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Andrew Petrosky, senior associate and architectural leader at Stantec Rochester, is the new president of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Rochester. Petrosky succeeds outgoing president Jennifer Takatch of Architecture P.C. Two former members of the AIA Rochester board are ...

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren says she intends to not just confront, but also reverse, the effects historic racism and institutional inequality have had on the city as she plots a course for post-pandemic economic recovery. Her Equity & Recovery Agenda ...

Action for a Better Community will partner with a number of local organizations next week on the first day of a series that will address Rochester’s two pandemics: COVID-19 and racism. “Racism is a Public Health Crisis — Attacking the ...

A collaborative effort between Home Leasing and Episcopal SeniorLife Communities is meeting an underserved — and growing — need in the region. The Gardens at Penfield Square and its neighbor, Ashley Woods, will provide 184 targeted housing units for seniors as part ...

The future of the proposed Westport Crossing Residential Community — a project nearly 14 years in the making — is once again in limbo. Outgoing state Supreme Court Justice John Ark ruled late last month that two village of Pittsford ...

Contractors in New York expect revenue in 2021 to decline in every construction category as the coronavirus pandemic continues and the public and private sectors delay or cancel projects. The Associated General Contractors of America annual Construction Outlook Survey showed ...

ESL Federal Credit Union invested more than $10 million last year to help support local organizations with their pandemic efforts, the company said this week. ESL FCU reinvested nearly $20 million in the community overall. “Nonprofits have been experiencing critical ...

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Cook Properties continues to bolster its portfolio of mobile home parks — and expand its footprint — with the acquisition of two properties near Buffalo. Akron Mobile Home Park in Erie County and Ridgeview Mobile Home Park in the Niagara ...

Operating conditions in the manufacturing sector improved significantly in December, a monthly report from IHS Markit shows. The IHS Markit U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index recorded the sharpest upturn since September 2014. The seasonally adjusted PMI was 57.1 in December, ...

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A leadership change has taken place at The Lyons National Bank, with one veteran banker and long-time LNB executive, succeeding another at the helm.  Robert Schick announced he was stepping down as CEO, effective Dec. 31. Schick, who has spent ...

Despite the upheaval of a global health crisis, small business owners are showing their mettle and remaining upbeat about their future, a new survey from JPMorgan Chase shows. The 11th annual Business Leaders Outlook Survey found that nationwide, more than ...

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Confidence among Upstate New York consumers continued to trail both the state and nation in the fourth quarter, a quarterly report from Siena College Research Institute shows. Overall confidence in the fourth quarter, which includes current and future confidence, was ...

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Rochester could be the new home of Plug Power Inc.’s new “gigafactory,” according to a statement from U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer last week. But Plug Power officials will neither confirm nor deny the assertion. A company representative said in an ...

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Kathleen Brookbanks has been named board chair at Butler/Till, a women-owned, employee-owned media and communications agency. The appointment of Brookbanks, and the addition to the board of Janice Reese, signal the start of a new era for Butler/Till. Brookbanks succeeds ...

The Center for Disability Rights will use a grant from the Rochester Area Community Foundation, through the Ralph C. Wilson Legacy Fund for Youth Sports, to obtain racing wheelchairs for its Rochester Rookies program. The grant totals $10,410. Over the ...