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While the number of homes on the market in Monroe County remains low, prices are inching upward and fewer people statewide can afford median-priced houses. The median selling price for Monroe County climbed to $154,900 in August, up 3.3 percent ...

Keuka College President Emeritus Jorge Diaz-Herrera will serve as the keynote speaker at next week’s Rochester Hispanic Business Association Hispanic Business Person of the Year gala. Diaz-Herrera became the 19th president of Keuka College in 2011. Prior to his appointment, ...

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Wegmans will open its 98th supermarket Sunday morning in the Pennsylvania city of Lancaster. The manager overseeing the store and its 475 employees is an Ontario County native — Jimmy Bellis, who grew up in Bloomfield. The company said hundreds ...

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Manufacturing activity continued its steady growth in September, according to firms responding to the monthly Empire State Manufacturing Survey released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The headline general business conditions index showed a slower pace of growth ...

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An exciting animal has made its way back to the Seneca Park Zoo. Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo and Seneca Park Zoo officials announced the return of female polar bear Anoki. Anoki was born at the Zoo in 1996 to ...

It was fairly obvious from a young age that Scott Benjamin was destined for a job in radio or television. As a child he rode his tricycle around, using one end of the cord from his mom’s electric frying pan ...

NextCorps and New York City’s SecondMuse have been tapped to assist clean energy manufacturers across the state. The new programs, authorized and funded by a $4 million grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Administration, or NYSERDA, ...

Rochester Institute of Technology’s dt ogilvie, distinguished professor of urban entrepreneurship, has won the Trailblazer Award from The Ph.D. Project, a national initiative to recruit members of minority groups into doctoral programs. Professor ogilvie was honored for her scholarly contribution ...

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Rochester’s Stantec Consulting Services has been tapped to lead the way on the design of the Rochester Urban Skatepark, by a unanimous city council vote on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Stantec was chosen out of five companies who submitted to the ...

The Brighton Planning Board’s decision this week to approve plans for a Whole Foods grocery store on Monroe Avenue apparently won’t stop a community organization that is suing over the project. “They had a good inning,” said Howie Jacobson, the ...

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Five hundred guests will help celebrate several area individuals and nonprofits Thursday at Rochester Area Community Foundation’s 2018 Philanthropy Awards and Annual Report to the Community Luncheon. The event, to be held Sept. 20 at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester ...

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Genesee RiverWatch will celebrate the Genesee River with its annual Genesee River Bash next week. The Sept. 29 event will feature the annual Elizabeth Thorndike Environmental Leadership Awards and exhibits from river-focused organizations, in addition to a silent auction, live ...

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The State of New York has made $5 million available as part of the first rebate designed for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations. Administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the new Charge ...

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Imagine Monroe, Monroe County’s industrial development agency, has approved incentives for eight projects expected to create or retain more than 365 full-time jobs. “This was a banner month for Imagine Monroe—our most powerful local economic development tool is now investing ...

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One of the most challenging parts of starting a small business—besides developing and executing a feasible business plan—is financing. There isn’t one clear-cut way to secure capital to fund a new company. The options are endless. Every business is different ...