United States Senator Chuck Schumer says the National Science Foundation has allocated $2 million in federal funding for photonics research at the University of Rochester. The New York Democrat says researchers will use it to investigate quantum photonics with an eye to creating silicon based photonic computer chips. They could massively speed up information processing […]
KeyBank, 1st Niagara Merger Comes With Job Protection Deal
United States Senator Chuck Schumer says he and Buffalo-area Congressman Brian Higgins have reached agreement with the CEO of KeyBank to avoid job losses during the KeyBank – First Niagara merger. Key Bank has bought First Niagara, and Schumer says the deal means all KeyBank and First Niagara branch employees will be offered comparable full-time […]
Schumer Wants Volatile Crude Oil Shipments Kept Out of NY State
After derailed tank cars loaded with crude oil went up in flames in Oregon last week, United States Senator Charles Schumer is pushing for an emergency order against shipping that same oil across New York State by rail. Crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken fields is highly volatile and there have been spectacular fires caused […]