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Excellus BlueCross BlueShield will serve as the presenting sponsor of the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure in Rochester for the next three years. The announcement follows up on the three-year tenure of Manning & Napier as presenting sponsor and ...

When Becca Delaney Johnson was in high school in suburban Syracuse and contemplating where to attend college, she explored a great many options. At one point she thought she would be a veterinarian. “I love animals,” she said, “but I ...

Wall Street CEO Richard B. Handler has been elected chairman of the University of Rochester’s Board of Trustees. Handler, who earned his undergraduate degree at UR in 1983, succeeds Danny Wegman, who has been a trustee for 20 years and ...

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Constellation Brands President and chief operating officer Bill Newlands has been named Wine Enthusiast’s person of the year. With 30 years of industry experience under his belt, Newlands joined Constellation in 2015 as the company’s first chief growth officer. His ...

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Those little yellow envelopes you once used to send film in for developing are making a comeback, of sorts. Eastman Kodak Co. has introduced the Kodak Digitizing Box, a service designed to help transfer old memories into modern viewing options. ...

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The Landmark Society of Western New York has announced its annual Five to Revive, a list of five sites in Western New York and the Finger Lakes region that the nonprofit feels need investment and revitalization. Among the five sites ...

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New York State Canal Corp. has approved a nearly $6 million contract to rehabilitate the century-old East Guard Lock at the intersection of the Erie Canal and Genesee River in Rochester. “The East Guard Lock is a well-known landmark on ...

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The reincarnation of the long-dormant Eastman Kodak Co. Hawkeye Plant won’t possess the intrigue nor be classified top secret by the U.S. government—character traits in the building’s previous life. The site’s three-phase redevelopment project will, however, do wonders for the ...

JetBlue Airways will begin daily nonstop service from Rochester to Boston in January, officials announced Tuesday. “We are proud to have worked closely with JetBlue to secure this daily, nonstop flight to Boston, one of our top destinations for local ...

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Foodlink Inc. has received a nearly $500,000 grant for its Curbside Market, the nonprofit’s mobile farmer’s market that visits underserved communities throughout Rochester. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Local Food Promotion Program in September announced it would help fund 44 ...

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The Village of Penn Yan has been named the Finger Lakes’ third-round winner of the state’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative. “We are delighted and thrilled to be selected as the winner of Gov. Cuomo’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative,” Penn Yan ...

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Teens living with cancer will be celebrated Saturday at the 17th annual 13thirty Cancer Connect Journeys event. This year’s event will feature a unique, live performance created in collaboration with local sketch comedy and improve group, Polite Ink. “Those Were ...

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A dozen individuals, families and organizations will be celebrated next month as the Federation of Social Workers holds its 14th annual Human Service Awards Luncheon. Hilda Rosario Escher, president and CEO of the Ibero-American Action League, and James Norman, retired ...

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A former Rochesterian and a Greece resident have named two dining establishments at the Greater Rochester International Airport. The new Concourse A diner will be named the Flight Deck Diner, as submitted by Lauren Oubre, a former Rochesterian who frequently ...

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The construction industry added 23,000 jobs nationwide in September and average wages reached an all-time high, but there are still concerns when it comes to future hiring. The Associated General Contractors of American (AGC) said average hourly earnings increased 3.1 ...