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It may be time for ERA Real Estate to call its top sales associate honor the Larry Magguilli Award. Magguilli, who works out of Hunt Real Estate ERA’s Brighton/Pittsford office, was named the No. 1 sales associate for unit sold ...

  A few years ago, Tanvi Asher went from designing medical product packaging for a local manufacturer to designing and selling clothing in a tiny, out-of-the-way studio and shop. Today, the creator of Shop Peppermint has a premier spot and all the ...

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Mayor Lovely Warren, County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo and community leaders are urging citizens to take advantage of free tax-filing assistance through April 9. Throughout tax season, the Empire Justice Center’s Creating Assets, Savings and Hope (CASH) program swill be offering ...

As renovation continues at Sibley Square, innovation, education and incubation are driving the occupancy rate for office and retail space in the storied downtown structure. WinnCompanies, a family-owned real estate development and management firm based in Boston, is immersed in ...

Birnbaum Companies has purchased the four-story building at 125 State St. in downtown Rochester and plans to create moderately priced housing in what has been office space. While the creation of upscale apartments has been the rage in recent heart-of-the-city ...

Two Erie County residents who claim they were struck by an object that fell from the arena ceiling in November 2017 are suing the Buffalo Sabres, Pegula Sports and Entertainment and KeyBank Center. Kimberly A. Korzeniewski of West Seneca and ...

Rochester General Hospital has been named in Healthgrades’ Top 50 of America’s best hospitals list, one of only two in New York state and the sole recipient in the Greater Rochester region. The Healthgrades list focuses on hospitals which regularly ...

The Rochester-based winner of the $1 million 2018 76West Clean Energy Competition has opened a new manufacturing plant in the Southern Tier. EkoStinger Inc., a manufacturer of tractor trailer aerodynamics, this week opened an 8,000-square-foot facility at Elmira Corning Regional ...

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Dairy producers are being sought for an open seat on the state’s Dairy Promotion Order Advisory Board. The board makes recommendations to the state agriculture commissioner on marketing promotions, nutrition education and research programs. “The dairy industry is a major ...

The Finger Lakes Performing Provider System, or FLPPS, has announced plans to invest $13.5 million into area providers through their System Transformation Fund. FLPPS is a not-for-profit organization funded through the state Department of Health’s Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment, ...

In 2012, Q’s Restaurant and Party House at 3154 State St. in Caledonia officially shut its doors, leaving behind a gap on the central strip of the quaint village of 4,255. Today, the space plays host to spare bowling equipment ...

Award-winning actress Julia Roberts has been chosen as this year’s winner of the George Eastman Award from the George Eastman Museum. The award will recognize her distinguished contribution to the art of cinema. In accepting the honor, she will join ...

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Four Eastman School of Music alumni were awarded Grammy Awards Sunday in the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences 61st annual event. Steve Gadd won the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for the Steve Gadd Band. It was his first ...

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Grants totaling nearly $4 million secured by M&T Bank will support the construction or rehabilitation of 428 affordable housing units in the Rochester area. The grants for five projects were obtained by M&T through the Federal Home Loan Bank of ...

Flower City Habitat for Humanity has named ESL Federal Credit Union its financial education provider for 2019. As part of Habitat for Humanity’s “sweat equity” program, before a new homeowner is handed over the keys, they are required to go ...