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  New York State’s largest sector-wide employer association is calling on Albany to dial back budget actions that it says will hurt the state’s manufacturing sector. “Part of the challenge is convincing legislators the value to be had here by ...

 Two nationally recognized Ivy League academics who come from opposing political positions will present “How to Agree to Disagree” at Rochester Institute of Technology April 5. Liberal Cornel West from Harvard University and conservative Robert George from Princeton University will ...

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Rochester OLED solutions company Orthogonal Inc. has named David Fyfe as chief executive. Co-founder John DeFranco will move into the executive vice president and chief technology officer role. Fyfe brings more than three decades of experience to the position. From ...

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Nazareth College is changing the name of its business school to the School of Business and Leadership, trying to capture a focus on leadership in the face of change. “Disruption and change are the only certainties in the future of ...

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The Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester has awarded $75,000 in research grants to Danielle Desa, a third year biomedical PhD candidate at the University of Rochester,  and Mark Noble, a University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry professor. Noble ...

A dispute over alleged construction cost overruns at a new Burger King in Greece is broiling between the building landlord and the restaurateur, and the first Whopper hasn’t even been cooked. Maiden, LLC has demanded payment on $566,530 in costs ...

Rolling out of Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics is a new slice of technology that will allow blood testing labs to run two tests at once. The VITROS XT MicroSlide is a blood sample tool that utilizes Ortho-Clinical’s Digital Chemistry, an optical system ...

When you’ve been in business 75 years, as is the case for LeChase Construction Services, LLC, the milestones on the company timeline are many. From the founding in 1944 by Raymond LeChase to the first contract, a $64 job for ...

If you get sued over how accessible your website is for people with visual impairments, fix the problems rather than settle the lawsuit, says Robert Duffy, president of the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce. His statement was prompted by a wave ...

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The Strong Museum is one of three Finger Lakes entities that have won new contracts for low-cost power from the New York Power Authority in its latest round of announcements. The ReCharge NY program provides power from Niagara Falls and ...

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Paychex Inc. has reported a 14 percent revenue increase in the third quarter of fiscal year 2019, to a total of $1.1 billion. The report applies to the period ending on Feb. 28, and compares to a $0.9 billion revenue ...

Evolve Additive Solutions plans to expand its Metro Park location, adding 60 jobs. The manufacturer will receive tax credits of up to $1 million in exchange for job creation commitments. “The Finger Lakes region is home to some of the ...

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A Syracuse charter school organization will be in town Thursday to drum up support for expansion to Rochester. Science Academies of New York, or SANY, will host an information session March 28 at the Rochester Museum & Science Center for ...

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Orolia has announced the acquisition of Skydel Solutions, a Montreal-based global positioning system/global navigation satellite system (GNSS) company. Orolia USA is headquartered on Jefferson Road in Henrietta and serves as one of the leading positioning, navigation and timing companies on ...

The mortgage holder for a Morgan Communities-owned property in Watertown has initiated foreclosure proceedings, citing fraudulent activity and failure to make timely payments. Court papers filed in Jefferson County show that the trust company overseeing the mortgage on the Preserve ...