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An early graduation at the University of Rochester School of Medicine this week means Rochester gets 22 newly minted doctors who may be able to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.  The university conducted a brief online ceremony Wednesday to confer ...

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Forgivable loans for large businesses, similar to the relief granted to small businesses in the CARES Act, will be one order of business when Congress provides the next round of support for a suffering American economy, Senate Minority Leader Charles ...

Despite a steady drop in gasoline prices in the last few weeks, one thing remains constant: drivers in New York State will continue to pay more at the pump than many of their counterparts nationwide. It’s a combination of gas ...

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When it comes to developing ventilators and other medical equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Nabil Nasr, founding director of Rochester Institute of Technology’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability, says he tries to impress on his collaborators the urgency of their ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and New York State issued its first guidelines on social distancing, farmers markets were among the many businesses that closed down. The seasonal markets that haven’t opened yet for the year, meanwhile, have been contemplating ...

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New York State Attorney General Letitia James has ordered 78 medical transportation companies and providers of transportation services to Medicaid recipients statewide, including 17 in the Rochester area, to stop providing group rides. An individual in the AG’s office said ...

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While this week has shown retaliation is apparently practiced in the military, the federal Department of Labor nevertheless is reminding employers that it’s illegal to retaliate against workers who report conditions made unsafe because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  That means ...

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Consumer confidence across New York state tanked in the first quarter of 2020, due primarily to the effects of COVID-19, a new report from Siena College Research Institute shows. The Quarterly New York State Index of Consumer Sentiment shows a ...

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Two prominent Buffalo real estate developers have joined forces on a $74.3 million portfolio investment in three former Robert Morgan apartment communities in the Rochester area. Sinatra & Co. Housing Group, LLC, and Nanco Associates formed the Greater Rochester Multifamily ...

The three golf courses operated by Monroe County—Durand Eastman, Genesee Valley and Churchville—will remain closed due to an acceleration of the coronavirus pandemic in the Rochester area. County parks remain open but County Executive Adam Bello urged residents to continue ...

Many segregated neighborhoods in Rochester, and across the country, are the result of racist institutional policies enforced decades ago with explicit deed restrictions required by government officials and not due to personal preferences or affordability. The Federal Housing Administration began ...

Between 2000 and 2018, Rochester Downtown Development Corp. estimates that the city of Rochester’s downtown’s population grew by 140 percent, from 3,239 residents to 7,780 residents. In 2020, that number has reached 8,000, and RDDC expects that figure to climb ...

Business interruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the related government orders to shut down or limit operations has firms seeking answers about the effect on their contractual obligations, leases and rental agreements. Some non-essential businesses forced to close to ...

MVP Health Care will waive fees for testing and treatment associated with COVID-19 care until May 31. The new policy by the health care insurer is retroactive to April 1. Pre-authorization will no longer be required for testing and treatment. ...

For the first time, students applying for graduate school at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Saunders College of Business won’t have to submit standardized test grades.  The college has decided to waive the GMAT/GRE tests for the fall 2020 entrants because ...

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