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Foundry Digital LLC has acquired Upstate Interactive, a woman-owned Web3 software development and consulting company for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition follows Upstate Interactive’s recent client work with Foundry, bringing the Foundry Staking service line to life. Through collaborating on the ...

A new computer software company co-founded by a Rochester native is taking a skills-based approach to hiring using real world business projects to prove a job seeker’s skills to employers.

Soaring home prices coupled with still record-low inventory has created unforeseen complications in divorce settlements, a process that already was stressful and often cantankerous. If the house isn’t being sold and the proceeds split between the parties, there can be ...

The Bonadio Group has been named one of “Accounting Today’s” Top 100 Firms, ranking No. 48 on this year’s list.   The Pittsford-based firm was also recognized on the regional leader list as a top firm serving the Mid-Atlantic region.  “Accounting ...

Hilary Field Respass has been appointed president and executive director of The Hochstein School, effective July 1.   Respass has served as executive director of Boston University Tanglewood Institute since 2014. Prior to that she held the leadership role at the ...

The café at the Jewish Community Center in Brighton will soon re-open under new management.   Max Gordon will open The Shalom Café on May 2. The café will be kosher and open to the public. Breakfast and lunch will ...

The 108-room Red Roof Inn in Henrietta has sold for $4.6 million. Located on West Henrietta Road just south of the intersection with Lehigh Station Road, the property was purchased by RHNY Hotels LLC of Roanoke, Va. The previous owner, ...

Joseph Morelle Jr. has been named executive director of UNiCON Rochester, an association representing the construction industry in the nine-county Finger Lakes region. As executive director, Morelle’s duties include furthering workforce and economic development initiatives for UNiCON (Unions and Businesses ...

T&T Materials Inc. partnered with Illinois-based SupplyCore Inc. in 2020 to bid on a metals contract with the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency that is valued up to $900 million.

A lecture series at Hobart and William Smith Colleges created to spur students into conversations on tough issues will open with a talk on the future of conservatism.   The Stern Family Forum, funded by Honorary Trustee Herbert J. Stern ...

The Monroe Country Department of Public Health and Rochester Hearing & Speech Center announced a year-long partnership Monday to educate residents about hearing protection, loss and treatment.   The agencies said common risk factors that may lead to hearing damage include ...

Upgrades to fan amenities at Frontier Field will proceed as planned thanks to an allotment of $10 million in the New York State Budget. By combining current $15 million facility upgrade work now underway at the downtown ballpark with the ...

The city of Rochester will use $13.3 million to build 100 single-family affordable houses, helping to correct the wrongs made by redlining.

Flower City Habitat for Humanity, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and local leaders celebrated on Saturday the completion of the 250th home built or renovated by FCHH in the Greater Rochester area since the organization’s founding in 1984.   The completion of the home ...

CDS Monarch announced its direct care staff will share in $5 million of relief funds provided by the New York State Office of Persons with Developmental Disabilities.  Four different bonuses will be awarded to eligible employees who worked for CDS ...