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Genesee RiverWatch will celebrate the Genesee River with its annual Genesee River Bash next week. The Sept. 29 event will feature the annual Elizabeth Thorndike Environmental Leadership Awards and exhibits from river-focused organizations, in addition to a silent auction, live ...

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The State of New York has made $5 million available as part of the first rebate designed for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations. Administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the new Charge ...

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Imagine Monroe, Monroe County’s industrial development agency, has approved incentives for eight projects expected to create or retain more than 365 full-time jobs. “This was a banner month for Imagine Monroe—our most powerful local economic development tool is now investing ...

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Local residents say they want to see more positive news stories on people and communities of color. A new survey from Causewave Community Partners shows that while many people agree that local news stories involving people of color impact how ...

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Batavia’s Graham Corp. has received three orders totaling $17.5 million. The Genesee County manufacturer, which designs and sells critical equipment for the oil refiing, petrochemical, power and defense industries, said the first order is for a new petrochemical facility to ...

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The Ibero American Action League Inc. will partner with the County of Monroe and the City of Rochester on the 2018 Upstate Latino Summit. The event will be held Oct. 17 at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center ...

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When the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House found itself with an unusual problem last year, it turned to the Greater Rochester Quality Council for help. “It was actually a really unique opportunity. Our visitorship had increased 33 percent ...

Nearly two years after a Beechwood toddler was struck and killed while chasing a ball, residents, neighborhood groups and several organizations teamed up to make Parsells Avenue safer for everyone. Dozens of volunteers came together Saturday for Reconnect Rochester’s Complete ...

Corrosion Products & Equipment Inc. of Gates has purchased the assets of a Massachusetts company, broadening its footprint in the Northeast. CPE, which sells and services fluid management products, has acquired Universal Electro Mechanical Inc. of Springfield, Mass., a leading ...

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Rochester is one of 19 founding cities and two counties nationwide to form an electric vehicle purchasing collective. The Climate Mayors Electric Vehicle Purchasing Collaborative has committed to the purchase of 376 electric vehicles (EVs), representing more than $11 million in ...

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The Bob Johnson Auto Group has acquired two of the Doan Family of Dealerships franchises. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. John Love and Gregory Stahl, owners of the Bob Johnson Auto Group, announced Monday the purchase of Doan ...

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The Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial will again be the site for the ninth annual Project Homeless Connect Rochester, an event that serves as a one-stop shop to bring tools and services to the homeless and those in ...

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The Workforce Diversity Network in October will present the nationally acclaimed “Defamation Experience” interactive workshop. The “Defamation Experience” is a courtroom drama in which the audience plays the jury. The premise of the workshop is a civil suit: A South ...

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Unshackle Upstate, the non-partisan, pro-economic growth business coalition representing Upstate New York, has tapped Buffalo resident Michael Kracker as its new executive director. Kracker previously worked in several senior positions in the U.S. House of Representatives, including as deputy chief ...

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Seneca Foods Corp. late Friday filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission restating its third quarter and nine-month period of 2016 and third quarter and nine-month period of 2017 financial statements. For the third quarter ended Dec. 31, 2016, ...

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