Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf and The Strong have partnered to celebrate Deaf Awareness Month with a Deaf Day of Play at the museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Sunday. Students from NTID’s Department of American ...
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Rochester Rotary Sunshine Camp marks 100th anniversary 
Rochester Rotary Sunshine Camp is celebrating its 100th year of serving children and youth with disabilities. Originally located on 23 acres of land near Durand Eastman Park when it opened on June 12, 1922, the camp relocated to its current ...
Read More »Vendors needed for International Plaza market 
The city of Rochester and Ibero-American Development Corp. are seeking vendors for the International Plaza. Located at 828 N. Clinton Ave., the International Plaza is a Latin-themed marketplace and event space that will operate from noon to 4 p.m. on ...
Read More »IDEX donates to a host of local organizations 
IDEX Health & Science’s Life Science Optics Team—comprised of units in Henrietta, Lima, Livingston County and Carlsbad, CA—donated nearly $105,000 in 2021 to local organizations, surpassing the company’s initial goal of $100,000. In 2021, the Life Science Optics team ...
Read More »C.A. Reed Associates wins first place in Contractor Awards 
C.A. Reed Associates, Inc., a Canandaigua-based manufacturer and installer of industrial flooring, received a first-place award in the annual Contractor Awards by CoatingsPro Magazine. C.A. Reed Associates was honored in the Industrial Concrete category for renovation of the Horst Engineering ...
Read More »SJFC announces new degree in athletic performance 
St. John Fisher College is offering a new Bachelor of Science degree in athletic performance this fall. The program builds skills in exercise science, psychology and biomechanics. “Our program is designed to teach students how to take a ...
Read More »Five evolving trends in cyber liability 
Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly commonplace, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic brought about remote work and insecure remote access to businesses became more prevalent.
Read More »Effort underway to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine 
A community relief effort has launched to provide emergency medical vehicles and supplies, firefighting equipment and vital humanitarian aid to the residents of Ukraine as the attack by Russian forces continues. American Medical Response (AMR) has donated two ambulances and ...
Read More »SBA to hold virtual women’s business summit 
The U.S. Small Business Administration will hold its 2022 Women’s Business Summit from March 28 to 30, in honor of Women’s History Month. The summit will consist of virtual panels, “Ask an Expert” workshops and fireside chats to help women-owned small ...
Read More »Shine promoted to president of Sunnking 
Adam Shine has been promoted to president of Sunnking, the Brockport-based electronics recycling firm. Shine has been vice president at Sunnking since 2015 and has spent more than 15 years in the recycling industry. CEO Duane Beckett had also served ...
Read More »Richard Kaplan has a CARING solution to fix our sociopolitical systems 
Serial entrepreneur Richard Kaplan predicted the downfall of brick-and-mortar retail stores more than four decades ago — long before it actually happened. At the time, Kaplan owned the now-defunct Max Pies furniture stores. The company had expanded from Rochester to ...
Read More »Omnibus spending bill includes $9 million for Finger Lakes 
The $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package passed by Congress includes $9 million in funding for projects in the Finger Lakes. “This funding mean jobs, new businesses, feeding the hungry, bridging the digital divide and better serving the public,” U.S. Sen. ...
Read More »Siena College study reveals positive outlook but lingering pandemic challenges 
Business leaders in the Finger Lakes region believe the state’s economy will be a little better in 2022, but lingering challenges from COVID-19 will remain.
Read More »New CEO named at eHealth Technologies 
Dan Torrens has been named CEO of eHealth Technologies, succeeding Jeff Markin, who will remain in an advisory role at the firm. Torrens brings 25 years of leadership experience to the position, most recently as the chief operating officer ...
Read More »Creative workarounds for regional commercial insurers 
The past two years have prompted regional commercial insurance agencies to get creative with technology and communication.
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