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Project Gator, the 20,000-square-foot building expansion for ever-growing O-AT-KA Milk Products of Batavia, has been completed and the process of hiring an additional 40 employees is underway. O-AT-KA has undergone three expansions in the past six years and added more ...

Industrial space is expected to be a thriving facet of commercial real estate development in the next few years, according to a prominent educator and industry analyst. While office and retail real estate won’t be as strong, Joshua Harris said ...

In providing guidance and support while instilling accountability and resolve, Roland Williams’ Champion Academy relies on five tenets. One is Intentional Teamwork, which was the two-part theme of Monday’s monthly event at The Lodge at Martin Luther King Jr. Park ...

Indus Hospitality Group, the family owned hotel and restaurant firm based in Penfield, recently completed a $1.8 million renovation of the Holiday Inn & Suites in Victor. The six-month project included enhancements to the lobby and breakfast area, as well ...

In another age of architecture, the hallmark of a project often wasn’t design creativity. It was more like: have Jell-O mold, will build. Just look at the cookie-cutter sports stadiums constructed from the mid-1960s through the 1970s. Who could tell the Three ...

Construction employment nationwide reached a 10-year high while the industry’s unemployment rate remained at an all-time low, according to a labor group’s analysis of government data for August. Employment increased by 23,000 jobs in August and by 297,000 job year ...

Construction has been completed on the Lyell Avenue bridge across Route 390 in Gates, a milestone for the 390/490 interchange enhancement project. The $11 million bridge replacement was part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Drivers First Initiative, which tries to minimize ...

Mike McDougall has never been afraid to think outside the box or, in the case of public relations, look beyond the structured form of a press release. For instance, two decades ago, when he was working for the erstwhile Rochester ...

Doppler radar has finally arrived in the Rochester area, which means for the first time, meteorologists at WHEC-TV (channel 10) will base their forecasts on data provided from weather-monitoring equipment in Monroe County. Station owner Hubbard Broadcasting, based in St. Paul, ...

Velocity Outdoor, headquartered in the Ontario County village of Bloomfield, has added another brand to its product line. Ravin Crossbows has been acquired by Velocity. The Superior, Wis., company features equipment that is considered dependable, durable, accurate and technologically advanced. ...

The concepts, the architectural renditions and the sheer grandeur of the ROC the Riverway project is progressive, inventive and cosmopolitan. Welcome, Rochester, to the nation’s river rejuvenation party. Over the past three decades, cities across the country have been using ...

Nearly 80 percent of construction firms in New York state are having difficulty filling hourly craft positions, jobs that comprise the bulk of the industry’s workforce. In the long run, that’s not good for economic growth, one of the nation’s ...

Allstar Tactical LLC of Greece, which specializes in innovative firearms products, will expand to Wayne County in the fall. Bunker East has a target opening date of Nov. 1 at 92 W. Main St. in Macedon. The new store will ...

Homes in New York State continued to sell faster than ever in July, with the average time on the market just 63 days. In June, homes typically sold in 67 days, and in July of 2017 they were on the ...

New one- and two-family homes built in Rochester that receive funding from city-sponsored programs must be constructed in a manner that allows people with disabilities to visit with minimal assistance. The Visitable Home Design Guidelines were created by the city ...