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Sibley Square will be recognized by the Preservation League of New York State for excellence in historic preservation. The preservation league’s awards program honors notable achievements in retaining, promoting and reusing the state’s irreplaceable architectural heritage. The Sibley Square is ...

A New York City-based small-business insurance firm plans to open a location in the Town of Brighton, creating nearly 100 new jobs in the region over the next five years. CoverWallet uses analytics and state-of-the-art technology to provide a convenient, ...

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The Fairport Office of Community & Economic Development is offering village residents a matching grant program to help renovate, repair or upgrade their front porches. A collaboration between OCED and the Landmark Society of Western New York, the front porch ...

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The State of New York last week kicked off the eighth round of its annual Regional Economic Development Council Competition, expected to award more than $750 million in state funds for regional economic development projects. The application process for the ...

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has chosen Rochester as the recipient of two Brownfield Grants to revitalize blighted properties and promote economic redevelopment. Rochester received $400,000 in assistance for two projects. The City of Rochester received a $200,000 brownfields petroleum ...

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Geneva’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station is being designated a state Center of Excellence, bringing additional funding and attention for research and development aimed at job creation in  agriculture and food production. State Sen. Pam Helming announced on Wednesday ...

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The State of New York has launched the third round of its Downtown Revitalization Initiative, or DRI, investing $100 million in 10 downtown areas across the state. The annual competition awards $10 million to each of 10 downtowns, chosen by ...

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A local manufacturer plans to move its Quebec, Canada, operations to Fairport, creating nearly 30 jobs. Qualitrol Corp., a subsidiary of Fortive Corp., will receive up to $350,000 from Empire State Development through the Excelsior Jobs Program in exchange for ...

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Leaders from OFD Foods LLC—who last year announced plans to open a $25 million manufacturing facility in Henrietta—were joined Thursday by elected officials and business representatives for a ceremonial groundbreaking for the 50,000-square-foot facility. The facility is expected to employ ...

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Rochester Downtown Development Corp. is launching a restaurant week in Rochester next week, hoping to bring more business to the city’s restaurants while encouraging local residents to try something new. During “Eat Up Rochester,” which runs from Monday through Sunday, ...

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Tops Friendly Markets has filed for bankruptcy. Rochester-area Sam’s Club stores abruptly closed. Toys R Us and its affiliated Babies R Us stores are going out of business. Barnes & Noble has cut staff. And malls are being converted—slowly—to uses ...

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Two local projects have been approved for funding assistance by Imagine Monroe, formerly the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency, expecting to retain more than a dozen jobs and add 15 part-time jobs here. Buckingham Properties LLC has proposed the ...

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You could say Fisher Associates just became the prime delegate for the “We Love Rochester” campaign. The multidisciplinary consulting firm of engineers and surveyors officially christened a new downtown office at 180 Charlotte St. on Monday morning, becoming part of ...

The Genesee County Economic Development Council this week reported its independently audited 2017 financials. GCEDC finished 2017 with a net operating income of $2.9 million, compared with an operating loss of $574,000 in 2016. Fee revenue in 2018 totaled $2.2 ...

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Finger Lakes area agricultural programs will receive nearly $600,000 in state money to promote research, marketing and development of agriculture, it was announced last week (March 29) by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets. Programs submitted applications for the ...

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