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The Rochester Rhinos will drop down a level on the professional soccer ladder and say they will vacate the city-owned soccer stadium “by year’s end,” with hopes of building a smaller stadium within Monroe County. The team has been granted ...

When Jeff Knauss completed his education at SUNY Oswego and was hired to sell advertising at WHAM-TV Channel 13 in Rochester, he knew he was doing what he loved. He was good at it, too, which is why six years ...

The new management company at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial has no plans to make dramatic changes to building operations, at least not initially. The unions for the ushers, security staff and rink crew have been officially retained ...

Finalists for the Small Business Council of Rochester Business Person of the Year awards have been announced. The award recognizes exceptional business leaders who have demonstrated significant contributions to their companies in the areas of growth, leadership, achievement and community ...

The founder and current part owner of the Rochester RazorSharks says he is in the process of buying back full control of the minor-league basketball team, which will enable him to settle outstanding debts once that sale is completed. Former ...

Ontario County manufacturing mainstay Crosman Corp. has a new name, but the Crosman name still will be featured on airguns. The East Bloomfield company has adopted the name Velocity Outdoor, believing the change is more reflective of the Crosman Corp. ...

A former coach of the Rochester RazorSharks, who won league championships in his first two seasons, is suing the organization, claiming he is owed $32,475 in unpaid wages. Chris Iversen alleges in court papers that the independent minor-league basketball team, ...

Having spent 23 years working for a firm that created trade show exhibits—rising from customer service manager to owner along the way—Mark Taylor decided the ability to offer more would make his company more dynamic. Instead of just creating exhibits, ...

At age 7 Bob Capurso found his calling in life: Scouting. He started as a Cub Scout and his since gone on to earn the Silver Beaver Award, the most prestigious award in volunteer scouting. In between that time Capurso ...

An event designer whose style attracted inquiries about purchasing her rental furnishings is now opening a retail shop on Railroad Street. Kelli Berg, who has owned Simply Beautiful Events since 2001, had set up pop-up retail shops on Railroad Street ...

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The autos were rolling in, so the lumalon people had to pack up and move aside temporarily. Lumalon, a Pittsford company specializing in light-emitting diode, or LED, illumination, is executing an $866,000 contract to install LED lighting at six buildings ...

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Rochester-based USA Payroll Inc. was acquired earlier this month by Asure Software, the workplace management software company based in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1994, USA Payroll provides payroll and tax services, workforce benefit solutions, insurance services, payroll timekeeping and human ...

New York State Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood is suing Rochester-based home improvement contractors Alvis Sprague and Sarah Crawford, as well as their business A-S Contracting, seeking restitution, penalties and a permanent ban from the industry. The lawsuit, announced this ...

Mae Fox is soft spoken, gentle, compassionate, empathetic—the list goes on. So, when her counselor suggested she try anger management classes 20 years ago, she was rightfully stunned. “I said, ‘I think you need to look at the chart you ...

As a business owner, Maureen Ballatori thrives off of creativity and change. It was that yearning to be more freely creative that pushed her to start her business, 29 Design Studio, in the first place. 29 Design Studio began as ...