New York Governor's Office

ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Norampac, a division of the Cascades packaging and paper products company, will build a new facility in Niagara Falls, creating 108 new jobs. The company will invest $430 million in a new, state-of-the-art facility to manufacture "green" packaging material. Empire State Development, together with a number of state and local entities, put together an incentive package to attract Norampac to expand in the Niagara Falls region.

ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on Friday (June 24) announced passage of legislation that address many of New York's most pressing and longstanding issues, including the greatest expansion of rent regulations in 40 years and the first ever cap on property taxes in the state.

ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday (June 24) announced passage of the Marriage Equality Act, granting same-sex couples the freedom to marry under the law, as well as hundreds of rights, benefits, and protections that have been limited to married couples of the opposite sex.

ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a revised and expedited timetable for completing the New York State Capitol restoration project following a review by the new management team at the Office of General Services.

ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ -- "The death of Osama Bin Laden is a historic moment that represents a major step in our country's efforts to defeat terrorism around the world and should bring a sense of justice to the victims of 9/11 and his other attacks.