A longtime maker of window shades and blinds in the Albany, NY area is closing in order to consolidate in other locations.
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Another upstate college is closing, with one week's notice via Kathleen Moore timesunion.com/education/arti… via @TimesUnion

The Federal Trade Commission last week said it was banning non-compete clauses, but the issue is already being contested in court. Employers and employees nationwide are trying to gauge how the ruling will impact them.
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Large battery arrays are seen as way to bridge the periods when the sun isn't shining or wind isn't blowing. This is important as more and more solar and wind farms come on line, displacing fossil fuel power plants.
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'It's out,' says Assemblymember Helene Weinstein on the Assembly floor when asked about gas transition/NY HEAT measure in the budget. “It’s a very complex issue so we won’t be dealing with it in this budget.”

This upstate NY truck buyer loved his EV pickup until it stopped running. But the manufacturer took it off his hands at no cost to him. EV truck makers are trying hard to avoid having unhappy customers on their hands.
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EPA mandates that PFAS chemicals, like those found in the water in Hoosick Falls, must be removed.

“The extraordinary move from EPA mandates that water providers reduce (PFAS) to near-zero levels.” via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/04/10/cli…

Even long-tenured professors and others at the soon -to-be-closed College of Saint Rose will apparently get no severance pay or health coverage. Administrators say they are out of cash.
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The eclipse will mean a business boom in Northern NY which is normally quiet during this time of year, at the end of ski season and before summer.
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Perhaps the best last line of a column in the history of the Times Union.

Big snowstorm followed by rapid melt will make for messy/dangerous road and trail conditions in the #Adirondacks for #Eclipse2024 . Officials clearly worried. Seeing a ton of social media from people planning to climb/hike Monday. Hope warnings are heeded. governor.ny.gov/news/governor-…

Our cats went berserk

A quick thinking bank teller and some alert police officers in Cohoes, NY helped bring down what had been a national-scale identity theft ring that was emptying the accounts of credit union customers. They exploited a flaw in the system.
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Firefighters in the Adirondack community of Indian Lake donned their dry suits recently, dove into the icy waters and rescued a pair of ice fisherman who were trapped in their shanty by the ice melting around them.
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Freihofer's bakery outlets, long a popular spot for bargain hunters across upstate NY, have abruptly closed.
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Women are increasing their presence in elected office. The number of women serving in Congress is at a record high, as is the number of women serving as governors.
Errol Louis (@errol.louis on Threads) spoke with Sabrina Shulman about voterunlead’s efforts to help women run for office on 'The Big Deal.'

CEO confirms Plug Power moving headquarters to Bethlehem timesunion.com/business/artic… via @TimesUnion

Facing headwinds over inflationary costs and an incipient backlash, the NY agency charged with cutting greenhouse gas emissions wants to hire a PR firm to put forth a 'positive narrative' about the shift away from fossil fuels.
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Sad story of an upstate NY native who became a well-known mountaineer and avalanche expert but recently perished in an accident.
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A solar array in rural Schoharie County, NY generates a lot of cash and is selling for more than $15.3 million, but it has neighbors riled up.
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