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Do you wonder how the coronavirus pandemic is going to affect the economy and our businesses? Not how it will affect unemployment next week, or GDP this quarter, or even the stock market. Those effects are temporary and surprisingly unimportant. ...

Projected shortfalls in sales tax revenue aren’t as dire as Monroe County Executive Adam Bello initially feared, but measures are underway to find nearly $47.6 million in cost savings and thus avoid a property tax increase in 2021. A hiring ...

An already limited inventory of homes for sale in Monroe County grew even smaller in April because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the median sales price did climb. New listings plunged 53.3 percent year-over-year from 1,142 to 533, closed sales ...

Because Rochester City Hall is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rochester City Clerk’s office on Friday announced that marriage license applications are now available online. Information is available at https://www.cityofrochester.gov/marriagelicense/. After all necessary information has been submitted, documents ...

As the story of COVID-19 unfolds and we see the impact on families and communities across the country, there is a closely woven thread connecting Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the effect on physical and emotional health outcomes. ACEs are ...

Recipe 21, a division of LiDestri Foods Inc., on Thursday rolled out its hand sanitizer line for the general public in direct response to COVID-19 relief efforts and the nationwide supply shortage. LiDestri previously had adjusted its spirits production at ...

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Having already acted to ward off a potential catastrophic collapse of the global economy, the Federal Reserve is now focused on ensuring a rebound of the U.S. economy once the coronavirus pandemic subsides. The vast array of aid packages already ...

While many businesses struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic, L3Harris Technologies Inc. has experienced a number of recent wins, including new contracts, investments and support of small business suppliers. The manufacturer, which has its Communications Systems and Space and Airborne Systems ...

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Unshackle Upstate, the non-partisan, pro-taxpayer coalition that advocates for Upstate New York job creators and taxpayers, last week submitted testimony to the New York State Joint Legislative hearing on COVID-19’s impact on small businesses proposing a number of immediate actions ...

Health care and entertainment are among the many sectors of the economy that will require financial help as Congress considers another round of emergency funding to offset the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. But legislators also may consider a legal ...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous local businesses have stepped up to help each other and the underserved population in Rochester. DiBella’s Old Fashioned Submarines Inc. has donated more than $365,000 to food banks in more than a ...

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It was the kind of news that made Bills Mafia members want to shout and cannon-ball onto a table. Even if it meant doing so from the solitude of their homes rather than off RV roofs at crowded tailgate parties ...

“I learned years ago that if I wanted something from my boss I had to catch him in the right mood. But now with everything on Zoom, it’s hard to tell.  I could put more questions and issues into email, ...

Many businesses in upstate New York that have been hit hard by COVID-19 are eager to get back to work. While a COVID-19 vaccine is currently in the trial stage, it is unlikely that it will be available to the ...

Local government and education officials, their revenue streams choked off by the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic, warned that significant cuts to public safety, social service programs and teachers are looming if Congress does not provide relief. “We ...