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ESL Federal Credit Union has distributed another $15 million to members, completing the largest Owners’ Dividend payout in the program’s 25-year history. The latest payout brings the total 2020 Owners’ Dividend distribution to $35 million. ESL had paid out $20 ...

New York state will again allow indoor dining at all restaurants, removing a burdensome restriction that had caused economic hardship for restaurateurs in designated COVID-19 Orange Zones. “We’re ecstatic and happy to be back open,” said Van Zissis, owner of Highland ...

When Victor Salerno left his accounting job in 1971 to oversee the finances of O’Connell Electric Co., he brought with him a personal expectation. He didn’t intend to use this role as the company’s vice president as a stepping stone ...

Realtor.com no longer considers Rochester a Top 10 hottest housing market, but that doesn’t mean the the online real estate listings website thinks the area has cooled off. A year ago, Rochester ranked No. 6 among the country’s 100 largest ...

Brave Women FLX, a tourism campaign promoting female leadership and awareness of women’s history in the Finger Lakes, is using a virtual fitness challenge to support its purpose and raise money to promote women-owned businesses and women-focused historic sites. The ...

Mercantile on Main, featuring five food operators and coffee brewer, has opened in the atrium of Sibley Square at 240 E. Main St. Palermo’s Market Nani’s Kitchen, Flour Kitchen, CUT and Broth are preparing food for takeout and delivery only ...

Willie Lightfoot, vice president of the Rochester City Council, has been appointed to the National League of Cities Public Safety & Crime Prevention federal advocacy committee. During the one-year term, Lightfoot will help the committee determine strategic direction for the ...

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow indoor dining at restaurants in designated COVID-19 Orange Zones, saying they are being “arbitrarily penalized.” In a letter to Cuomo, Warren wrote that restaurant owners and employees are being ...

Three recent SWBR projects have received LEED for Homes certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. DePaul’s Starting Line Apartments in Utica, Providence Housing’s LaFrance Apartments in Elmira and Frances Apartments II in the town of Sweden by Rochester’s Cornerstone ...

Jim McKenna has joined LeChase Construction Services, LLC as vice president and will lead the company’s pursuit and management of design-build projects. McKenna has more than 25 years of experience in real estate and construction, so he also will be ...

Advantage Federal Credit Union is helping local students gain financial literacy with free access to Banzai, the online program and content library that teaches money skills. Banzai allows online users to practice real-world finance from the home or classroom. Through the ...

Amazon’s latest venture in Monroe County is one step closer to reality. Amazon Services and an affiliated LLC will request tax exemptions and tax abatements from the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency (COMIDA) for purchase and development of a ...

The most recent COVID-19 economic relief bill provides significant support for struggling businesses and organizations but still more must — and will — be done, according to Sen. Charles Schumer. In a webinar with Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce members on ...

James Pond has been named director the Monroe County Department of Transportation by County Executive Adam Bello. Pond had been acting director. He now officially succeeds the retired Timothy Frelier and has more than 20 years of experience with the ...

Dixon Schwabl has opened the application process to area organizations hoping to receive donated in-kind services or financial support from the marketing communications firm. Dixon Schwabl’s charitable giving focuses on IDEA — inclusion, diversity, equity and action — as well as ...