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A judge has signed an order allowing for foreclosure proceedings to begin on a Buffalo-area apartment complex developed and owned by Buffalo State Ventures, a subsidiary of Rochester-based DHD Ventures. ACRES Capital, which helped broker two mortgages for the property ...

Nick Optis Sr., executive vice president at John W. Danforth Co., is retiring at the end of the year after 33 years with the mechanical contracting firm. Optis joined Danforth in 1986 and, since becoming executive vice president, has been overseeing ...

The future of retail, especially along West Ridge Road, will be undergoing an A to Z analysis in the coming months as the Town of Greece formulates a new master plan. From Manitou Road on the west to Mt. Read ...

The Rochester office of T.Y. Lin International, the full-service infrastructure consulting firm, was recognized for work on two projects that won Diamond Awards for engineering excellence in New York. The awards came in the Special Projects and Transportation categories. Both ...

Educational projects already comprise up to 25 percent of annual revenue for LeChase Construction, and the firm intends to be even more well-versed on future endeavors. John M. Anderson, former president at Alfred State and Millersville University, has joined LeChase ...

Large real estate portfolio owners could receive up to $1 million from the state for the design, construction and operation of net zero energy buildings. Net zero energy structures consume no more energy on an annual basis than they produce ...

Two green projects at local universities that won $1 million state grants this week didn’t come out of the blue. Rochester Institute of Technology’s plan to automate ventilation in its Golisano Institute for Sustainability depending on classroom occupancy, for example, ...

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Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Rochester both won $1 million grants in a statewide college competition to develop energy saving and sustainability projects. Suffolk County Community College on Long Island won the third prize offered in the ...

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With the skilled labor shortage continuing to impact the construction and trades industry, local firms are hoping to recruit new workers through the 20th annual Rochester Construction Career Day. Exhibitors from the construction industry, colleges and employers will take part in ...

When it came to their collection of properties, the DelMonte Hotel Group had always done things on their own. They built their first full-service hotel, the Marriott Thruway, in 1973. Their next hotel, the Rochester Airport Marriott in Greece, came ...

The reincarnation of the long-dormant Eastman Kodak Co. Hawkeye Plant won’t possess the intrigue nor be classified top secret by the U.S. government—character traits in the building’s previous life. The site’s three-phase redevelopment project will, however, do wonders for the ...

The construction industry added 23,000 jobs nationwide in September and average wages reached an all-time high, but there are still concerns when it comes to future hiring. The Associated General Contractors of American (AGC) said average hourly earnings increased 3.1 ...

A $4.5 million renovation of Chatham Gardens has been completed, enhancing the interior of the 54-year-old apartment complex while also creating a fully accessible community center. The project was a joint venture of nonprofit housing agency Rochester Management and the ...

Amy Casciani grew up in Irondequoit and raised her children there, so she understands the status the old shopping mall once held in the town. “I know what the mall meant when it was up and running, and I especially ...

The operators of Rochester-based A-S Contracting must pay $52,501 in restitution along with $50,150 in penalties and costs, and they are also banned for life from the home improvement contracting business because they defrauded consumers. New York State Attorney General ...