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  When he completed high school and headed off to Shepherd University, Rob Minter knew he wasn’t destined for a career on the ball diamonds of Major League Baseball. Scouts were clamoring about guys named Justin Verlander, Jared Weaver and ...

  “Passion.Connected.” is the official slogan of the PyeongChang Olympics, but it’s not the only catchphrase local television viewers will see quite often during the Winter Games. Five Star Bank is rolling out an aggressive new marketing campaign that debuts ...

Hunt Real Estate ERA has merged with Massachusetts-based ERA Key Realty Services to significantly expand company reach in the Northeast. Hunt is deeply connected to four markets in Upstate New York: Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse and Albany. The firm also serves ...

Hunt Real Estate Corp. will now have its own property management firm after Tuesday’s acquisition of Engineered Facility Solutions. Hunt Property Solutions will work closely with Hunt’s commercial brokerage branch to provide end-to-end service for customers and clients. The change ...

While it’s possible the Rochester Red Wings might not play at Frontier Field this season due to stalled lease negotiations, Monroe County is accusing one of the area’s most influential politicians of playing political games with the stadium. New York ...

The Inn on the Lake in Canandaigua will be undergoing a significant transformation starting in the fall, and could be closed for up to 18 months once renovation begins. Currently a 134-room hotel, the remodeling project will create what officials ...

Frances Apartments in the Town of Sweden, a collaborative effort of Cornerstone Group and Lifetime Assistance, has achieved the designation of LEED for Homes — Silver. The LEED rating system (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) was developed by the U.S. Green ...

When it comes to Super Bowl ads, humor sells, as do puppies and horses. But what advertisers want to avoid in an advertisement is spending too many of those precious 30 seconds actually touting their product. “The more product information ...

The threat of relocation by the Rochester Red Wings has grown from bargaining-table posturing to an actual league contingency plan for the 2018 baseball season. The team and Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo continue to haggle over terms of a ...

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Dan Norselli is stepping down as president of the Democrat and Chronicle, just 18 months after he was given the top position at the downtown Rochester media organization. The D&C confirmed Norselli’s decision to leave the company late this afternoon ...

Despite gambling revenues missing projections by $120 million or more and despite a report by Moody’s stating that default on loans is a critical concern, officials at del Lago Resort & Casino say the hotel and gaming facility in Seneca ...

State Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle, D-Irondequoit, has firmly asked that the county and the CEO of Rochester Community Baseball provide his office with an update on stalled Frontier Field lease negotiations. Morelle sent a letter on Thursday morning to ...

Five months after agreement on a new long-term lease between the Rochester Red Wings and Monroe County was announced, there still is no deal, leaving the chief executive officer of the baseball team exasperated. While the Red Wings’ 2018 season ...

Even though the City of Rochester has given the Rochester Rhinos until the end of February to vacate Capelli Sport Stadium, citing violations of the lease, the soccer team apparently has no intention of leaving. As the Rhinos attempt to ...

Rochester-area realtors continue to cope with a shortage of houses for sale while home builders are dealing with a shortage of workers. Together that helps explain why home sales in the greater Rochester area slipped by 3 percent in 2017 ...