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A $500,000 investment by Rochester Housing Charities Inc. will bring four new affordable homes to  Rochester’s Beechwood neighborhood. The recently completed first home, at 16 Diamond Place, is a single story, two-bedroom home built on a 40-foot lot. The four ...

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The Society for the Protection and Care of Children has been awarded the Healthy Families New York contract to serve the County of Monroe. Funded by the state Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) and the Maternal, Infant and ...

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Flower City Habitat for Humanity has launched an initiative aimed at eliminating Rochester’s growing zombie home issue. FCHH will team with the City of Rochester on its Vacant and Abandoned Homes pilot program, a partnership that has allowed the not-for-profit ...

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A West Coast software developer plans to open a location in downtown Rochester next week, creating 30 jobs over the next five years. EmployeeChannel Inc. will open its Software Development Center for Excellence at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Center for ...

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Fatigue costs American industries an estimated $411 billion a year in productivity loss, absenteeism and mistakes and accidents, and a typical employer with 1,000 employees can expect to experience more than $1 million lost each year to fatigue. But more ...

The state Department of Transportation on Tuesday will begin a $1.8 million paving project on a busy stretch of Interstate 390 in Henrietta. Nearly five miles of the expressway will be repaved in both the northbound and southbound directions from the ...

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A team of students from the Brighton Central School District earned the right to call themselves Titans of Business on Wednesday, as they won top honors in the annual Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York Titan of Business Challenge. ...

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The 2018 Rochester Lilac Festival, which concluded its 10-day run on Sunday, raised nearly $15,000 for local charities. Beneficiaries included Honor Flight Rochester Inc., which received more than $10,000 in proceeds from the USA Flag Garden, and Willow Domestic Violence ...

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Business activity across New York showed strong growth in May, according to firms responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s March Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The general business conditions index climbed four points to 20.1, indicating a faster ...

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Fairport residents and visitors to the idyllic town on the Erie Canal have more to occupy their time this summer with a new public art installation and trail improvements at Thomas Creek Wetland in the village. A $50,000 matching grant ...

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One hundred local business and community leaders, dignitaries, funders and a half dozen children were on hand Monday for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the YMCA of Greater Rochester’s new Pittsford facility. “Woohoo, we made it,” cheered George Romell, YMCA president ...

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Rochester automotive undercar specialist Monro Inc. on Monday reported an increase in fourth-quarter revenue and record year-end sales, beating Street estimates. The company also announced the acquisition of 12 stores and four wholesale locations in the South. Sales for the ...

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The Warriors of Freedom Memorial Committee has met its fundraising goal, paving the way for a new monument to be built in Highland Park. “It is with great humility and solemn reflection that Monroe County welcomes the Warriors of Freedom ...

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The State of New York is making $100 million available for transportation funding to support and enhance community growth and revitalize downtowns. The funds, made available to the state through the Federal Highway Administration and awarded through the state Department ...

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This summer, when bands such as ZZ Top, Keith Urban and Dave Matthews Band take the stage at the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center they can do so knowing that their concerts will in one form or another give ...