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Henrietta’s Solid Surfaces Inc. was founded more than 35 years ago by Mitch Makowski with a circular saw in the back of his truck. During the intervening years, Makowski built a countertop fabricator and installer with 100 employees at locations ...

The city of Rochester is hoping the results of an online survey will assist officials in efforts to reform the Police Department. The short survey, available on the city website, seeks input from city and area residents on topics such ...

Whether students at Allendale Columbia School are sitting in the courtyard with masks on or eating lunch together — socially distanced, of course — Shannon Baudo, interim head of school, says that the school “has tried to keep things as normal as possible during a time that is not normal.”

Two Rochester-area companies have been named finalists in the 2020 Commercialization Competition, sponsored by FuzeHub, a not-for-profit organization responsible for assisting small to medium-sized manufacturing companies in New York state. Locally, WexEnergy LLC and Paradigm of NY LLC were chosen ...

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Construction has begun on a $2.5 million mixed-use redevelopment project in Batavia as part of the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The Ellicott Place project, which was awarded $1.15 million through Batavia’s $10 million 2017 DRI win, will improve a nearly ...

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The second phase of the Frances Apartments community in the town of Sweden — a $12.8 affordable housing project spearheaded by Lifetime Assistance and Rochester’s Cornerstone Group — has been finished. The development provides 48 homes, with eight apartments for residents ...

The Ukrainian Federal Credit Union has distributed $200,000 in grants to 47 organizations and churches across nine counties in New York. The UFCU used grant money from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York to provide assistance to various ...

The new school year has brought a slew of COVID-19 restrictions and regulations, with area schools emphasizing compliance and its importance to making sure they can stay open. Bishop Kearney High School principal William Geraci says the school has been ...

Geva Theatre Center will begin the first productions of its reimagined 2020-2021 season on Oct. 27. Geva will present “Recognition Radio: An Audio Play Festival Celebrating Black Voices.” Local actor and director Esther Winter will serve as creative producer for ...

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Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan pro-taxpayer organization, has released a new fact sheet that highlights what it calls the burdens imposed on New York’s taxpayers. “Taxed Out – Assessing New York’s Massive Tax Burden” features state-specific tax rankings from the Tax ...

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Roberts Wesleyan College has expanded its School of Business offerings, introducing a bachelor of science degree in accounting as well as a 4+1 program with a master of science in strategic leadership. Both are registered professional programs under the New York ...

A partnership that began in December has come to fruition 10 months later with Belveron Partners acquiring controlling interest in Conifer Realty. The deal provides Rochester-based Conifer with an infusion of capital, ensuring the company’s ability to maintain growth and ...

GRYT Health, a Rochester digital oncology company that empowers people to be in charge of their own health, will host the second annual Global Virtual Cancer Conference next month. The inaugural GVCC was the largest ever virtual cancer conference with ...

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It may not look like school years of the past, but local private schools are making efforts to balance normalcy with safety in the era of COVID-19. Larry Frye, The Harley School’s head of school, believes a sense of familiarity ...

Two women-owned businesses in Rochester have been working to help companies and employees work through the changes brought on by COVID-19. Jill Knittel, president of JK Executive Strategies LLC, and Christine Vargas, president of Vargas Associates Inc., wanted to do ...