ALBANY, New York, Jan. 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Acting Tax Commissioner Hiller Announce Conviction of Capital Region Car Dealership Owner for Failing to Pay Over $160,000 in Taxes January 24, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and Acting Commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) Amanda Hiller today announced the sentencing of Guy Kennedy Nicolas of   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 -- Blackstone, an investment firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2025: * * * Acquisition of Efficient, Scale Power Plant Located Within "Data Center Alley"; Well Positioned to Help Meet Growing AI and Power Demand Growth * * * Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced today that Blackstone Energy Transition Partners ("Blackstone") have agreed to acquire Potomac Energy Center ("Potomac"), a 774-megawatt natural gas power plant in Loudoun County, Virginia. The transact  more

ONEONTA, New York, Jan. 23 -- Hartwick College issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Artificial intelligence, climate change and cultural resonance are the featured topics for the upcoming Hartwick College Faculty Lecture Series. The series starts Friday, Feb. 7, with the presentation, "Did a Computer Write This? The Ethics of Reading in an Age of Artificial Intelligence." Mark Wolff, professor of French and chair of the Modern Languages Department, will deliver this lecture. He   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- Marymount Manhattan College issued the following news on Jan. 21, 2025: Marymount Manhattan College is saddened by the death of Susan Gardella, RSHM '79, devoted alumna and former member of the College's board of trustees. She will be remembered for her commitment to service and to the institutions that nurtured that commitment, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and Marymount Manhattan College. Sister Susan graduated from MMC in 1979 with a degree in art history. A  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following statement on Jan. 21, 2025, on Governor Kathy Hochul's fiscal year 2026 executive budget: * * * "We thank Governor Hochul for delivering an executive budget that will help our administration deliver on our core mission of making New York City the best place to raise a family. "Governor Hochul and I share the same North Star: to keep our city and state safe. We appreciate the governor's commitment to fixing the laws tha  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 23 -- The State University of New York issued the following statement on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * "SUNY is on the move, and we are thankful to Governor Hochul for her steadfast commitment and historic investments in SUNY's students and extraordinary faculty and staff. "Governor Hochul is again proposing a significant operating aid investment in SUNY, following on the heels of two years of back-to-back historic increases including $277 million to our State-operated campuses,  more

GENESEO, New York, Jan. 23 -- The State University of New York's Geneseo Campus issued the following news: Professor of history Joe Cope has been awarded a $500,000 Mellon Foundation grant for the project Social Justice and the Humanities: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice. The three-year award began on January 1. "This grant will support Geneseo faculty in creating a cluster of linked general education courses focused on the theme of justice," says Cope. "Targeted to first-year students, th  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2025: Turner Construction Company, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, celebrated the topping-out of the Non-Kinetic Operations Campus at Offutt Air Force Base. This milestone marks the completion of vertical construction. This key facility is designed to bolster resilience against future flooding events. The $389 million project underscores a commitment to the base's operational readiness. T  more

BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: A University at Buffalo researcher was part of a committee writing a report outlining linkages between low to moderate alcohol consumption and health outcomes. The report (https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/28582/review-of-evidence-on-alcohol-and-health) was released last month by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and came out ju  more