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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 […]
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 […]
Lake House on Canandaigua begins hiring with virtual job fair
With restaurants and a hotel scheduled to open later this year, the Lake House on Canandaigua resort has scheduled a virtual job fair April 23 to fill out the ranks at the resort. At the same time, the resort on Tuesday announced it has a new director of food and beverage, Kevin Kenyon, a native […]
RIT shares food with health care workers and campus community
With a full larder and few people on campus to serve, Rochester Institute of Technology started using up its food supplies this week by delivering regular meals to health care workers at Rochester Regional Health. The university plans to deliver 100 meals at a time on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays until supplies run out. At […]
NextCorps awarded $10 million to accelerate clean-energy companies
Rochester’s NextCorps incubator is about to hatch more companies that will focus on clean energy. The New York State Energy Research and Development Agency announced Thursday that NextCorps will receive $10 million over five years to develop the program, based on the proof-of-concept Nexus-NY center it developed that launched 22 cleantech companies. Another accelerator, NEX-NY […]
UR graduates doctors early to help with pandemic
An early graduation at the University of Rochester School of Medicine this week means Rochester gets 22 newly minted doctors who may be able to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The university conducted a brief online ceremony Wednesday to confer the degree of doctor of medicine on approximately 100 graduates. Twenty members of the class […]
RIT brings expertise to bear on medical device needs
When it comes to developing ventilators and other medical equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Nabil Nasr, founding director of Rochester Institute of Technology’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, says he tries to impress on his collaborators the urgency of their work. “Don’t look at your calendar, look at your watch. Hours count,” he tells them. […]
Farmers markets adopt new methods during pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and New York State issued its first guidelines on social distancing, farmers markets were among the many businesses that closed down. The seasonal markets that haven’t opened yet for the year, meanwhile, have been contemplating how to go forward and whether to open on schedule. A number of markets have […]
Despite Naval incident, it’s still illegal to retaliate against whistleblowers
While this week has shown retaliation is apparently practiced in the military, the federal Department of Labor nevertheless is reminding employers that it’s illegal to retaliate against workers who report conditions made unsafe because of the COVID-19 pandemic. That means employers can’t fire, demote, deny overtime or promotion or reduce pay or hours for whistleblowers. […]
