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Construction has begun on a $4 million project to rehabilitate a busy Webster thoroughfare. Empire Boulevard, between Helendale Road in the town of Irondequoit and Gravel Road in the town of Webster will be resurfaced, and crews will add pavement ...

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A dispute over alleged construction cost overruns at a new Burger King in Greece is broiling between the building landlord and the restaurateur, and the first Whopper hasn’t even been cooked. Maiden, LLC has demanded payment on $566,530 in costs ...

As LaBella Associates celebrates a 41st year in business, what has been steady growth continues for the engineering, architecture and planning firm. Another 50 employees were added over the past year, pushing the companywide workforce to around 750. The majority, ...

The Daniele Family Cos. recently knocked down the old Mario’s restaurant on Monroe Avenue in anticipation of a Whole Foods grocery store development, but arguments are to be heard in Monroe County Supreme Court this week on a motion to ...

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REDD, a restaurant planned for the downtown space once occupied by 2 Vine, has been granted a JobsPlus Property Tax abatement and a sales tax exemption on construction materials, equipment, furniture and fixtures. The tax breaks were approved by Imagine ...

A succession plan two years in the making came to fruition this week at Home Leasing when founder Nelson Leenhouts stepped out of the command chair and handed the leadership reins to Bret Garwood. Garwood on Monday was promoted from ...

Expansion and/or improvement projects by Gateway GS LLC and Tenney Coin Laundry were approved for incentives by the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) on Thursday. Gateway GS has plans to invest $450,000 to build out the interior of an ...

The commercial real estate market may encounter only speed bumps in 2019, thanks to a more tempered approach to interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, lenders and brokers say. While there isn’t a lockstep correlation between a fluctuating prime ...

Construction is underway on Oakwood Hills, a Ryan Homes development in Batavia that will feature 56 single-family houses. Homes in the new residential community on the city’s east side will range in size from 1,483 square feet to 2,190 square ...

Homebuilders in the Northeast aren’t as bullish on the market for newly built single-family homes as their counterparts across the country. The February National Home Builders Association/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) showed a two-point drop from January in a ...

The second and final phase of the $14 million Route 531 project in Ogden and Sweden has wrapped up, easing the flow of traffic along the redesigned highway. The project began in 2017 and was intended to create a more ...

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Two Brighton lodging landmarks will be undergoing major makeovers in the next three months. The Comfort Inn at 2729 Monroe Ave. will become a Clarion Pointe, the new brand being unveiled this year by the Choice Hotels chain. The Brighton ...

The realignment of Dewey Avenue and Driving Park Avenue has been named Project of the Year by the Genesee Valley branch of the American Public Works Association. The project, designed by Bergmann, won in the category of transportation projects less ...

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As renovation continues at Sibley Square, innovation, education and incubation are driving the occupancy rate for office and retail space in the storied downtown structure. WinnCompanies, a family-owned real estate development and management firm based in Boston, is immersed in ...

Grants totaling nearly $4 million secured by M&T Bank will support the construction or rehabilitation of 428 affordable housing units in the Rochester area. The grants for five projects were obtained by M&T through the Federal Home Loan Bank of ...