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Four locally based design firms, along with four other companies with offices in Rochester, have landed on the Engineer News-Record Top 500 List for 2020. LaBella ranked highest among Rochester-based firms at No. 173 while Bergmann was the fastest year-over-year ...

When work from home became the new abnormal, a significant percentage of people simply carved out a temporary space in the house and called it their office. Some have used a spare bedroom. Others set up shop on the kitchen ...

Rite Aid at 1792 N. Goodman St. will offer free COVID-19 testing to anyone, even those who are asymptomatic, by appointment only starting on May 11. The tests will be done by a nasal self-swab at the drive-up window, with ...

Pegula Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Rochester Americans and Knighthawks, is committing $50,000 to Rochester organizations as part of its direct community aid initiative in the fight against the coronavirus. The Community Crisis Fund, established by the United Way ...

Plans to revitalize the Bull’s Head neighborhood by the city of Rochester received a financial boost for brownfield cleanup from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA is providing a grant of $408,000 so petroleum contamination at the vacant ...

The U.S. Census Bureau has made a significant push to encourage participation in the count this year, and the business community is hoping people listen. While the census will determine reapportionment of seats in the House of Representatives (New York ...

Monroe County will work with local city, town and village governments to distribute more than one million face masks in the next seven days. “Monroe County residents have answered the call and helped to flatten our curve,” Dr. Michael Mendoza, ...

Morgan Properties, which manages and has majority ownership of 57 apartment communities in the Rochester area, will be donating a portion of May and June rent to Rochester Regional Health and Foodlink. Morgan Cares was created to support local hospitals ...

With trade shows on hold or canceled, SPOON Exhibits and Events has developed an interactive, virtual display booth so clients can still provide prospective customers with the in-person experience. The virtual platform, virtualexhibits360.c0m, allows embedded video content, meeting invitations, document ...

Nearly 400 city of Rochester employees will endure at least 12 weeks of furloughs or a reduction in hours, and an additional 17 positions have been eliminated, as Mayor Lovely Warren seeks solutions to the financial ramifications of the coronavirus ...

The University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester Regional Health will join forces on a clinical trial to study a potential coronavirus vaccine. The randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial will recruit 90 individuals in the Rochester area, ages 18 to 85, ...

As business leaders prepare to reopen their workplace, uncertainty abounds. Lauren Dixon, CEO of Dixon Schwabl, and Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work, will offer insight on best practices for reopening the office as coronavirus pandemic restrictions ...

When the coronavirus pandemic struck, city and county government leaders raced into action, seeking the best solutions for keeping the public safe. Now, as confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to slow and hospitalizations due to the virus decline, leaders must ...

If the Great Recession taught government leaders and their economists one thing, it’s the critical role that small business plays in a thriving national economy. Keeping the small businesses solvent during a catastrophic downturn — such as the one caused ...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says if the state doesn’t take a cautious, data-driven approach to reopening the economy, then a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks can be expected and further shutdowns will be necessary. Cuomo outlined the criteria necessary ...