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Rehabilitation and expansion of Walnut Hill Apartments in Penn Yan is complete, the latest affordable housing project in the state’s Finger Lakes Forward initiative. The $107 million project includes refurbishing 59 existing apartments as well as the construction of a ...

How to recruit and retain a diverse workforce will be the focus of a daylong, two-session symposium on Oct. 24. The Right Talent, Right Now: Improving Business and Health Outcomes through Workforce Diversity Symposium will be held at the Memorial ...

Paychex, Inc., has filed suit against three former employees, alleging they stole confidential company information and violated fiduciary duties by going to work for another payroll services firm. Richard D. Gettings, Brad C. Hartmann and Mona H. Nguonly are named ...

A year ago this month, David L. Long was standing at a podium showing off Rochester Institute of Technology’s newest toy – MAGIC Spell Studios, a state-of-the-art studio for creating video games, movies and all kinds of media. It would ...

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First American Equipment Finance and ESL Federal Credit Union are both back on the Fortune 100 Best Medium-Size Companies to Work For list while HR Works Inc. landed on the list of small-size companies for the first time. First American Equipment ...

Closed home sales in Monroe County were down 3.3 percent in the third quarter compared to the same period a year ago, although activity has been strong this year in west-side communities. For the 12 counties that comprise the Greater ...

While total foreclosure activity in the Rochester metropolitan area fell significantly in quarter vs. quarter analysis, there was a rise in both month-over-month and year-over-year numbers. Total foreclosures fell 20.83 percent in the third quarter compared to quarter two, and ...

A nearly 200-year-old mill turned inn, where the design and decor allow the past to meet the present, is on the market. Deborah and Richard Stankevich are selling the Genesee Country Inn Bed & Breakfast and the 7.5 acres of rustic ...

Christine Parker’s anatomy and physiology class involves research, which isn’t unusual at the community college level anymore. But it’s not anatomy and physiology that Parker, associate professor of biology, is researching in the Finger Lakes Community College course she’s teaching. ...

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Jack’s on Water Street, a new upscale restaurant, is set to open in the former Water Street Music Hall, and music won’t be far behind. Styled as a cozy eatery and cocktail lounge, executive chef and general manager Garrick Umland ...

Five properties in the Rochester region will be targeted for renovations as part of the Landmark Society of Western New York’s annual Five to Revive program. Now in its seventh year, the Five to Revive program identifies opportunities for targeted, ...

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CPL has expanded into Pennsylvania with the acquisition of Image Associates Inc., a firm that serves regional clients in healthcare, corporate and commercial sectors. In acquiring Image Associates, which was founded in 1986 by Craig Allen and Thomas Teti, CPL now ...

Rush manufacturer Global Precision Products LLC has named Mark Higgins as president and CEO. He succeeds Mark LaBell in the role. Higgins most recently served as president at Omega Tool Measuring Machines and previously was executive vice president of Parlec ...

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Phase I has been completed on Otto House, a Veterans Outreach Center facility that provides transitional housing. Otto House, at 290 Cypress St., will serve eight veterans who are also able to receive case management and have access to services ...

Curbell Plastics Inc. has relocated operations — but the firm didn’t go far. The new, larger facility is at 200 Aviation Drive in Chili, directly behind their old location. The new spot provides 50 percent more space to house customer-specific materials, ...