BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 19 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development issued the following news release: The Massachusetts' Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) has approved eight projects for participation in the Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP), which seeks to create new jobs and help businesses grow by offering credits to lower taxes in exchange for job creation. The projects are expected to create 778 net new jobs and retain 877 jobs through  more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: Big ideas, big actions, and big challenges dominate Michigan's newly released 2023 Michigan State of the Great Lakes Report (https://www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/office-of-the-great-lakes/state-of-the-great-lakes-report). In its 42 pages, the report covers progress cleaning up pollution in the Great Lakes, momentum behind fisheries management in Mi  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: Governor Hochul today announced that the Thruway Authority received an award of a $1.2 million federal grant as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Law - Safe Streets and Roads for All grant. The funding will be used to develop a comprehensive safety action plan for the 570-mile Thruway corridor statewide.  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 20 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order addressing interconnection costs (Case No. 22-E-0701) on Dec. 19, 2023: * * * Petition of LSE Perseus LLC Regarding Standardized Contract for Interconnection of New Distributed Generation Units and/or Energy Storage Systems with Capacity of 5 MW or Less Connected in Parallel with Utility Distribution Systems for a Solar Photovoltaic Facility Located at 260 Hunt Creek Road, Nichols. ORDER ADDRE  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 20 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order addressing interconnection costs (Case No. 22-E-0702) on Dec. 19, 2023: * * * Petition of LSE Pisces LLC Regarding Standardized Contract for Interconnection of New Distributed Generation Units and/or Energy Storage Systems with Capacity of 5 MW or Less Connected in Parallel with Utility Distribution Systems for a Solar Photovoltaic Facility Located at Smith Creek Road, Nichols. ORDER ADDRESSIN  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 19 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Becky Ames and reappointed Karyn C. Brownlee and Jim Minge to the Credit Union Commission for terms to expire on February 15, 2029. Additionally, the Governor appointed Cody Huggins to the board for a term set to expire on February 15, 2027. The Commission supervises the Credit Union Department, which regulates all credit unions organized and chartered unde  more

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Virgin Islands legislature issued the following news release: The 35th Legislature of the Virgin Islands' Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs, and Consumer Protection, led by Carla J. Joseph, convened at the Frits E. Lawetz Conference Room. Lawmakers heard testimony concerning a measure honoring Lieutenant Colonel Leayle Gerard Galiber and a measure to enact the Public-Private Partnership Agreement Act. Additionally, lawmakers hea  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Dec. 20 -- The Washington State Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2023: Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz on Monday released the locations of 2,000 acres of structurally complex state forestland proposed to be set aside for conservation as funded by the Climate Commitment Act. The land will join the more than 900,000 acres of forestland that the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) already manages for co  more