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While a ballooning federal deficit will require attention in due time, it is more important now to address the needs of small businesses and families in order to avoid irreparable harm to the economy, according to U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle. Morelle ...

An oldie but a goodie has been back on the CBS Television airwaves. Some classic musical compositions are re-crafted by different artists. Sometimes the original production is re-released, which is the case with the CBS Sunday Night at the Movies ...

Lumentek Global already is bringing brighter light to area expressways and city streets. Now the firm would like to help people shine a potentially destructive light on the coronavirus. Lumentek Global, an LED lighting firm based in Henrietta, is preparing ...

Emergency grants and loans may be available to businesses in Rochester that were impacted by weekend looting vandalism after a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest escalated into civil unrest in the city and several Monroe County towns. The city of ...

The town of Greece has launched a new initiative to provide assistance to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The GROW Greece Program is meant to grant support for businesses, retain jobs in the town, provide opportunities and work ...

The Rochester Housing Authority and the Wayne County are among 10 organizations across the state chosen to receive technical assistance and up to $500,000 in resources to develop strategic approaches to preserve affordable housing. The support will come through the ...

Information Technology and security firm iV4 of Rochestser has been sold to ProArch. ProArch is an Atlanta-based product engineering, data and cloud services firm that also has offices in London, Singapore and three in India. “This big step is about ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo today gave permission to the Finger Lakes and four other regions in New York to proceed with Phase 2 of the economic reopening. That means offices, real estate, retail, hair salons and barbershops, automobiles sales, commercial building ...

The Canandaigua Chamber of Commerce is using a new lifestyle magazine as a vehicle to sell the virtues of life in the region. ONCanandaigua was created by the chamber in partnership with Fahy-Williams Publishing of Geneva and will be used ...

Monroe County will reopen Ecopark on June 3, although appointments at the recycling facility will be necessary to drop off some materials. Ecopark is open two days a week, Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 7:30 ...

The development team that bought the stately, sprawling Aqueduct Building intends to create a diverse, multi-use riverfront campus that becomes a gateway to downtown Rochester’s west side. Peter Landers, Rob Sands and Jim Costanza — partners in A50EB LLC, aka ...

With around $100 billion in loan funding still available, Congress is working on revisions regarding how businesses can allot Paycheck Protection Program money provided through the CARES Act. Several new bills are under discussion that, if approved, would extend the ...

Around 4.2 million homeowners nationwide are now in forbearance, although the number rose more modestly during the most recent reporting period. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said the number of loans in forbearance climbed to 8.36 percent in the week ...

The Finger Lakes Region is on target for a Friday implementation of Phase 2 of the state’s reopening, but hospitalization and new-case metrics related to the coronavirus pandemic will ultimately determine whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo gives the go-ahead. “I think ...

Several in-person transactions will again be available at the Monroe County Clerk’s Office’s downtown filing site beginning June 8. The in-person services include court filings, notary services, document and copy requests for sealed and confidential records, hunting and fishing licenses, bus ...