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The Commission on Racial and Structural Equity’s business development working group is holding a virtual community forum focused on minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBE). The two-hour Zoom event — scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday — hopes to identify ...

Like most business owners, Rick Dorschel did not have “global pandemic” written on his dance card. With his business forced to close temporarily this year, Dorschel Automotive Group lost a whopping $1.5 million a month for three consecutive months. Dorschel, ...

Monroe County is allocating $15 million in CARES Act funding for small businesses that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Fast Forward Monroe Small Business Grant Program will provide assistance to businesses with two to 50 full-time employees in ...

Henrietta’s Solid Surfaces Inc. was founded more than 35 years ago by Mitch Makowski with a circular saw in the back of his truck. During the intervening years, Makowski built a countertop fabricator and installer with 100 employees at locations ...

The year was 1950 and Joseph Tydings had just opened a brand spanking new Sunoco gas station along East Ridge Road in Irondequoit, a little west of Culver Road. With only one station at the corner of Ridge and Culver ...

RDG+Partners of Pittsford has expanded its service menu again with the addition of a payroll division. Lauren Burns has joined the accounting firm to lead the new payroll division. RDGpayroll will offer payroll processing, time and attendance, pay-as-you-go workers’ compensation insurance, ...

Nicole VanGorder, chief operating officer at Upstate Special Needs Planning, was named winner of the 2nd annual IGNITE Future Leader’s Award. The IGNITE Award, presented by the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, recognizes top young professionals, age 21 to 40, ...

Before leaving Chicago for Rochester in February, Micah Sherman was involved in a company that built playgrounds for children. It was through that firm that he first became aware of a unique product that would play a role in the ...

Upstate Interiors, LLC, has received a $15,000 grant from Citizens Bank, part of a $1.5 million initiative by the financial institution to provide support to minority owned small businesses in areas it serves. Citizens Bank is awarding the $15,000 grants ...

Borinquen Bakery and New Generation Meats have been selected to be the anchor tenants for the new International Plaza, which is scheduled to open next month at 828 N. Clinton Ave. Borinquen Bakery, a Spanish-style bakery owned by the Jose ...

As analytics and statistics continue to transform approaches to business, the firms that put that information to use for clients also must adapt. That’s why SIGMA Marketing is now SIGMA Data Insights. Based in downtown Rochester, SIGMA Data Insights has ...

The leasing of large commercial offices may be a thing of the past as employers gauge how working remotely impacts productivity and how they can be better prepared for a future pandemic. Instead of one central urban location for all ...

Sharon Napier has always believed that in order for Partners + Napier to provide the best in service, there must be a conviction in what the client is offering and is about. You’re not going to create a truly inspiring ...

What the long-term impact of COVID-19 will be on small businesses is difficult to predict, but area economists believe certain steps — from access to a credible vaccine to additional government aid programs — could help the sector regain its ...

Flexibility has been key for area businesses as they navigate the changes to their workforces as a result of COVID-19. According to business owners, a major focus during this pandemic has been on meeting the needs of employees and keeping ...