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Green may be the color of money but it’s also the new energy objective for JPMorgan Chase. JPMorgan Chase has entered into a five-year agreement for Toronto-based Brookfield Renewable to supply clean, renewable energy to over 500 of the firm’s ...

The Commission on Racial and Structural Equity’s business development working group is holding a virtual community forum focused on minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBE). The two-hour Zoom event — scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday — hopes to identify ...

Partners + Napier has expanded its content production capabilities by creating Gammut Productions, an in-house studio within the firm’s space in The Metropolitan. Gammut Productions includes white cyclorama video and photo space, editorial suites, a sound and voiceover recording suite, an ...

In turning what for decades was the downtown Rochester headquarters of Xerox Corp. into Innovation Square, Gallina Development Corp. may very well be creating a one-of-a-kind hub of learning, living and leisure. The 30-story tower will be transformed into mix ...

They forever embedded in our minds their phone number; 800-888-8888 was inescapable. It was on billboards, on the radio and on TV. The same is true of their jingle — “Cellino & Barnes, injury attorneys.” Admit it; you’re humming it right ...

Peter Wehner, director of architecture services at Passero Associates, has been awarded the Medal of Distinction by AIA Rochester. The award, the highest individual honor given by AIA Rochester, recognizes a lifetime of achievement in architecture, including service to the ...

TechRochester has partnered with COMIDA and Monroe County to create new scholarships to help those impacted by job loss during the coronavirus pandemic. The scholarship program will help individuals obtain IT certification, opening new avenues to employment. COMIDA will provide ...

A real estate market blunted in the spring and early summer by COVID-19 fear and restrictions has rebounded stoutly. Pending sales in the Greater Rochester region rose in July, August and September in year-over-year comparisons, closed sales rose in September ...

Monroe County is allocating $15 million in CARES Act funding for small businesses that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Fast Forward Monroe Small Business Grant Program will provide assistance to businesses with two to 50 full-time employees in ...

The city of Rochester is hoping the results of an online survey will assist officials in efforts to reform the Police Department. The short survey, available on the city website, seeks input from city and area residents on topics such ...

The second phase of the Frances Apartments community in the town of Sweden — a $12.8 affordable housing project spearheaded by Lifetime Assistance and Rochester’s Cornerstone Group — has been finished. The development provides 48 homes, with eight apartments for residents ...

The Ukrainian Federal Credit Union has distributed $200,000 in grants to 47 organizations and churches across nine counties in New York. The UFCU used grant money from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York to provide assistance to various ...

Roberts Wesleyan College has expanded its School of Business offerings, introducing a bachelor of science degree in accounting as well as a 4+1 program with a master of science in strategic leadership. Both are registered professional programs under the New York ...

A partnership that began in December has come to fruition 10 months later with Belveron Partners acquiring controlling interest in Conifer Realty. The deal provides Rochester-based Conifer with an infusion of capital, ensuring the company’s ability to maintain growth and ...

The best golfers and track and field athletes in NCAA Division III will descend on Rochester in upcoming years to compete for national titles. The NCAA selected St. John Fisher College to host the 2023 Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track ...