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Median rental rates in Rochester jumped by 11.4 percent year-over-year in March, according to the monthly report from Realtor.com. The overall median rent in Rochester climbed to $1,333 (a combination of studio, one-bed room and two-bedroom rates). One-bedroom rates experienced ...

The Arc of Monroe and AutismUp will present a free screening of the movie “In A Different Key: A True Story of Love, Difference and the Fight to Belong.”

Meadow Reserve at Irondquoit, a $20.4 million affordable and supportive housing community for seniors, officially opened on Thursday. Developed by Rochester Management, Inc., Meadow Reserve provides 80 affordable housing units for residents 55 and older. Half of the units are ...

Williamson Hardware, a fixture in the Wayne County town since 1931, has been added to New York's Historic Business Preservation Registry.

The African American and Latino Health Coalitions, convened by Common Ground Health, will host the annual Speak Life! Health Equity Conference from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on April 23.  The virtual conference – entitled Revive –  is free, open ...

As LeChase Construction Services LLC moves forward and plans for the future, growth remains a focus.

When Suzanne Turchetti was offered a job as the senior executive assistant to the CEO at HCR Home Care more than two decades ago, she didn’t have to think twice. “I jumped in with two feet and didn’t look back,” ...

The Workforce Diversity Network will have a new executive director May 1, when Michael D’Arcangelo takes the helm, succeeding Mike Streeter who is retiring from the role he has held for 26 years.   Streeter will remain president and on the ...

The Transportation Security Administration today announced it has extended the mask mandate on public transportation for another 15 days, through May 3. The Security Directives and Emergency Amendment pertains to modes of public transportation as well as transportation hubs. The ...

After going virtual for 2021, the Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival is back in person, planned from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., April 23, on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus in Henrietta.  More than 250 exhibits from more ...

Wegmans Food Markets is collaborating with NSF, a global public health organization, to launch its Verified with Confidence program for all dietary supplements, herbals, probiotics and CBD-containing products sold at Wegmans.   “We have been concerned about inconsistent requirements in testing ...

Genesee County has awarded 22 local businesses $875,000 through the Genesee CARES Business Recovery Fund.   For-profit businesses with 25 or less employees who experienced adverse economic impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic were eligible to receive funding.  Genesee CARES awards ...

First American Equipment Finance is marking a major milestone of late, with its equipment finance portfolio surpassing $3 billion for the first time in the company’s history.

Rochester Mayor Malik Evans and New York State’s Regional Director of Empire State Development Vinnie Esposito announced the start of the Aqueduct Reimagined project.

What began nearly four years ago as an alleged massive fraud conspiracy is about to end with a lenient sentence for the man who government prosecutors once claimed was a mastermind of sophisticated criminal activity within his real estate enterprise. ...