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Archive of Technology on Friday November 06, 2009
TN: Bredesen calls biofuel criticism 'outrageous'
Gov. Phil Bredesen branded a legislative attack on the BioFuels Initiative he launched two years ago as "ridiculous" and "outrageous" Thursday and said it endangers an unannounced "very large investment in East Tennessee." Read More
MS: State to provide funding for online job training
BELDEN, Miss. - Mississippi was one of four states chosen to participate in a U.S. Department of Labor program that funds 80 percent of costs associated with online job training courses. Read More
AL: Alert system may fill rural gap
EUTAW, Ala. -- On Thursday, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency announced at the Greene County Courthouse the potential hiring of Global Security Systems, a Jackson, Miss.-based company that plans to bring its Alert FM system to nine West Alabama counties. Read More
AL: Lawmakers put pressure on contracts
The battle over an unbid $13 million computer contract is beginning to have an impact on how other state contracts are awarded. Read More
DE: New push for LNG plant near Claymont
An Amerada Hess Corp. joint venture plans a new attempt to develop a liquefied natural gas terminal along the Delaware River opposite Claymont, after acquiring a BP property long bogged down by a state boundary dispute. Read More
GA: Georgia prisons win stimulus grants for energy projects
The Georgia Department of Corrections has received $16 million in federal economic stimulus grants for a series of energy efficiency projects at prisons around the state. Read More
MN: Broadening broadband around Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- A report today will recommend that the state help ensure high-speed Internet is available across Minnesota. Read More
NE: Nebraska nuclear power plant goes offline
FORT CALHOUN, Neb. -- The Omaha Public Power District's nuclear power plant, Fort Calhoun Station, has been taken offline for a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. Read More
NY: Wind law could benefit company
Despite significant opposition in Western Massachusetts, state environmental affairs secretary Ian Bowles is pushing hard to get a controversial wind-turbine law passed before the legislative session ends on Nov. 18. Read More
NY: Wind-energy firm takes Yates County town to court
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Angered by a Town Board vote in Italy, Yates County, to kill a turbine proposal, a wind-energy company is asking a judge to override the elected board members and allow the project to go forward. Read More
NY: Conference emphasizes need for technology in classroom
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A conference for aspiring teachers Thursday emphasized the need for educators to embrace the use of technology in the classroom. Read More
SC: GOP gubernatorial candidates split on disclosing Boeing deal details
State representative and Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley of Lexington said Thursday night South Carolina officials ought to disclose details now of the incentives package they offered to The Boeing Co. in order to lure a new aircraft plant to North Charleston. Read More
WV: Morgantown technology businessman named to state school board
Gov. Joe Manchin on Thursday appointed a Morgantown man with decades of experience in private technology companies to a nine-year term on the state Board of Education. Read More |
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