The county will pay $431,595 to CPL Team to study “best practices” for building a data center. The Planning Department said the study is “agnostic” on building one.
Economic Development
Posted inHousing
New York progressives have a plan to achieve energy affordability: make power public
Central New Yorkers have long struggled with National Grid’s rates. Progressives across the state are pitching public ownership of power.
Posted inEconomic Development
Waymo has made inroads in Central New York. Is it the next piece of CNY’s high-tech future?
Advocates for Waymo at CenterState CEO say the components of Waymos are built in Syracuse. Some local politicians are looking to bring that tech home.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
At the New York State Fair, Waymo sells its future as inevitable. Is it?
The company is gaining establishment political support and for a day has its own space at the Great New York State Fair.
Posted inEconomic Development
In Micron lawsuit, DOJ’s filing raises a question: Does national security trump state environmental law?
The DOJ has been using the threat of national security to pressure courts around the country to rule against environmental lawsuits. Now, that strategy has come to Central New York.
Posted inEconomic Development
New York paused AI data center development for a year. In the interim, lawmakers want to block tax breaks
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signaled support for a Syracuse-based state lawmaker’s proposal to ban IDAs from floating tax breaks to woo data centers.
Posted inTransportation
Upstate’s vision to expand ER involves closing a key street in the city, putting Crouse and Upstate at odds
Upstate University Hospital officials in the last few weeks have started pitching the Common Council on closing one block of East Adams Street to connect the current ER to a new building.
Posted inEconomic Development
Could the North Country get its Micron moment?
As the North Country makes a pitch for its role in the Micron supply chain, Micron has responded with donations.
Posted inNews
Sean Kirst: What seemed impossible then is about to happen. It’s 25 years since Van Robinson made a public call to pull down I-81
In 2001, Robinson saw forces coming together that would allow his longtime dream to become a 2026 reality.
Posted inJustice & Equity
After 35 years of research and no solution, Onondaga Nation’s leader laments the cultural cost of mudboils
Mudboils have spewed hundreds of tons of silt, sand and clay into the Onondaga Creek, which has prevented the Onondagas from using their sacred waterway for fishing, harvesting and gatherings.
