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Thurs news roundup: FEMA buyouts, economic development, fishing

Hello hello hello! A lot from our newsroom this morning. Julie Grant reports on the ongoing questions about the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center in Ogdensburg: At a forum yesterday at the center, Acting Director of the New York State Office of Mental...

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...is the tag line for NY's Regional Economic Development Councils

Advocates want Douglas removed from North Country Regional Economic Development Council

by Chris Morris

Lake Placid, NY, Jul 05, 2012 — Multi-use trail advocates want Garry Douglas removed as co-chairman of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council for allegedly showing bias toward railroad operations. In a press release issued last week, the Adirondack Recreational Trail Advocates said Douglas has shown an "overt and egregious bias in favor of rail restoration on the corridor between Utica and Lake Placid." The group says studies have proven that a recreational trail would reap greater economic benefits. Chris Morris reports. Go to full article

It would be engineering jobs as well as blue-collar manufacturing jobs.

Canadian company's move to Ogdensburg could bring 220 jobs

by Nora Flaherty

Oct 13, 2011 — It looks like the Canadian contractor General Propulsion will likely be moving its corporate headquarters to Ogdensburg.

The Ottawa-based company has manufactured products for military and civilian uses. But it's looking to work with the US Military, which places restrictions on foreign contractors. Go to full article

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