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In providing guidance and support while instilling accountability and resolve, Roland Williams’ Champion Academy relies on five tenets. One is Intentional Teamwork, which was the two-part theme of Monday’s monthly event at The Lodge at Martin Luther King Jr. Park ...

Indus Hospitality Group, the family owned hotel and restaurant firm based in Penfield, recently completed a $1.8 million renovation of the Holiday Inn & Suites in Victor. The six-month project included enhancements to the lobby and breakfast area, as well ...

The Bob Johnson Auto Group has acquired two of the Doan Family of Dealerships franchises. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. John Love and Gregory Stahl, owners of the Bob Johnson Auto Group, announced Monday the purchase of Doan ...

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The Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial will again be the site for the ninth annual Project Homeless Connect Rochester, an event that serves as a one-stop shop to bring tools and services to the homeless and those in ...

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Surely one of the math scholars at the University of Rochester or at Rochester Institute of Technology could figure out the odds of both local universities tying for 50th on US News & World Report’s list for national universities recommended by ...

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The Workforce Diversity Network in October will present the nationally acclaimed “Defamation Experience” interactive workshop. The “Defamation Experience” is a courtroom drama in which the audience plays the jury. The premise of the workshop is a civil suit: A South ...

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Unshackle Upstate, the non-partisan, pro-economic growth business coalition representing Upstate New York, has tapped Buffalo resident Michael Kracker as its new executive director. Kracker previously worked in several senior positions in the U.S. House of Representatives, including as deputy chief ...

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Seneca Foods Corp. late Friday filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission restating its third quarter and nine-month period of 2016 and third quarter and nine-month period of 2017 financial statements. For the third quarter ended Dec. 31, 2016, ...

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Construction employment nationwide reached a 10-year high while the industry’s unemployment rate remained at an all-time low, according to a labor group’s analysis of government data for August. Employment increased by 23,000 jobs in August and by 297,000 job year ...

Construction has been completed on the Lyell Avenue bridge across Route 390 in Gates, a milestone for the 390/490 interchange enhancement project. The $11 million bridge replacement was part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Drivers First Initiative, which tries to minimize ...

CoreLife Eatery is opening its fourth location in the Rochester area on Tuesday with a new outlet at 2600 Elmwood Ave., in Brighton. The Syracuse-based chain now has 12 locations in New York state, with plans for 300 across the ...

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The Genesee Gateway Local Development Corp. (GGLDC) has approved a $100,000 loan for Rest & Revival Float Center LLC’s renovation of a Batavia facility. The renovation includes the purchase of new machinery and equipment and has a capital investment of ...

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IEC Electronics Corp. has tapped a Xerox Corp. veteran to serve as its new CFO and senior vice president of finance. Thomas Barbato spent 23 years in high level finance and operational positions at Xerox, most recently serving as vice ...

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The 25th class of The Entrepreneurs Network (TEN) business accelerator will be offered to women only, officials said this week. Ten’s Women Business Accelerator will teach women entrepreneurs new and best practices in human resources, marketing and sales integration, finances and ...

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Walking in the double doors of Warehouse127 is like stepping into an episode of HGTV’s “Fixer Upper.” On the left are immaculate white walls, while exposed brick lines the right side of the building. Look up and you’ll see wood ...