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A proposed waste-to-energy incinerator for Romulus, Seneca County, suffered a major blow Wednesday when the NY Senate unanimously approved legislation banning such incinerators in the Finger Lakes, following a similar Assembly vote last week. The Finger Lakes Community Preservation Act ...

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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 ...

Mastodon Design LLC recently closed on the purchase of what will be its new design and manufacturing facility on Rochester’s Southeast side, city officials said. Rochester Economic Development Corp. (REDCO) sold to Mammoth Property Holdings LLC the 31,878-square-foot facility at ...

Skybird Landing Apartments, an affordable housing community in the Village of Geneseo, opened for tenants on Thursday. There are six buildings and 60 apartments in the $17 million housing development, a project by Gates-based DePaul Properties that is backed by ...

Heritage Christian Services is the latest entity to build solar power capacity to change its energy footprint. The nonprofit agency that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities has added a 2.7-megawatt solar array in the western Monroe county town ...

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Perhaps unsurprisingly in an era of  seismic shifts in the world of food markets, Hart’s Local Grocers announced this week that it will shut its doors by the end of the month, less than five years after the independent grocery ...

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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 ...

Batavia and Genesee County were ranked No. 3 in the country on Site Selection magazine’s annual list of Top Micropolitans of 2018. The magazine, the official publication of the Industrial Asset Management Council, cited 13 project “wins” during 2018 across ...

A group opposing the Whole Foods grocery store project on Monroe Avenue has filed a new suit against the Town of Brighton over a document request it says was improperly handled. The suit, filed Friday in Monroe County Supreme Court, ...

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Rochester’s Restaurant Week, which debuted in 2018 as “Eat Up Rochester,” is looking for restaurants within the city limits to participate in the event this year between April 29 and May  5. Restaurants provide special meals, priced at $10 for ...

The federal Agricultural Research Services’ Grape Genetics Research Unit will be getting an updated laboratory, after receiving nearly $69 million in federal funding announced by Sen. Charles Schumer Tuesday. The unit is located at Geneva’s Cornell AgriTech, a Cornell University ...

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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 ...

Hickey Freeman, the iconic Rochester men’s clothier, received an $8.2 million birthday present on Wednesday that company executives and government leaders say will ensure the firm’s long-term viability in a changing tailored clothing market. Luxury Men’s Apparel Group, the parent ...

Monroe County’s industrial development agency, Imagine Monroe, has approved incentives for seven local economic development projects expected to create or retain more than 450 jobs. Home Leasing LLC will collaborate with Episcopal Senior Life Communities to develop a mixed-use project ...

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