Harris Corp. and L3 Technologies Inc. have agreed to a “stock merger of equals” to create a global defense technology leader. With 17,000 employees globally, Harris employs more than 3,600 people at several locations in Rochester. “This transaction extends our ...
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Eighteen years ago, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration linked hundreds of accidents and roughly 270 deaths to faulty Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. tires. As a result, Ford Motor Co. recalled 6.5 million vehicles and replaced 13 million tires. In 2014 ...
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When David Hutchings arrived at the rolling, 50-acre site of Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park 13 years ago, the not-for-profit was picking up the pieces from an embezzlement scandal, mountains of debt and its near closure, while ...
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Six local nonprofits have been chosen as participants in the Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack’s 11th annual $30,000 Charity Cup. The unique event, being held Oct. 27, allows each of the six groups to select one horse in six designated ...
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Jrlon Inc., a Palmyra, Wayne County, manufacturer of specialty metal and high performance plastic products, has acquired RotaDyne’s Spencerport Engineered Products Division for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition supports Jrlon’s continued growth plans and accelerates entry into new and adjacent ...
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Monro Inc., the local automotive undercar repair and tire services dealer, has expanded its collaboration with Amazon.com. Monro will provide tire installation services at more than 330 additional service locations in 10 states across the Eastern U.S., company officials announced ...
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Those little yellow envelopes you once used to send film in for developing are making a comeback, of sorts. Eastman Kodak Co. has introduced the Kodak Digitizing Box, a service designed to help transfer old memories into modern viewing options. ...
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The Landmark Society of Western New York has announced its annual Five to Revive, a list of five sites in Western New York and the Finger Lakes region that the nonprofit feels need investment and revitalization. Among the five sites ...
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New York State Canal Corp. has approved a nearly $6 million contract to rehabilitate the century-old East Guard Lock at the intersection of the Erie Canal and Genesee River in Rochester. “The East Guard Lock is a well-known landmark on ...
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JetBlue Airways will begin daily nonstop service from Rochester to Boston in January, officials announced Tuesday. “We are proud to have worked closely with JetBlue to secure this daily, nonstop flight to Boston, one of our top destinations for local ...
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Foodlink Inc. has received a nearly $500,000 grant for its Curbside Market, the nonprofit’s mobile farmer’s market that visits underserved communities throughout Rochester. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Local Food Promotion Program in September announced it would help fund 44 ...
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The Village of Penn Yan has been named the Finger Lakes’ third-round winner of the state’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative. “We are delighted and thrilled to be selected as the winner of Gov. Cuomo’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative,” Penn Yan ...
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Teens living with cancer will be celebrated Saturday at the 17th annual 13thirty Cancer Connect Journeys event. This year’s event will feature a unique, live performance created in collaboration with local sketch comedy and improve group, Polite Ink. “Those Were ...
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A dozen individuals, families and organizations will be celebrated next month as the Federation of Social Workers holds its 14th annual Human Service Awards Luncheon. Hilda Rosario Escher, president and CEO of the Ibero-American Action League, and James Norman, retired ...
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A former Rochesterian and a Greece resident have named two dining establishments at the Greater Rochester International Airport. The new Concourse A diner will be named the Flight Deck Diner, as submitted by Lauren Oubre, a former Rochesterian who frequently ...
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