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The ability to transform an equipment shed on a horse farm into a home, and to take the transplanted skeleton frame of a barn near Schenectady and turn it into a house in Ohio earned PLAN Architectural Studio two honors ...

The North American National Tour of CATS will pounce on Rochester in September, with technical rehearsals and performance from Sept. 21 through Sept. 26, the Rochester Broadway Theatre League said this week. The production, the fifth tour launch for Rochester ...

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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Rochester has partnered with AT&T to create a free digital literacy and education summer program to address equality issues in technology education. The program will help local students impacted by the digital divide by ...

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The COVID-19 pandemic altered the way Americans work, possibly forever, and local experts say the move toward remote work could improve workplace diversity and equity, but employers must be thoughtful and deliberate when developing hiring practices and a culture of inclusion. Workplace diversity and ...

Policies and practices related to gender identity and expression are increasing in popularity in the workplace as employers look to attract talented employees and create a more diverse workforce. Sady Fischer, corporate director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Excellus ...

A $350,000 gift from Walter and Barbara Parkes will ensure finance students in the School of Business at St. John Fisher College will continue to gain real world investment experience in the classroom. Of the gift, $300,000 has been designated ...

Wayne County packaged food provider Seneca Foods Corp. last week reported an improvement in sales and an increase in gross margin for fiscal 2021. For the year ended March 31, Seneca Foods reported sales of $1.47 billion, up from $1.34 ...

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Mortgage lenders expect profits to decrease in the third quarter due to increased competition and market trend changes, according to the latest national report by Fannie Mae. The quarterly Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey found that 69 percent of lenders expect ...

The state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) will continue to offer maximum food benefits to all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients, the agency said last week. The benefits distribution will push more than $200 million in federal ...

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A local startup is focused on providing community members with Rochester-based culinary experiences. The idea for CurAte grew out of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a way to help struggling businesses who were forced last year to either shift to a ...

The U.S. Senate’s passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act could be the blueprint needed to make New York a global innovation and semiconductor hub, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said this week. Schumer, a staunch advocate of the state’s ...

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LeChase Construction Services LLC has partnered with Wegmans Food Markets Inc. on an initiative that will directly impact nonprofits and the people they serve in the Greater Rochester region. Built United was launched to provide direct construction and building services ...

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The delegation of lawmakers representing Rochester in the New York State Senate and Assembly last week trumpeted the passing of long-stalled legislation that will allow for the modernization of Rochester City School District facilities. The persuasive work of senators and ...

Iconic IT will host a free informational webinar on risk management for nonprofits. The one-hour presentation will start at 1 p.m. on June 30 and includes authorities from the finance, accounting, technology and legal sectors. Panelists include Marshall Jacobini of Cotten Schmidt ...

McDougall Communications has been honored for public relations campaign excellence in the Public Relations Society of America’s Silver Anvil awards. McDougall-led campaigns the Centre for Ocular Research & Education and CooperVision won the Silver Anvil in three categories: » Crisis ...