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Ann Johnson, who has branded and led ACT Rochester for over 12 years, will be hosting her final and 10th annual ACT Rochester Report Card event on June 9th. Johnson will retire from the Rochester Area Community Foundation, the primary ...

The Hub 585 is expanding its services, launching a mentorship program for teens aging out of foster care.   The move comes after the organization recently hit a milestone of assisting 900 foster children in Monroe County through its CarePortal.   The ...

State, local and college officials gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the Finger Lakes Workforce Development Center at Monroe Community College's downtown campus.  

Christopher Deeney has been named the new director of the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics, succeeding Michael Campbell, who retired in December.    Deeney was named deputy director of the LLE in October 2021 and has served as ...

Camp Good Days’ 39th Annual Tournament of Love will be held on Monday, May 23rd at Monroe Golf Club in Pittsford.   The tournament is one of the organization’s longest-running fundraisers, helping to support the thousands of children and families Camp ...

The sixth annual Rochester Black Author’s Expo will be held June 4 at the Frederick Douglass Resource Center.   Organizers expect upwards of 300 people to attend the Expo, where Black authors will be discussing and selling their literary work.  The ...

Evans Bank and the KeyBank Foundation have made donations to support the Buffalo community as a result of the recent mass shooting there.   KeyBank Foundation announced a $250,000 grant to be directed where it is most impactful, while Evans ...

Double Up Food Bucks NY has received bipartisan support for a $2 million allocation in the state budget that will allow the program to expand its services, including in Rochester.   Double Up Food Bucks is a national nutrition incentive program ...

Vuzix Corp. has signed a series of agreements with Atomistic SAS, a French technology firm that Vuzix leaders believe could provide the Rochester-based firm with a cornerstone piece of technology focused on the augmented reality market.   Under the agreement, ...

The region’s two largest banks recently released their annual Environmental, Social and Governance reports from 2021, and both included substantial investments in the Rochester region.

CypherWorx Inc. has created a webpage entitled “We Stand with Buffalo” that includes links to active shooter trainings.

Empire State Development has opened the application window for the 2022 Grow-NY food and agriculture competition.   Grow-NY attracts high-growth food and agriculture startups to compete for $3 million in total prize money each year and supports 20 finalists through a business ...

CDS Life Transitions is expanding its affiliates to include CDS Rx pharmacy, the first full-service pharmacy in the local human services landscape.   CDS Rx pharmacy is housed inside the Wolf Life Transitions Center at 860 Hard Road in Webster, on ...

The Strong National Museum of Play has been awarded a $7.5 million grant through the Economic Development Administration’s American Rescue Plan Competitive Tourism program for an expansion project that includes creating a Neighborhood of Play, a new home for the World Video ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded Xerox a 10-year, $164 million contract for continued managed print services, new electronic fax services and additional innovation across its agencies.   The contract includes a total of up to 16,000 Xerox devices, with many ...