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Duffy appointed to coordinate post-pandemic reopening in Finger Lakes region
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo appointed Bob Duffy, head of the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and a former lieutenant governor under Cuomo, to coordinate public health and reopening of the economy in the Finger Lakes Region. Cuomo said during his daily briefing on the pandemic Tuesday morning, “We’re going to make reopening decisions on a […]
Unity Hospital creates on-campus food store for health care workers
Unity Hospital has created a pop-up grocery store for employees at the Greece hospital to help them out during this pandemic time. The store, which opened last week, provides the convenience of on-campus shopping at the end of long health care shifts while also reducing the potential of exposure to COVID-19 they might encounter while trying to […]
Tax ramifications of your new home office probably few or none
So you’re working from home for the first time because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides the obvious perk of being able to include pajamas in your work attire rotation, might there be some tax benefits, too? For the person who is not self-employed but has just started working from home, a tax windfall is not […]
GCC moves 2020 graduation ceremonies online June 6
Genesee Community College has announced it will hold a virtual graduation June 6 for its 2020 graduates, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 1 p.m. ceremony will be streamed online on the college’s homepage (www.genesee.edu) and feature a keynote speech by Peggy Marone, the director of Leadership Genesee since its inception in 2001. The ceremony […]
RACF offers some clarity on SBA pandemic-relief program
As many small businesses and nonprofit organizations wait to hear whether their applications to the Small Business Administration’s pandemic-relief programs succeeded before the money ran out Thursday, the Rochester Area Community Foundation has an update. Relying on information from U.S. Sen. Kirstin Gillibrand, D-N.Y., the foundation shared these bits of information about the status of [&h[...]
Lester Eber, longtime distributor, dead at 82
Lester Eber, who worked for more than six decades in the wine and liquor industry, much of that time representing the former family-owned Eber Brothers Wine & Liquor distribution company in Rochester, died April 5 from complications of COVID-19. He was 82. Several groups affiliated with the industry have posted tributes to Mr. Eber upon […]
UR launches study to understand development of COVID-19 immunity
A key question in the COVID-19 pandemic — Do people develop immunity after recovering from the disease, and for how long? — will be the subject of a $5 million study the University of Rochester Medical Center is launching. The study could help inform decisions on development and use of vaccines, and on how or […]
Utilities make donations to local food banks
Foodlink will receive a $75,000 donation from RG&E, as the local utility and sister company NYSEG both make donations to programs supporting people impacted economically by the COVID-19 pandemic. The two utilities are donating $275,000 to local food-relief organizations, part of an overall $2 million commitment from their parent company, AVANGRID. “Supporting local organizations such [[...]
St. John Fisher cancels tuition increase in wake of pandemic economy
St. John Fisher College will turn back a planned tuition increase next school year as a way to help mitigate the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on students and their families. “We made this decision as we make all of our decisions — considering what is best for our students and families and our […]
Retail Council creates online store for the little guys
There’s a new shopping mall in town – on the web. The Retail Council of New York State has created an online listing of stores across the state so they can do business remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The listing at RetailNewYork.com, which grew from a handful of stores to more than 100 in two weeks, was […]
Essential retailers take on ever-changing rules, role during pandemic
What worked last week doesn’t necessarily work this week. That’s pretty much what essential retail businesses are dealing with as they carry on in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Just a few days ago, many companies were voluntarily providing masks, gloves and sanitizers to their frontline workers. This week a new executive order from […]
UR announces pay cuts, furloughs due to pandemic economics
In an announcement to the University of Rochester community Wednesday, President Sarah C. Mangelsdorf and other campus leaders announced the university will freeze hiring and wage increases, give senior administrators a pay cut, and commence on a series of short-term job furloughs. “We expect the next few weeks will allow us to continue to develop […]
