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Ultralife Corp. has been awarded a nearly $11 million contract to supply vehicle amplifier-adaptors and mounted power amplifiers to Thales Defense & Security Inc. Thales, a global leader in the development, manufacture and support of combat-proven, software-defined radio equipment, will ...

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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 ...

Monroe Community College will host two national experts on diversity in education at a conference Thursday on the Brighton Campus. Keynote speakers are Sarita E. Brown, president of Excelencia in Education, a national not-for-profit organization in Washington, DC, focusing on Latino ...

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As if winning record federal support earlier this year wasn’t enough, the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics now can claim two new Nobel laureates. The Nobel Foundation in Sweden announced on Tuesday that three physicists would share the ...

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In case you hadn’t heard, you’re going to hear your cellphone make a loud noise on Wednesday afternoon. A test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts will be conducted at 2:18 p.m., according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Each ...

Catholic Family Center has received more than $2 million in grants to support immigrants seeking naturalization and citizenship. As the sole awardee in Monroe County, CFC will receive a state Refugee Social Services Program award of up to $1.8 million ...

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The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council has endorsed 23 projects in the nine-county region, with a total cost of more than $171 million, to further the Finger Lakes Forward strategic plan. In its 2018 annual report, FLREDC proposes $20 ...

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Morgan Communities recently completed the purchase of the Renaissance Apartments at 2500 East Ave. in Brighton and plans to revamp the building, starting with the name. The eight-story structure, built in 1974, is now called The Venue and is home to ...

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 ...

Monroe County continues to rank among the most fiscally stressed communities statewide, a new report from the state comptroller’s office shows, but the county’s scorecard has improved significantly over the last two years. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System ...

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  Buying a house costs significantly more today than it did a year ago, and not just because home prices have been on the rise. While the New York State Association of Realtors reported that median sales prices rose $4,900 ...

High school sweethearts who attended Monroe Community College together and rose to the top of the business world returned to MCC Monday to announce a $4 million gift to lead the college’s fundraising campaign for student scholarships. The gift is ...

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Manufacturing conditions nationwide showed strong improvement in September as the industry experienced sharp rises in output and new orders, the latest IHS Markit U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index shows. The seasonally adjusted PMI registered 55.6 in September, up from 54.7 ...

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A documentary that challenges IQ testing and the limits placed on people with intellectual disabilities will have its Upstate New York premiere at Strong National Museum of Play on Wednesday. “Intelligent Lives,” a documentary by award-winning filmmaker Dan Habib, will ...

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Jewish Senior Life and Heritage Christian Services have partnered on a program that will offer internships for people with disabilities. Beginning on Oct. 2, the two nonprofits will offer Project SEARCH, a nationally recognized work preparation program for people ages ...

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