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The Genesee County Economic Development Center has accepted an initial application for incentives from Plug Power Inc. for its proposed $232.7 million green energy technology facility at the Western New York Science & Technology Advanced Manufacturing Park (STAMP). The project ...

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Construction has begun on L2P Westside, an affordable housing development that will consist of 41 single-family homes in Rochester’s southwest quadrant. Using a lease-to-purchase template, the houses are being built on vacant city-owned lots and will transition from rental homes ...

The government was embarrassed once already in an attempt to convict Robert Morgan and three others on fraud charges, so it’s safe to assume federal prosecutors believe very strongly that they can prove the allegations contained in a new 104-count ...

Construction to update seven historic single-lane bridges that cross the Erie Canal has been completed. The $10.7 million project rehabilitated bridges in the towns of Murray, Albion, Gaines and Ridgeway and in the village of Medina. The state Department of ...

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Gigi’s Playhouse Rochester will hold its annual fundraising gala virtually this year. The theme is “I Have a Voice Reimagined.” The nonprofit Down syndrome achievement center will hold the event on Saturday, March 20. GiGi’s hopes to raise $75,000 at ...

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Some 75 businesses, schools and community-based organizations statewide have been awarded nearly $9.5 million as part of the state’s Workforce Development Initiative, including five in the Rochester and Finger Lakes Region. “The economic impact of COVID-19 has completely upended the ...

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A new federal administration could mean potential changes to individual and business tax policies although local experts believe such changes, if they occur, will not happen before year-end or even into 2022. In the meantime, they are recommending steps to ...

VisualDx has worked for two decades to address the treatment and outcomes for medical patients with skin of color and now has partnered on a new global initiative to reduce disparities in medicine and highlight ways to bridge gaps of ...

DoorDash is providing $5,000 subsidies to 32 Monroe County restaurants as part of the company’s COVID-19 Restaurant Relief Grant Program. The grants can be used for operating costs such as rent, payroll, purchasing personal protective equipment and expanding outdoor dining ...

Iconic IT has joined forces with London-based Globe Law and Business, Ltd., to produce a roadmap in book form on outsourcing for law firms. “Outsourcing of Core Legal Service Functions: How to Capitalize on Opportunities for Law Firms” is currently ...

As the agency charged with luring donors and dollars to the Monroe Community College Foundation annual gala every year since 2014, Dixon Schwabl always faces a creative challenge — and delivers. The gala is one of MCC’s major fund-raising campaigns, meant ...

AAA Western and Central New York plans to close its Pittsford Travel & Insurance Center next month. The organization cited COVID-19 as the reason for the closure. The Monroe Avenue facility will close on April 2 and is offering a ...

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Nalgene Outdoor, the maker of reusable water bottles, has committed to significantly increasing its manufacturing with recycled materials. By the end of 2021, Nalgene will strive to convert all production of its reusable water bottles to Tritan Renew material, a ...

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When it comes to promoting economic development, the town of Victor believes less will lead to more. That’s why four agencies that all worked to drive business development now will work within one umbrella agency, the Victor Community Development Office, ...

ESL Federal Credit Union has committed $1.5 million and obtained the naming rights to Digital Worlds, a 24,000-square-foot gallery at the Strong National Museum of Play. As part of the Strong’s $60 million Powered by Play: A Campaign for the ...