David Paterson, General Electric C.E.O. Jeff Immelt announced plans to build a $100 million battery manufacturing plant in the Capital Region.
The new factory would make batteries developed using a nickel-sodium technology and could power hybrid cars, locomotives or other large equipment. A press release said that the investment Read More
NISKAYUNA—Flanked by government officials, including David Paterson, General Electric C.E.O. Jeff Immelt announced plans to build a $100 million battery manufacturing plant in the Capital Region.
The new factory would make batteries developed using a nickel-sodium technology and could power hybrid cars, locomotives or other large equipment. A press release said that the investment Read More
ALBANY—Several Democrats in the State Senate are today sending
ALBANY—Several Democrats in the State Senate are today sending a letter to David Paterson, calling on him to create an independent auditor to monitor the distribution of stimulus funds–and putting them on the same side as good-government groups and Senate Republicans who have already urged more tranparency in the process.
“In the event additional Read More
POUGHKEEPSIE—As Liz reported earlier, state Transportation Commissioner Astrid Glynn is resigning, effective in May.
In an interview with the Times Union, Glynn said she is moving back to Boston to be closer to family. A staff member at the Department of Transportation told me the resignation came as a surprise.
In a statement, Read More
POUGHKEEPSIE—As Liz reported earlier, state Transportation Commissioner Astrid Glynn is resigning, effective in May.
In an interview with the Times Union, Glynn said she is moving back to Boston to be closer to family. A staff member at the Department of Transportation told me the resignation came as a surprise.
In a Read More
ALBANY—The State Senate is in session now, debating the budget, after the annual West Point Day ceremony.
They adjourned around 10 p.m. last night, people there said, after passing one bill. (State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson finally arrived in the chamber, allowing that to happen.)
In the Assembly, all nine bills were passed, Read More
ALBANY—The State Senate is in session now, debating the budget, after the annual West Point Day ceremony.
They adjourned around 10 p.m. last night, people there said, after passing one bill. (State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson finally arrived in the chamber, allowing that to happen.)
In the Assembly, all nine bills were passed, though Read More
The biggest chunk of the federal stimulus money coming to New York City is heading to the smallest borough.
Of $261 million, $175 million is designated for overhauling ramps in the Saint George Ferry Terminal.
When asked at the press conference today why so much money was going to one project, Read More
Here’s Michael Bloomberg introducing Anthony Weiner at the press conference in Brooklyn this morning, and thanking him for securing federal money for the city.
When he took the stage Weiner said the “middle class and those struggling to make it” will be helped by the stimulus funding because mayors, like Bloomberg, won’t have Read More
