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Small business owners impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for up to $25,000 in forgivable working-capital loans through a new program announced today by Monroe County.

Thomas Sutter of Pittsford has been named president and chief executive officer of LandPro Equipment, a John Deere dealer with 20 locations across Western New York and the Finger Lakes, Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce has named 15 finalists for its 4th annual Greater Rochester Chamber IGNITE Award.

Hotel performance continued to rebound across the country, and in Rochester the revenue numbers were even better than national averages.

Premier Packaging Corp. officially opened a 105,000 square-foot, newly constructed, manufacturing facility in Wiregrass Business Park in Henrietta this week. The $6.2 million project is expected to create up to 37 jobs and retain 52.

First American Equipment Finance, Flynn and Villa of Hope were honored with the Marketer of the Year award from the Rochester chapter of the American Marketing Association.

Sometimes fate is just impossible to ignore. When Brian Harding joined The Employment Store as a staffing representative a decade or so ago, his first sales call was with an insurance and wealth management firm in a historic building at 600 Park Ave.

Monroe County will offer a retention bonus after one year of employment in specified industries.

Only 15 percent of companies have staff working exclusively on-site, reflecting the growing emphasis on remote and hybrid work, according to the 2022 Paychex Pulse of HR report. 

As the hiring process becomes more competitive and jobseekers become more selective, the manner in which a company presents an open position and sells the firm's culture will become critical in finding the right candidate.

ComTec Solutions, LLC, has acquired the Epicor Enterprise Resource Planning practice of Philadelphia-based CompuData, Inc.

The Levine Center to End Hate at the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester will host Black Prosperity: Achieving the Unfulfilled Promise of Economic Equality from 8 to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15th at Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music.  

As New York prepares to issue licenses for cultivating, processing and selling of legal cannabis products, the state is working to change the perception of marijuana.

McDougall Communications and the Pittsford Central School District received top honors at the 32nd annual PRSA Rochester PRism Awards. McDougall received Best of Show in the for-profit category for “Game On, Presbyopia: CooperVision Introduces MyDay Multifocal.” Pittsford schools received Best ...

Roc Holiday Village has issued a call for vendors for the fourth annual celebration of winter fun in downtown Rochester. A limited number of vendor spots are available in the outdoor Shopping Village, as well as tables for the Dec. ...