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Media Advisory and Photo Opportunity: NY Power Authority, Syracuse Mayor Miner And Economic Development Officials To Introduce Get Listed! Wind Power Business Event, June 24

June 23, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NYPA President and Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Kessel will be joined tomorrow, Thursday, June 24, by Mayor Stephanie Miner, City of Syracuse and regional economic development officials, Tom Blanchard, Senior Vice President, CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity, and Jim Fayle, director, Central Region, Empire State Development Corporation to introduce Get Listed!, the business to business event to help establish partnerships between New York companies and wind power developers.

What:	Press Availability – Get Listed!
Date:	Thursday, June 24, 2010
Time:	12:30 pm
Place:	Second Floor Lobby just off the Elevators Syracuse Center of Excellence 727 East Washington Street Syracuse, NY 13210 Please enter at the intersection of Water and Almond Streets. Parking is available in the lot on East Water Street across from the building and immediately next to the U-Haul warehouse.
Contact:	Connie M. Cullen 914-390-8196 (on June 23 and after June 24) connie.cullen@nypa.gov  (Best way to reach me on June 24)

 

About NYPA:

■ The New York Power Authority uses no tax money or state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. ■ NYPA is a leader in promoting energy efficiency, new energy technologies and electric transportation initiatives. ■ It is the nation's largest state-owned electric utility, with 17 generating facilities in various parts of New York State and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. ■ About 75 percent of the electricity it produces is clean renewable hydropower.  Its lower-cost power production and electricity purchases support hundreds of thousands of jobs throughout the state. ■ For more information, www.nypa.gov.

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