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Judge orders Olympic Authority to unmask public records

By Tim Rowland

Supreme Court judge has ruled that the Olympic Regional Development Authority must provide detailed accident records to Adirondack Explorer.

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ORDA hit with lawsuit over office building project

By James Odato

Firm contests ORDA's bidding process, seeks to stop construction of a new Lake Placid headquarters for the Olympic Regional Development Authority.

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Bill would require diversity training for state’s tourism workers

By Tim Rowland

would be extended to employees of ORDA, the Department of Environmental Conservation and state contractors who have immediate contact with the public.

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ORDA office building gets green light from APA

By Gwendolyn Craig

APA signed off on a new office building for the Olympic Regional Development Authority to go up near the former Adirondack Medical Center.

APA to consider new ORDA office building on former hospital site

By Gwendolyn Craig

The proposed three-story building is up for public comment, along with a number of other projects.

ORDA seeks to modernize cross-country-ski center

By Tim Rowland

The Olympic Regional Development Authority hopes to begin construction this year on what winter-sports enthusiasts hope will be a “magical” transformation of the historic Van Hoevenberg cross-country-skiing center into an international venue on par with any in the world. The plans are conditional on permitting and would be carried out over the next several years…

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