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Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy will co-sponsor a “Bringing Christmas Downtown” coat drive on Nov. 20. McCoy, a six-time Pro Bowl selection and the NFL’s Rookie of the Year in 2007, will join Mayor Lovely Warren at Blue Cross ...

It is decidedly so that the fortune-telling Magic 8 Ball has been named one of three inductees to this year’s National Toy Hall of Fame. The Strong National Museum of Play on Thursday announced that in addition to the Magic ...

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Pathfinder Engineers & Architects of Rochester has won first place in the annual American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Technology Awards for work on a project in Binghamton. Pathfinder is one of just six firms to be ...

The Genesee County Economic Development Center has approved revised payments in lieu of taxes for two Batavia projects, while its sister entity, the Genesee Gateway Local Development Corp. has agreed to a revised and consolidated loan and two purchase and ...

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Bausch & Lomb Inc. parent, Bausch Health Cos. Inc., this week reported a third-quarter decline in revenue but gain in net income, beating analyst estimates. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, Bausch Health reported revenues of $2.136 billion, compared with ...

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His calm demeanor belies a passionate heart. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar delivered a message of reconciliation and acceptance at an event at the University of Rochester Monday night that attracted close to 2,000 people. The 20-year, record-smashing, center forward of the National ...

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Ambrell Corp. parent inTEST Corp. last week reported an increase in third quarter revenues, heavily driven by its thermal segment and Ambrell’s record sales for the quarter. Revenues for the quarter ended Sept. 30 were up more than 16 percent ...

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Wegmans has announced it plans to build a store in Wake Forest, NC, which would be its 15th store on the drawing board or under construction. The company now operates 98 stores. The Wake Forest store would be approximately 11 ...

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Just a fraction of the money most Americans will spend during the five-day Thanksgiving period will be on the turkey and trimmings, according to a survey by WalletHub. Americans will spend an average of $49 dollars for a Thanksgiving dinner ...

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The KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival this weekend will host the 2018 U.S. Association of Fringe Festivals annual conference. “This is a real honor for us, both for our festival and for our city,” festival producer Erica Fee said in a ...

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Cochran, Cochran & Yale LLC recently underwent an ownership change, with company president Shawn Baker purchasing the firm from his father, Gary. Brighton-based Cochran, Cochran & Yale specializes in executive search and management consultation, priding itself on finding the right ...

Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo and Seneca Park Zoo officials kicked off the demolition of the Main Zoo Building at the Zoo yesterday. Tearing down the outdated 1931 structure signifies the conclusion of Phase One of Master Plan improvements at ...

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 ...

A world renowned composer will join the Eastman School of Music this month as this year’s Howard Hanson Visiting Professor of Composition. Charles Wuorinen will be in residency at Eastman from Nov. 12 through 16. His visit will culminate in ...

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As part of its Animals of the Savanna expansion, the Seneca Park Zoo has added a third Masai giraffe. Parker is a 2-year-old male from the Santa Barbara Zoo, who recently arrived at the zoo as part of the expansion ...

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