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The pandemic hasn’t been kind to educational institutions such as community colleges that were suddenly challenged to keep their doors open but change the way they’ve been operating forever. Unlimited challenges The myriad challenges kept changing with little time for ...

The village of Pittsford has demonstrated limited progress implementing corrective actions with regard to its budget, a follow-up audit from the state comptroller’s office shows. In a previous report issued in July 2017, auditors identified problems with the board’s oversight ...

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The Village of Fairport Local Development Corp. LIFT Grant program has been expanded to provide cash assistance to village retail and restaurant businesses impacted by COVID-19. The LIFT grant program was introduced in August 2020 to provide reimbursement for purchases ...

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Flanked by iconic LeRoy Neiman artwork of Muhammad Ali on his office wall, Ted Jones provided an in-depth look at the U.S. economy for the Rochester Area Chapter of the New York State Commercial Association of Realtors on Thursday afternoon. ...

In late February 2020, headlines of a rapidly spreading, deadly new virus emerged across all media. By mid-March, the entire world had changed. That rapid change continued throughout the year due to the pandemic, along with social and political unrest. ...

The Greater Rochester region benefitted from $550 million in capital investments last year, resulting in more than 2,100 new jobs across 34 projects. Working with governmental and community partners across the region and state, Greater Rochester Enterprise Inc. helped drive ...

The age of climate denial and inaction in the United States is finally coming to an end. Survey results released in January from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication ...

The New York State Assembly has created an internal working group to focus on economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, with Harry Bronson (D-Rochester) serving as a co-leader. Bronson, chair of the Assembly’s economic development, job creation, ...

Area financial institutions have been busy processing applications for the third round of loans through the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program and have made some changes to make the process more steam-lined for users. “Our goal is to make ...

Unshackle Upstate, a pro-taxpayer education and advocacy organization, has released its 2021 Advocacy Agenda. The group again takes issue with taxes, prevailing wage mandates and the Scaffold Law, but this year also addresses the pandemic. “Given the state of New ...

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After a strong third quarter performance, up more than 33%, fourth-quarter GDP is estimated to come in around 2.8%, according to The Conference Board. Annualized, this would translate into a contraction of 3.6% for 2020. The biggest driver of economic ...

The Urban League of Rochester has teamed with ESL Federal Credit Union’s Charitable Foundation to provide small businesses in Monroe County $300,000 total in COVID-19 relief funds. The Sustaining Small Businesses and COVID-19 Relief Grant Program will support small business ...

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Realtor.com no longer considers Rochester a Top 10 hottest housing market, but that doesn’t mean the the online real estate listings website thinks the area has cooled off. A year ago, Rochester ranked No. 6 among the country’s 100 largest ...

In 2019, the city of Rochester, working with numerous internal and external stakeholders, put together a comprehensive plan, a nearly 500-page document that addresses six initiative areas that was designed to enable the region to realize its full potential. Rochester ...

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow indoor dining at restaurants in designated COVID-19 Orange Zones, saying they are being “arbitrarily penalized.” In a letter to Cuomo, Warren wrote that restaurant owners and employees are being ...