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New York has enacted stronger protections against fraud and abuse with regard to hiring requirements and contracts with Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE). Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a legislative package today that creates a framework for a fund to ...

ID Signsystems was given the signage contract in July and completed the work Wednesday. Supply chain issues and the availability to work when the dome was not in use and sourcing from three manufacturers for the scrim were among the challenges encountered, the company said.

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Lyman-Torres succeeds Deb Rosen who left the agency earlier this year. Rosen is now CEO of Jewish Family Services of Rochester.

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“We were living in a two-bedroom cabin on eight acres on Canandaigua Lake and decided to help a neighbor pick grapes,” Ingle said. “One day it just struck me: the sun, the lake, everything. I thought, ‘This could be something I could enjoy my whole life.’ ”

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The Victor-based firm reported a second-quarter net loss before markets opened Thursday of $1.15 million, or $6.30 a share, compared to net income of $1.5 million, or a penny a share, during the same period last year.

The tasting room at the new site is expected to open in the summer of 2023. Until then, the Black Button Distilling location at 85 Railroad St. will remain open. 

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Pioneer Credit Recovery announced that 123 employees in Perry and 105 in Arcade will be impacted by the layoffs, which will begin Dec. 30, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed with the New York State Department of Labor.

The beers will be selected by Genesee's brewing team based on styles they enjoy but don't often make in a large brewery. The first in the series, Imperial Stout, is in stores now.

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A Texas-based company that owns two Sonic restaurants in the Rochester area has plans for significant expansion of the franchise in the Upstate market.

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Drawing from the payroll data of approximately 350,000 Paychex clients with fewer than 50 employees, the monthly report offers analysis of national employment and wage trends, as well as examines regional, state, metro and industry sector activity. 

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Businesses continuing to struggle to find employees may want to consider looking at a decades-old Scouts program that provides learning opportunities for youth.

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The fall Stern Family Forum event, which kicks off a weekend of celebrations in honor of Hobart College’s Bicentennial, begins at 7:30 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.  

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Lured to New York after more than a year of courting by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer — and up to $5.5 billion in state tax credits, plus additional county and federal incentives — Micron is expected to hire up to 9,000 people, with another 40,000 jobs created throughout the community, according to government estimates.

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Five finalists will be selected, and one organization will receive a cash prize of $5,000 (funded by The Credit Union Collective), along with a media grant valued at $20,000 courtesy of News 8 WROC TV.  

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The Rochester Business Journal reached out to private schools to see how they work with the greater Rochester community to ensure their students gain the skills they need when they graduate.

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