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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 ...

When Jeff Cook sold his portfolio of rental property a dozen years ago, he turned his investment attention to office space. He used a portion of the money gained from the sale of his apartments to buy a building in Greece. ...

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, ...

Eight months after Robert Morgan’s defense team said their client’s right to a speedy trial had been violated, U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Wolford agreed and has dismissed federal fraud charges against Rochester’s most prominent real estate developer. Federal prosecutors are, ...

A Zoom Community Voices Session hosted by the Commission on Racial and Structural Equality will help its Mental Health and Addiction Workgroup better understand how structural racism and inequities have prevented individuals and families from receiving the best available care ...

The second annual Global Virtual Cancer Conference (GVCC), a creation of GRYT Health, is set for Nov. 13 and 14, with former Buffalo Bills great Jim Kelly as the keynote speaker. GRYT Health is a digital oncology company that empowers ...

With its prime avenues for revenue shut down by the coronavirus pandemic, the Hyatt Regency Rochester has announced a four-month pause in operations. The downtown Hyatt relies heavily on business travel, as well as visitor traffic for conventions, conferences and ...

Sharon Quataert Realty has launched a weekly radio program to educate and inform home buyers and sellers. HomeIQ, a one-hour show, airs twice on the weekend at 11 a.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday on WYSL-AM 1040, 950 FM and ...

When Stephen E. Barnes completed his degree from the University at Buffalo School of Law in 1984, he didn’t dive head-first into a legal career. He instead joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a determined defender of his country, ...

Monroe County will attempt to address the need for health care workers by helping Monroe Community College develop, implement and manage a workforce development partnership. MPower Healthcare will provide free training to Monroe County residents for work in essential health ...

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, ...

Datto is going public, filing its IPO plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this week. The form S-1 filing for an initial public offering says the maximum aggregate offering price will be $100 million. The filing does not ...

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 ...

Results of the presidential election, as well as key swing seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, will impact more than just what your friends post and share on Facebook. Your retirement savings could take a hit if ...

New York has created a training program that will prioritize the state’s most underserved populations for HVAC skills training, preparing more than 1,000 residents for job opportunities in the clean energy industry. The Career Pathway Training Partnerships program, with $8.5 ...