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Dana Miller still remembers riding the bus to Jefferson High School in the 1970s, right up Saxton Street. “This neighborhood was made up of very nice houses,” said Miller, now director of development services in the City of Rochester’s Neighborhood ...

The Rochester Red Wings are once again changing their name for one night, this time to pay tribute to the city’s baseball tradition. On May 26 the Wings will play as the Hop Bitters in honor of one of the ...

The client list for Eric Mower + Associates is always growing, as is the firm. The name, however, is getting smaller. As of this morning, the marketing and public relations agency will go simply by Mower. The re-brand is part of ...

Ferrara Jerum International has joined the Hanna Commercial Real Estate family. Ferrara Jerum’s 11-person team now has the backing of Hanna Commercial’s brand and marketing, enabling the expansion of services throughout the state. Founded in 1989 by Thomas Ferrara, Ferrara ...

Sibley Square will be recognized by the Preservation League of New York State for excellence in historic preservation. The preservation league’s awards program honors notable achievements in retaining, promoting and reusing the state’s irreplaceable architectural heritage. The Sibley Square is ...

Average national rent for April grew 2.4 percent compared to April 2017, continuing the trend of the past 16 months. The average rent nationally for April was $1,377, up sightly from $1,371 in March, according to a report from RentCafe, ...

Xerox says the New York Supreme Court has no right to block an intended merger with Fujifilm and will take its appeal to court. The announcement from Xerox came Friday morning, a week after the decision by a Manhattan court ...

The Big Yellow Box of Kodak is no where near big anymore and Xerox is in the midst of yet more shareholder infighting. But you know what really riles up a Rochesterian? Someone stealing the Nick Tahou Hots’ Garbage Plate. ...

Synaptics Inc., a developer of human interface hardware and software, will be closing its Rochester operations in Linden Oaks Office Park. A Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification on the New York State Department of Labor website says all 40 employees ...

Donna Maxwell, vice president of human resources for O-AT-KA Milk Products, has been named HR Executive of the Year by the Rochester affiliate of the National Human Resources Association. Maxwell was honored for her impact at O-AT-KA since joining the ...

A new podcast providing insights and perspectives on timely business topics has launched. “Blood, Sweat & Tim” is co-hosted by Mark Blood and Tim Mason. Blood is founding partner of the business advisory and CPA firm DeJoy, Knauf and Blood. ...

SWBR’s work on the University of Rochester’s Genesee Hall has been recognized by the Rochester chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute, or CSI. SWBR won the Genesee Award for Construction Management, which acknowledges exceptional teamwork between owner, designer and contractor ...

For Debby Chandler, home isn’t just where the heart is; home is also where her job takes her. As a consultant based in Ohio, Chandler figures she spends about 120 nights a year on the road, usually in the same ...

The city’s soccer stadium has a new — yet old — naming-rights sponsor. Marina Auto Group has entered an agreement with the Rochester Rhinos to return the name Marina Auto Stadium to the downtown venue. Capelli Sport, a branch of Capelli ...

The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) has recognized Rochester’s transformation of the Inner Loop East as an example of innovative and effective city planning. The project received Envision Silver designation for sustainable infrastructure, the first Envision-selected project in Rochester and ...