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Having worked on projects in Binghamton for three decades, Bergmann will now call the Broome County city home. Bergmann has opened an office in the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator at 120 Hawley St., its sixth in New York. Founded and ...

Every day, every week and every month for the past 70 years, the Mary Cariola Children’s Center has helped individuals with complex disabilities fulfill their potential. The center also does the same for the people they employ. Through the staff ...

Rochester’s Cornerstone Group Ltd. has partnered with the not-for-profit Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers Inc. to create low-income senior housing on the east side of Buffalo. The $22.8 million project, Westminster Commons, will serve low-income seniors and provide services to ...

The sale of a massive chunk of Robert Morgan’s real estate empire is now official, which should clear the way for the under-siege Rochester developer to make whole his investors. Morgan Properties, a real estate investment and management conglomerate based ...

Uber is doing its part to get Rochesterians who rely on ride-sharing to the polls during the early voting period. Between Saturday and Nov. 3, rides to polling places by Uber come with a $10 discount. Uber encourages customers to ...

With the number of homes for sale declined in September, purchase prices predictably bumped higher as the real estate market remained in advantage-seller mode. The median sales price on 727 closed sales in Monroe County in September rose by 10.3 ...

Tired of the mold, the poor plumbing and the general state of disrepair at Southeast Towers, Pam Owens decided to go to the top. Owens posted photos on Mayor Lovely Warren’s Facebook page of the distressing conditions within the apartment ...

As one affordable housing project reaches fruition in the city of Rochester, another is kicking off. New York State Homes and Community Renewal, along with Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, celebrated the completion of a $15 million renovation of E.L. Tower ...

Educators from across the state will gain insight on need-to-know topics while exploring ways to make their schools better when the New York State School Board Association brings its 100th annual Convention & Education Expo to Rochester this week. Nearly ...

Jeff Van Gundy has come a long way since his days of playing point guard on the basketball court at Brockport High School and Nazareth College. From coaching the NBA’s New York Knicks and Houston Rockets, to his current role ...

Their maternal grandfather owned his own construction firm: D. Giamberardino Construction Co. So did their father: Richard DiMarco General Contractor. Thus, it was only natural for his sons, John and Richard, to follow in those mortar-dusted footprints—first doing masonry with ...

Rehabilitation and expansion of Walnut Hill Apartments in Penn Yan is complete, the latest affordable housing project in the state’s Finger Lakes Forward initiative. The $107 million project includes refurbishing 59 existing apartments as well as the construction of a ...

How to recruit and retain a diverse workforce will be the focus of a daylong, two-session symposium on Oct. 24. The Right Talent, Right Now: Improving Business and Health Outcomes through Workforce Diversity Symposium will be held at the Memorial ...

Paychex, Inc., has filed suit against three former employees, alleging they stole confidential company information and violated fiduciary duties by going to work for another payroll services firm. Richard D. Gettings, Brad C. Hartmann and Mona H. Nguonly are named ...

First American Equipment Finance and ESL Federal Credit Union are both back on the Fortune 100 Best Medium-Size Companies to Work For list while HR Works Inc. landed on the list of small-size companies for the first time. First American Equipment ...