Converting CO2 to Jet Fuel, Ithaca Area Economic Development Invests in Green Tech Startup

Dimensional Energy’s solar-to-fuels reactor in Gillette, Wyoming (Dimensional Energy) ITHACA, NY — Ithaca Area Economic Development, or IAED, is investing in the startup company, Dimensional Energy. They aim to convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into jet fuel through what’s known as “artificial photosynthesis.” Artificial photosynthesis aims to do what plants and bacteria have been doing for…

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Offices Remain Vacant as Tompkins County Economy Recovers from COVID

Empty  Office Space (Sergei Wing / Unsplash) ITHACA, NY — The Tompkins County Legislature heard a presentation on the county’s economic recovery from COVID at their July 6th meeting. It came from Heather McDaniels, president of Ithaca Area Economic Development.  McDaniels identified several areas that would require additional support to recover from the effects of the…

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Next Steps for Tompkins County’s Workforce After the Pandemic

Workers in a Singaporean shipyard disembark a gas vessel during a planned fire drill. (Unsplash) TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY — The pandemic is slowing down, and there are a lot of different strategies to help businesses and the overall economy recover in Tompkins County. Natalie Branosky is the Director of Tompkins County’s Workforce Development Board. On June…

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