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He is almost as anonymous as the young people inside those Spikes and Mittsy mascot costumes. And that suits Gary Larder just fine, because the Rochester Red Wings chairman has never been one to seek the limelight, to toot his ...

A major question about the health of the Rochester labor market was answered this month—at the same time another potential uncertainty was created. On March 17, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released revised employment data for 2016. The new ...

“… The present now will later be past … the times they are a-changin.’” While Bob Dylan’s 1964 song became an anthem for change, even he likely could not have anticipated the many ways his song was adopted and applied ...

The hybrid of big city experience, a passion for Rochester and advertising chops honed from working with some of the most well-known modern brands equals a career Courtney Cotrupe is honored to pursue. For over a decade she has moved ...

It’s been said there are no coincidences in life, only destined experiences. Keith Downing can vouch for that. Two decades removed from a decision that affected him profoundly, the former Fairport High and Syracuse University quarterback has come to realize ...

Apartment complexes are ranked by the average of the high and low end of the rental range for two-bedroom apartments. For properties without two-bedroom apartments, the average one-bedroom rent was used.  All properties listed have full-time maintenance staffs and laundry ...

Ontario County only one in area to gain population Ontario County was one of 15 New York counties whose population increased between July 1, 2011 and July 1, 2016, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released yesterday. ...

Don Kladstrup’s wife was reading the newspaper one rainy day nine years ago at their home in France, not far from the D-Day landing beaches in Normandy, when she stumbled upon a story about a local baseball team. 

Realpolitik over health care:  The American Health Care Act--U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan’s “repeal & replace” law--proves the truth of the maxim: “Laws are like sausages--it is best not to see them being made” (misattributed to Otto von Bismarck).

You may have missed it during the sports madness that is March, but one of the New York Yankees top prospects recently survived a hair-raising experience with a pair of barber’s shears. Known as much for his wild, flowing, shoulder-length red locks as for his ability to pulverize baseballs, Clint Frazier avoided a confrontation over the team’s appearance policy and had his long hair hacked off. 

Online advertised job vacancies in February decreased in all 50 states, continuing a national two-year decline, according to the monthly Help Wanted Online report released March 8 by The Conference Board. The nationwide HWOL Supply/Demand rate – a calculation of ...

Information was provided by individual homebuilders that responded to an email survey and constructed units in Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans and Wayne counties in 2016. Ranked by total number of units; to break ties,builders are ranked by number of ...

Information was provided by individual companies that responded to an email survey. The survey area was Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans and Wayne counties. Employee benefits administrators are defined as conducting compliance testing and creating benefit(s) reports for employees.  Ranked ...

After this year’s NCAA basketball tournament teams are selected and announced on national television Sunday evening, millions of Americans will participate in a sports tradition unlike any other. They’ll fill out brackets online and on paper. They’ll be fully engaged in March Madness as they attempt to predict which teams will advance to the Final Four and win it all. By Monday morning, everybody will be jumping into the pool—the office pool. 

If President Donald Trump’s hardline stance on illegal immigration leads to large-scale deportations, among those hurt could be the U.S. economy.