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“Welcome to the Great New York State Fair!”

It’s that time of year again! The fair is set to open tomorrow, August 25th, 2016, and as many of you may have read, the New York State Fair had a $50M makeover that transformed some of the main fair avenues and the midway. EDR was thrilled to take part in the planning and design […]

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Baron Winds – Preliminary Scoping Statement Completed and Submitted!

EDR is excited to announce the completion and submittal of the Baron Winds Preliminary Scoping Statement (PSS) to the Department of Public Service (DPS) on August 10th, 2016. The Baron Winds Project is an anticipated 300 MW wind farm located in the Towns of Avoca, Cohocton, Dansville, Fremont, Howard, and Wayland in Steuben County, NY. […]

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Hotel Syracuse – A Fresh Start as Marriott Syracuse Downtown

Today marks a beautiful beginning…Hotel Syracuse officially reopens to the public as the Marriott Syracuse Downtown. You may recall EDR was honored with a Preservation Association of Central New York (PACNY) award for our participation in this iconic restoration project (read more here). EDR was responsible for creating connections from the historic Convention District to […]

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Welcome Back, Gordon Perkins!

We are ecstatic to announce that Gordon Perkins has returned to EDR as a Senior Project Manager in our Syracuse, NY office. Gordon is one of the leading expert consultants in Visualization and Visual Impact Assessment in the Northeast and is well known to many of our clients and colleagues in the renewable energy industry. […]

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Welcome, Jenna Brandt!

EDR is pleased to welcome Jenna Brandt to the EDR Family! Jenna has joined EDR as a Marketing and Communication Specialist. The primary focus of her position will be marketing and business development activity support. Jenna comes to EDR with a background in architecture and graphic design. She earned a Bachelor of Architecture degree from […]

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EDR Receives Award from Preservation Association of Central New York

The Preservation Association of Central New York recently honored EDR with the 2016 Pat Earle Award for our role in the restoration of the venerable Marriott Syracuse Downtown (the former Hotel Syracuse).  This prestigious award is bestowed on projects that rise to the level of “a singular outstanding historic preservation project that benefits the community”. […]

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Welcome Lindsay Dressel, Kim Zhang, Jordon Loucks and Josh Kszystyniak to EDR

We are excited to welcome Lindsay Dressel, Kim Zhang, Jordon Loucks and Josh Kszystyniak (from left to right). They will be joining the EDR team at our Syracuse, NY office. Lindsay Dressel has joined EDR’s Environmental Division as an Environmental Analyst.  Lindsay comes to EDR with a background in science, including a B.S. in Biology […]

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Elected Officials Visit EDR Rochester’s New Digs

On Friday, July 22, 2016, we had the pleasure of “showing off” our recently remodeled office to a few important guests. Senator Rich Funke (55th Senate District) and Community Relations Liaison, Gloria Hunter (55th Senate District), stopped by based on a recommendation from City of Rochester Commissioner of Neighborhood & Business Development, Baye’ Muhammad. They […]

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