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Author William Patrick is here to tell us about his new book, "Metrofix: The Combative Comeback of a Company Town." The book shows what went right and what went wrong when General Electric moved most of its businesses out of Schenectady, New York. Between 1960 and 2000, this company town would lose 30,000 residents, and like so many other cities in post-industrial America, faced overwhelming forces that pushed it toward imminent ruin. With historic photos, deeply-researched details, and portraits of some of its most dynamic citizens, "Metrofix" is an inspirational story that shows how hundreds of dedicated citizens pulled their city back from the brink of disaster and did, in fact, change their world.
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At an EPA meeting this week, environmental groups lambasted the location of a proposed landfill for toxic materials from the Housatonic River.
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The storied American company General Electric will divide itself into three public companies focused on aviation, healthcare and energy.
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Thursday’s decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding General Electric’s cleanup of the Hudson River has drawn strong reaction from…
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New York state, the federal government and environmentalists up and down the Hudson have been readying for months for the next chapter of General…
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General Electric is replacing its chairman and chief executive after a little over a year on the job. The change has raised interest in Schenectady.Word…
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General Electric says it’s laying off 200 hourly workers at its Schenectady plant that produces steam turbines for the company’s power unit. Boston-based…
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Local officials and General Electric have announced what they tout as the largest and most ambitious municipal solar project to date in New York.…
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Federal regulators say a six-year cleanup of the Hudson River is producing positive results, but PCB levels in fish remain high. The Environmental…
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Calling it a hub of job creation and economic activity critical to the regional economy, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer visited the Port of Albany today.…