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Joshua Schmieder, owner of JOSH Landscape Co. in Honeoye Falls, has been named New York’s Small Businessperson of the Year for 2023. 

How efficiently an excavator can move and remove topsoil and other layers at a construction site can mean the difference between making or losing money on a job.

Prospective small business owners and franchisees have another opportunity to learn what it takes to start and maintain a business, and if becoming a franchise owner is the right move.

A post on the RealEats website announced the closure on Wednesday. The Geneva-based firm delivered ready-to-cook, chef-created meals to customers across the country and employed a workforce of around 150.

The new owner of Scottsville Ice Arena has filed suit against the former proprietor and two members of that organization.

Ryan Lynch wasn’t exactly captivated by algebraic equations or political science methodology while in high school, but he did love of automobiles.

MWBE is a federal program administered by state and local governments to help minority and women business owners overcome racial and structural barriers to securing government contracts for goods and services.

The SBIR project aims to create customized dental implant solutions for animals suffering from traumatic jaw injury or disease.

Nearly seven years after launching LáLew Public Relations, Jessica Lewis is well established in the field and striving to make a difference for her clients and in the community.

Cat Clay, located in the Hungerford Building off East Main St. in Rochester, is sponsoring the second Empty Bowl Benefit, with sales of pottery bowls going to Sample Soap, a nonprofit providing toiletries to needy residents.

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The town planning board voted 5-0 (two members were absent) earlier this month to approve the project, which will create the second new Byrne Dairy location in Greece in the past two years.

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The rate of hourly wage growth for U.S. small businesses continued to decline to 4.66 percent year-over-year in January according to the latest Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch.  

Fairport native Ferdinand Formoso will open the first out-of-state Salvatore's in Jacksonville. The target date for opening is July 5, the 45th anniversary of the first Salvatore's on East Main Street in Rochester. "I am honored beyond words that Sam and his team have accepted me into the Salvatore's family," said Formoso, a doctor of osteopathic medicine with two medical offices in Jacksonville. "I am excited to bring their amazing food to Florida and show the folks here what a real pizza is supposed to taste like." Salvatore's has 31 full-service locations in the Rochester area, plus two outlets (at Innovative Field and the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport). There also are two Donuts Delite stores, a subsidiary of Salvatore's.

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Bell & Spina specializes in the design and rehabilitation of building enclosures, with more than 35 years of experience in building envelope design, forensics and historic rehabilitation. The company is active in projects in New York as well as the northeast.

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The second annual Finger Lakes Winter Carnival is being held this weekend in Canandaigua, Ontario County.  The three-day event – which begins today – showcases the region’s winter offerings, including family-friend activities and chances to support small business owners.   A ...