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Monro, Inc. today reported net earnings of $8.6 million for the fiscal fourth quarter as sales rose 7.4 percent for the automotive undercar repair retailer. Total sales increased by $22.5 million to $328 million. But gross margin decreased 320 basis ...

Glenora Wine Cellar, the oldest winery on Seneca Lake, is for sale. Founded in 1977, the property includes the winery, the 30-room Inn at Glenora and Veraisons Restaurant. The list price: $10.8 million. Glenora Wine Cellars is located in the ...

Henrietta-based Doyle Security Systems Inc., a family owned provider of residential and commercial security, fire and medical monitoring systems, is expanding its offerings to include cloud-based access control to customers. Doyle has partnered with Brivo, whose Brivo Access security suite ...

Stern Properties has invested again in the area, this time targeting the former American Red Cross buildings for upgrades.

Voters in Victor and Farmington rejected a proposed new library that would have tripled the tax liability for homeowners. The $16.6 million project for the 24,000-square-foot facility was soundly defeated at the polls, with 3,256 no votes compared to 1,415 ...

The city of Rochester will invest $6.8 million for revitalization of Genesee Gateway Park and the Riverway Trail.

A series of free informational workshops aimed at providing a roadmap to recovery and growth in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic is being offered to Ontario County small businesses and nonprofits. Ostrander’s Consulting, hired by Ontario County’s planning department, ...

Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP has launched an online training platform with on-demand curriculum.

A new grant program established through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide economic aid to Hickey Freeman and other domestic textile manufacturers. The Cotton and Wool Apparel Program (CAWA) will compensate American manufacturers, along with cotton and wool ...

Creating a vibrant and equitable Monroe County as a great place to live, work and raise a family can be achieved through focus on pillars of stability: economic and workforce development, public safety, public health and wellness and infrastructure. That ...

  The proposed city of Rochester budget includes a 9.6 percent increase in spending — with public safety, neighborhoods and economic empowerment among the priorities — but no change in the tax levy. Mayor Malik Evans unveiled on Friday morning ...

When Amy Casciani looked at the shuttered remnants of retail vitality on the former Irondequoit Mall complex a few years back, she didn’t see urban/suburban blight, she saw a solution to a problem. Monroe County, like just about every other ...

Rochester Mayor Malik Evans, along with Office of Management and Budget Director Michael Burns, will unveil the city’s 2022-23 Fiscal Year Budget proposal at 11 a.m. Friday at City Council chambers. The budget unveiling will be streamed on the city ...

Paychex founder Tom Golisano has been named grand marshal of the Columbus Day Parade in New York City. The annual Columbus Day Parade, set for Oct. 10, is the largest celebration of Italian American heritage and culture in the country. ...

A New Jersey real estate investment and management firm has expanded its presence in the Rochester area with recent multi-family property purchases totaling $54 million. Lakewood, N.J., business entities managed by Yitzchak Scheinerman bought Clearview Farms Apartments & Townhouses in ...