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New York s biggest round of offshore wind contracts yet anchor Gov. Andrew Cuomo s latest green investment plan.
The state of New York has awarded 2.5 gigawatts of offshore wind projects to developers Equinor and BP, the largest yet in the state’s massive offshore wind build-out and one of the single largest U.S. renewable energy contracts yet awarded.
Wednesday’s award, announced by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his 2021 State of the State address, hands the entirety of New York’s second large-scale solicitation to the two European oil majors that have joined forces in targeting the emerging Eastern U.S. offshore wind opportunity.
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Canandaigua’s City Council kicked off 2021 with its first meeting of the year on Thursday.
Councilmember Steve Uebbing (At-Large) began the Council’s work by offering a resolution calling on the City Manager to develop a plan for studying the impact of noise from Land of Legends Raceway on County Road 10 in Canandaigua. Uebbing stated that he had received numerous complaints about the noise coming from the track and felt that it was important to collect data on this issue to determine if there was truly a problem. If there is too much noise coming from the track, Uebbing also felt it would be important to determine if that noise posed a public health threat, particularly for young children.
The Best States for Tech Startups
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The world has got a one-way ticket to a technology-dependent future, and the US has been leading the charge in investing in that journey for the past few years. With US tech companies raising more than $100 billion in tech investments in 2019 alone, many have found the new American dream in the form of starting their own successful tech businesses.
But where exactly should aspiring tech entrepreneurs be starting their venture? Let s take a look at some tech-forward states and the factors that make them the best ones for opening your very own startup.