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Construction has begun on a $2.5 million mixed-use redevelopment project in Batavia as part of the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The Ellicott Place project, which was awarded $1.15 million through Batavia’s $10 million 2017 DRI win, will improve a nearly ...

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The second phase of the Frances Apartments community in the town of Sweden — a $12.8 affordable housing project spearheaded by Lifetime Assistance and Rochester’s Cornerstone Group — has been finished. The development provides 48 homes, with eight apartments for residents ...

The Ukrainian Federal Credit Union has distributed $200,000 in grants to 47 organizations and churches across nine counties in New York. The UFCU used grant money from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York to provide assistance to various ...

The new school year has brought a slew of COVID-19 restrictions and regulations, with area schools emphasizing compliance and its importance to making sure they can stay open. Bishop Kearney High School principal William Geraci says the school has been ...

Geva Theatre Center will begin the first productions of its reimagined 2020-2021 season on Oct. 27. Geva will present “Recognition Radio: An Audio Play Festival Celebrating Black Voices.” Local actor and director Esther Winter will serve as creative producer for ...

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Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan pro-taxpayer organization, has released a new fact sheet that highlights what it calls the burdens imposed on New York’s taxpayers. “Taxed Out – Assessing New York’s Massive Tax Burden” features state-specific tax rankings from the Tax ...

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Roberts Wesleyan College has expanded its School of Business offerings, introducing a bachelor of science degree in accounting as well as a 4+1 program with a master of science in strategic leadership. Both are registered professional programs under the New York ...

A partnership that began in December has come to fruition 10 months later with Belveron Partners acquiring controlling interest in Conifer Realty. The deal provides Rochester-based Conifer with an infusion of capital, ensuring the company’s ability to maintain growth and ...

GRYT Health, a Rochester digital oncology company that empowers people to be in charge of their own health, will host the second annual Global Virtual Cancer Conference next month. The inaugural GVCC was the largest ever virtual cancer conference with ...

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It may not look like school years of the past, but local private schools are making efforts to balance normalcy with safety in the era of COVID-19. Larry Frye, The Harley School’s head of school, believes a sense of familiarity ...

Two women-owned businesses in Rochester have been working to help companies and employees work through the changes brought on by COVID-19. Jill Knittel, president of JK Executive Strategies LLC, and Christine Vargas, president of Vargas Associates Inc., wanted to do ...

The best golfers and track and field athletes in NCAA Division III will descend on Rochester in upcoming years to compete for national titles. The NCAA selected St. John Fisher College to host the 2023 Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track ...

Three Rochester-based firms — First American Equipment Finance, ESL Federal Credit Union and LaBella Associates — have been named to the Fortune Great Place to Work top 100 for medium-sized businesses. First American Equipment Finance is No. 22 on the annual ...

Harris Beach CEO Chris Jagel joins the RBJ to discuss how his firm has handled the COVID-19 pandemic, current and future legal demands from clients, diversity and inclusion in the legal industry and more.

Launch Team Inc., a Rochester-based marketing firm, is offering pro bono digital marketing services to local mission-driven nonprofit organizations. Launch Team supports B2B companies nationally and internationally in go-to-market strategy and product launches. The firm has expertise in branding and ...