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Capitol Confidential By Edward McKinley on May 7, 2021 at 6:30 AM Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law Wednesday night a bill that creates permanent precautions that New York businesses must follow to guard against the spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19. The New York Health and Essential Rights Act, or HERO Act, was designed with essential workers in mind who have been at the front lines of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. (TU) U.S. Rep. Elise Stefa...

Tesla gets state COVID extension on jobs commitment deadline; lawmakers frustrated New York State now says December is the deadline for the company to create more than 1,400 good paying jobs at the South Buffalo plant. Author: Ron Plants Updated: 7:09 PM EDT April 29, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Its one of the ultimate You Paid For It sites in Western New York: the huge Tesla plant along South Park in South Buffalo. In exchange for hundreds of millions of dollars in t...

Premium Content Subscriber only The companies behind a controversial surf ranch and residential housing bid remain committed to the Coolum West site while still waiting for State Government approval. The Department of State Development is assessing the impacts and potential benefits of the proposed $1.2 billion Kelly Slater wave pool and residential development. World Surf League and Consolidated Properties are behind the development which includes building 1500 residential properties, an eco...

But just who is the executive and what is his background? Colin Cassidy is an experienced senior executive who has worked in local and state government and industry sectors for almost 40 years. Mr Cassidy began his career with the then Moreton Shire Council (now Ipswich City Council) as a town planner in 1981 and worked there for almost 10 years. From there he spent five years as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Queensland, delivering lectures in planning theory and practice subjects as...

LongIsland.com Upgrades will Continue to Protect Natural Resources while Maximizing the Facilitys Energy Production and Increasing Revenue. Photo by: Shutterstock Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the completion of the upgraded wastewater collection and treatment facility located at the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District in Great Neck, Nassau County. This $12.3 million project included the construction of a first-in-the-state receiving stat...

Spiraling costs at Genesee County industrial park Genesee County site failed states smart growth test, but was given the green light to spend tax dollars for development anyway. Credit: Provided by GCEDC Published: 10:56 AM EDT April 26, 2021 Updated: 10:59 AM EDT April 26, 2021 ALABAMA, N.Y. — The bill is coming due for putting an industrial park in a remote area of Genesee County and the cost to taxpayers is considerable. The Science and Technology Advanced M...

When the varied financial position of Central Queensland Local Government was put under the microscope of the Auditor-General, Rockhampton and Central Highlands councils were revealed as the only financially stable entities. The analysis by Auditor-General Brendan Worrell found one-third of Queensland councils were at “high risk” of not being financially sustainable and 70 per cent spent more than they earned in 2020. The report ranked councils financial sustainability measures and risk. Gl...

Premium Content Subscriber only A popular Brisbane southside MP who grew his margin to one of the biggest in the Queensland in last years State Election will today announce his retirement from politics after learning of a worsening outlook for his cancer diagnosis, first revealed in November 2019. Stretton MP Duncan Pegg, first elected in the 2015 landslide which ousted former LNP Premier Campbell Newman, is expected to rise in parliament at 3pm this afternoon for the last time to give his va...

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Compin USA to produce rail passenger seats in Wayland, servicing Alstoms Amtrak contract Compin USA will locate a manufacturing plant in Gunlockes Wayland facility to build seats for transportation industry projects, including for Alstom From News Reports WAYLAND — Gunlocke, Wayland’s historic chair manufacturer, will soon have some company in the seating industry.  Compin USA will locate a manufacturing plant in the...

Application window open for round III of $3M Grow-NY food and agriculture business competition This content is brought to you by the FingerLakes1.com Team. Support our mission by visiting www.patreon.com/fl1 or learn how you send us your local content here. Empire State Development announced this week that the application window for the 2021 Grow-NY business competition is now open and is accepting submissions. Grow-NY, an unprecedented business competition, focuses on enhancing the emerging fo...