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The Saratoga blog By Wendy Liberatore on January 18, 2021 at 4:09 PM Saratoga Bariatric Surgery and Weight-Loss Program, a service of Saratoga Hospital, has once again been awarded the Blue Distinction Center designation as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. The designation, from BlueShield of Northeastern New York, is reserved for nationally accredited programs that meet rigorous, objective standards for quality of care, patient safety and outcomes. “Our Blue Distinction status is a source of pride for everyone on our team,” said Dr. Dmitri V. Baranov, ...

Richmond’s bike share expansion braked for pandemic but rolling again BizSense file) Two years after it got underway, a long-planned expansion of Richmond’s bike share program has been further prolonged by the effects of the pandemic — which has likewise shifted the program’s usage to a lower gear. But recent funding commitments from the city to keep the program going are providing a clearer road ahead to seeing the expansion through. Launched four years ago, RVA Bike Share has long been lined up for a second implementation phase that would double the size of its fleet to 440 bikes an...

Tue December 15, 2020 - West Edition #26 Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent The Nor Cal Paving joint venture has made steady progress over the past 18 months on the $370 million Interstate 5 (I-5) Corridor Enhancement Project in Sacramento County. The Nor Cal Paving JV (Granite Construction Inc. and Teichert Construction) has made steady and solid progress over the past 18 months on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $370 million Interstate 5 (I-5) Corridor Enhancement Project in Sacramento County that covers 1.1 miles south of the Elk Grove Boulevard Overcrossing...

CARB approves $28M investment in clean trucks, cars The California Air Resources Board approved $28 million in Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) funding to support two popular statewide incentive programs aimed at bringing the cleanest vehicle technologies to low-income and underserved communities. California’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) provides incentives to purchase the cleanest medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and Clean Cars 4 All incentivizes lower-income California drivers to scrap their older, high-polluting cars and replace them with z...

NGT News December 15, 2020 The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved $28 million in Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) funding to support two statewide incentive programs aimed at bringing the cleanest vehicle technologies to low-income and underserved communities. These vehicle-purchase incentive programs help businesses and individuals make the switch to clean vehicles and help grow the market for these technologies. The transportation sector is California’s largest source of air pollution and climate-changing gases – and the prime source of air pollution in...