New York State Common Retirement Fund , Albany, invested $2.75 million...

New York State Common Retirement Fund, Albany, invested $2.75 million in Northern Safety Co., Utica, N.Y., a direct marketer of safety and industrial supplies, according to John Chartier, spokesman for Alan Hevesi, New York state comptroller and sole trustee of the $120 billion fund. The investment was made through private equity firms Trillium Group and Hamilton Lane Advisors. The investment is part of the fund's $364 million program to invest in companies based in New York state.