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While the number of homes on the market in Monroe County remains low, prices are inching upward and fewer people statewide can afford median-priced houses. The median selling price for Monroe County climbed to $154,900 in August, up 3.3 percent ...

All fans entering Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial will be subject to screening by hand-held metal detectors, and access to an outdoor smoking area will no longer be allowed. The changes were announced this morning by Pegula Sports ...

Rochester developer Thomas Masaschi and his business partner have asked state Supreme Court Justice Deborah Chimes to delay until late October a foreclosure action on a financially troubled Buffalo apartment complex so alternative financing can be secured, enabling them to ...

The Louis J. Wolk Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester will be exploring possible expansion projects after the acquisition of an additional 105 acres adjacent to the facility. The land, known as the “Farash Homestead,” is next to the JCC ...

After 11 years, 150 public meetings and well over a million dollars in legal fees for all parties, Mark IV Enterprises says a judge’s ruling will finally allow construction on Westport Crossing Residential Community in the Village of Pittsford to ...

While overall construction employment matched a 10-year high in August of 7.26 million, the number of women holding jobs in the industry remains far below pre-recession numbers. There were 971,000 women nationwide working in the construction field in August, according ...

By the time the new Pegula Sports and Entertainment lacrosse franchise begins play in Rochester, a large chunk of $18 million in upgrades to Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial may very well be completed. Kim and Terry Pegula ...

Robert Beck has been named chief executive officer for John W. Danforth Company, becoming just the seventh CEO in the company’s 134-year history. Beck joined Danforth in 1993 and has been president of Danforth since 2015. He succeeds Kevin “Duke” ...

A Syracuse suburb has told Robert Morgan’s development company that it will no longer entertain his plans for an apartment complex and retail center on a vacant brownfield site. The Board of Trustees for the Village of Fayetteville informed Morgan’s ...

When ER Select acquired TalentBridge USA back in March of 2017, Tom Ioele wanted to add more than just the firm’s business relationships and adept personnel. Ioele, the ER Select CEO, also wanted the name. He believed TalentBridge was the ...

Six members have been added to the board of the American Marketing Association’s Rochester chapter. The new board members are: » Carrie Falzone, owner of Vertical Insite Website & Marketing Solutions; » Gina Godlewski, account executive with Partners + Napier; ...

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 ...