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Stunning. Breathtaking. Unprecedented. Words usually associated with a movie, a work of art, an NFL upset are now being used by economists to describe unemployment claims. When the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday released its weekly number of new ...

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  As the region and state hunker down and practice social distancing amid the growing number of COVID-19 cases, Rochester’s nonprofits—most of which are still hard at work serving the community—have had to rethink programs, fundraisers and financing. Lifespan of ...

Hickey Freeman Tailored Clothing is set to begin production of protective face masks for the medical staff at Rochester General Hospital, the Rochester manufacturer said Tuesday. “We have hundreds of the best sewing machine operators in the country. When Rochester ...

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Elected officials are urging General Motors Corp. to begin producing ventilators at the company’s Rochester facility. U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Congressman Joseph Morelle on Tuesday sent word to GM Chairman and CEO Marry Barra to ...

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Geva Theatre Center is postponing or canceling all remaining productions of the 2019-2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization’s productions of “Once” and “Cry It Out” that were running when attendance restrictions were put in place will be ...

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Upstate New York business leaders have formed a coalition to address the COVID-19 pandemic and how it affects business. Upstate Venture Connect is an entrepreneur-led nonprofit that is building a region-wide startup community for upstate businesses. Its mission is to ...

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Rochester’s Regional Transit Service on Thursday said it would waive all bus fares and enact a new procedure for entering and exiting buses through April 19 or until the current State of Emergency is lifted. The new procedures will begin ...

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As many of us settle into the idea of working from home or contend with being cooped up in the house while we practice social distancing, we may be tempted to pull out some video games to pass the time. Maybe ...

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While Americans come to terms with government-imposed seclusion, industries everywhere are beginning to feel the pinch, with the travel and tourism sector experiencing an almost immediate and total shutdown. “Rochester will be impacted,” said Andrew Moore, director of the Greater ...

The Rochester community is known for giving back and this week there is more proof of that. As of Tuesday, when the United Way of Greater Rochester Inc. and the Rochester Area Community Foundation began coordinating support for those in ...

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CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival producers have announced the full 2020 lineup, but have suspended headliner and club pass ticket sales until later this spring. “With the continued heightened concern over the coronavirus pandemic and the rapidly evolving decisions being ...

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Xerox Holdings Corp. has temporarily suspended its hostile takeover attempt of rival printer giant HP Inc. in light of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Xerox on Friday said it would halt its planned presentations to HP shareholders, but stressed that the ...

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    Rochester shines as an innovation hub for technology, but the demographics of its highest-paid professionals do not reflect what the community looks like as a whole. “We, as leaders, must come together and do better or else our ...

Hillary Olson has been obsessed with space and astronomy since her first trip to the Rochester Museum and Science Center in grade school. “I came to RMSC, to the Strasenburgh Planetarium, on a field trip in probably fourth grade,” the ...

Although coronavirus, or COVID-19, had not yet made an appearance in Rochester as of Wednesday, it’s simply a matter of time before it does. And business and community leaders need to be prepared, officials say. “The most important message I ...