The city of Rochester has lost nearly 4,300 residents since 2010, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows. The American FactFinder annual estimates of resident population estimated 206,284 residents in the city of Rochester last year, compared with 210,565 ...
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At first glance, one might think Jennyrae Brongo helped build Homesteads for Hope because of her relationship to the construction industry. But that’s not quite true. “My brother is my muse,” says the 29-year-old co-founder and CEO of the not-for-profit ...
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Whether by planes or trains or automobiles, Americans will be traveling at record volumes this weekend. AAA projects that nearly 43 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more this Memorial Day weekend—with a record-breaking number taking road trips. The ...
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Transcat Inc. on Wednesday posted record quarterly and fiscal 2019 revenue. For the quarter ended March 30, Transcat posted sales of $44.5 million, up from $42.5 million in the fourth quarter last year. Net income for the quarter was $2.66 ...
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Michael Olson began his career in packaging at the age of 15, pushing a broom around his father’s company during summers off from school. It was the beginning of a love affair with the industry. “I just fell in love ...
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Imagine Monroe, the county’s industrial development arm, has approved incentives for five projects that are expected to create 36 jobs. Security Risk Advisors Inc., a Philadelphia-based cybersecurity solutions firm, plans to open a second location on Culver Road that will ...
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Xerox Corp. on Tuesday received shareholder approval to reorganize as a wholly-owned subsidiary of a new holding company. Xerox announced plans for the reorganization in March. Shares of company stock (NYSE: XRX) dropped roughly 3 percent on Wednesday as a ...
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For the first time since Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York began hosting the JA Titan of Business Challenge here a decade ago, a Rochester City School District school took top honors in the annual contest. It also was the ...
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Writers & Books will again host a literary conference on writing, editing, connecting and publishing June 8. The Ladder, a one-day event at the Rochester Riverside Hotel, will feature author Mira Jacob as a panelist at this year’s conference. Jacob’s ...
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More than two centuries after the first shovels hit the ground to build a 363-mile channel connecting the East Coast to areas in the Midwest, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is launching a major initiative to explore the reimagining of the Erie ...
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VerifyMe Inc., a Rochester-based technology solutions company, reported a first-quarter rise in revenues and an improvement in net loss. For the quarter ended March 31, VerifyMe reported sales of $46,454, compared to $0 in the first quarter last year. Operating ...
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Rochester City Ballet has received a National Endowment for the Arts grant that will enable the organization to commission the ballet “Moulin Rouge.” The $10,000 grant—the first National Endowment for the Arts grant in RCB’s history—will be used to present ...
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It’s not often that we see churches on the real estate market, but when we do it takes a creative mind to envision what that property might become. Ten years ago, it was not difficult for Douglas Rice to picture ...
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Perhaps the biggest choice a person with limited means has to make is how best to use that money. How do I stretch my money to pay rent and utilities? Can I buy a car or do I need ...
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Two of Rochester’s largest commercial printers have merged, consolidating space and staff in Henrietta. Canfield & Tack Printing Inc., an employee-owned printer, and Cohber Press plan to operate as one company from Cohber Press’s John Street location in Henrietta. Although ...
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