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Some 75 businesses, schools and community-based organizations statewide have been awarded nearly $9.5 million as part of the state’s Workforce Development Initiative, including five in the Rochester and Finger Lakes Region. “The economic impact of COVID-19 has completely upended the ...

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A new federal administration could mean potential changes to individual and business tax policies although local experts believe such changes, if they occur, will not happen before year-end or even into 2022. In the meantime, they are recommending steps to ...

VisualDx has worked for two decades to address the treatment and outcomes for medical patients with skin of color and now has partnered on a new global initiative to reduce disparities in medicine and highlight ways to bridge gaps of ...

DoorDash is providing $5,000 subsidies to 32 Monroe County restaurants as part of the company’s COVID-19 Restaurant Relief Grant Program. The grants can be used for operating costs such as rent, payroll, purchasing personal protective equipment and expanding outdoor dining ...

Iconic IT has joined forces with London-based Globe Law and Business, Ltd., to produce a roadmap in book form on outsourcing for law firms. “Outsourcing of Core Legal Service Functions: How to Capitalize on Opportunities for Law Firms” is currently ...

“In every crisis, doubt or confusion, take the higher path – the path of compassion, courage, understanding, and love.” — Amit Ray The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our world in many ways. The frustration of what constitutes the post-pandemic “new ...

As the agency charged with luring donors and dollars to the Monroe Community College Foundation annual gala every year since 2014, Dixon Schwabl always faces a creative challenge — and delivers. The gala is one of MCC’s major fund-raising campaigns, meant ...

Robert Morgan’s reprieve from federal charges involving what authorities say was a “wide-ranging” fraud scheme turned out to be only temporary. U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. announced on Thursday that a 104-count indictment was refiled, charging Morgan; his son, ...

AAA Western and Central New York plans to close its Pittsford Travel & Insurance Center next month. The organization cited COVID-19 as the reason for the closure. The Monroe Avenue facility will close on April 2 and is offering a ...

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Nalgene Outdoor, the maker of reusable water bottles, has committed to significantly increasing its manufacturing with recycled materials. By the end of 2021, Nalgene will strive to convert all production of its reusable water bottles to Tritan Renew material, a ...

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When it comes to promoting economic development, the town of Victor believes less will lead to more. That’s why four agencies that all worked to drive business development now will work within one umbrella agency, the Victor Community Development Office, ...

ESL Federal Credit Union has committed $1.5 million and obtained the naming rights to Digital Worlds, a 24,000-square-foot gallery at the Strong National Museum of Play. As part of the Strong’s $60 million Powered by Play: A Campaign for the ...

Four centers within the New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) network have launched competitive grant programs that will help manufacturers solve challenges created by COVID-19. Rochester area MEP NextCorps is working closely with the Manufacturing & Technology Enterprise Center (MTEC) ...

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While the COVID-19 pandemic put employment litigation matters on hold last year, local attorneys expect it to not only resume, but pick up substantially as employment issues related to the pandemic come to the forefront in the short-term. Jeffrey Calabrese, ...

A new solar array built in the town of Ontario for Home Leasing is linking up with the power grid, enabling the Rochester-based provider of affordable housing to reduce energy costs at a number of its apartment communities in the ...