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Rochester-based CPL has continued its expansion and rapid growth with the acquisition of Sammel Architecture PLLC in the Westchester County town of Somers. Sammel Architecture was founded in 1998 and has served clients primarily in the K12 market. The acquisition ...

Jennifer Takatch, principal at Architectura P.C., is the new president of AIA Rochester, the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Takatch, who was awarded the organization’s Medal of Distinction in 2019, had been the organization’s vice president and ...

Rochester Institute of Technology has taken out $346.2 million in bonds through the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York in anticipation of major building and renovation projects on campus. Nearly half the funds will go toward new construction ...

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LaBella Associates has expanded again, acquiring Aztech Technologies of Ballston Spa. The acquisition — the fourth in the past 31 months — extends LaBella’s umbrella of environmental engineering services to include environmental contracting, such as drilling, excavation and remedial design and ...

SWBR has received the 2019 Stewardship Award from the Landmark Society of Western New York for restoration of Our Lady of Victory Church on Pleasant Street. Built in 1868, the church commissioned the rehabilitation as part of its 150th anniversary celebration. ...

They were all working for someone else in the dentistry field when each decided to take the leap of faith in their own abilities and their desire to provide service. Heather Chance, an oral surgeon, and Maureen Wood, an orthodontist, ...

Design-build has become the most popular method for the delivery of construction projects in the country, with architectural firms working in collaboration with contractors from start to finish to streamline the process. A Victor firm takes design-build one step further, ...

Jennifer Takatch, principal at Architectura P.C. since 1991, received the American Institute of Architects Rochester Medal of Distinction. The award is the organization’s highest honor and recognizes a lifetime of achievement in architecture, including service to the profession. Takatch was ...

The old hotel, a structure built nearly 60 years ago, is gone, and one year from now a new Courtyard by Marriott will stand on the corner of East Avenue and Alexander Street. After months of meetings with neighbors, city ...

Creekview Apartments at Woodland Park Phase II in Canandaigua, Solar Pods at Carter Road in Geneva and Westgate Apartments in Rochester were first-round winners in New York State’s Buildings of Excellence Competition, which recognizes and supports the design, construction and ...

Spencer Read started at Mitchell Design Build as an intern 14 years ago. Now he’s overseeing operations. Read was recently promoted to president of the Victor-based architecture and construction firm, bringing to fruition a succession plan that had been in ...

Having worked on projects in Binghamton for three decades, Bergmann will now call the Broome County city home. Bergmann has opened an office in the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator at 120 Hawley St., its sixth in New York. Founded and ...

Jeff Van Gundy has come a long way since his days of playing point guard on the basketball court at Brockport High School and Nazareth College. From coaching the NBA’s New York Knicks and Houston Rockets, to his current role ...

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 ...

The University of Rochester plans to begin construction next month on a new performing arts center, providing additional space for theatrical, dance and musical performances on the River Campus. The 29,000-square-foot Sloan Performing Arts Center will be built on what ...

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