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Rob Sands has announced that he will step down as CEO of Constellation Brands, with current president Bill Newlands taking over as his replacement. Newlands joined the Constellation team in 2015 and quickly moved up the chain, beginning as chief growth ...

The second round of the Luminate NY accelerator has received a total of 70 applicants from around the world. Luminate NY, hosted at Nextcorps, is a business accelerator focused on startups in the optics, photonics and imaging sector. Throughout October, ...

Xerox Corp.’s merger woes aren’t over yet. A New York Appellate court on Tuesday overturned preliminary injunctions that blocked Fujifilm Holdings Corp. from moving forward with a planned $6.1 billion merger of the two companies. “Plaintiffs failed to show bad ...

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A nationally recognized healthcare executive and special adviser to the CEO of the University of Rochester Medical Center has been chosen as United Way of Greater Rochester’s 2018 Tocqueville Award recipient. David Klein, former CEO of the Lifetime Healthcare Cos. ...

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North American Breweries, parent company of Genesee Brewing Co., is now officially FIFCO USA. The Florida Ice and Farm Company (FIFCO), based in Heredia, Costa Rica, has served as the parent company to North American since 2012, when the company ...

The president who oversaw the sale of the iconic Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School property and inked a deal to lease space for the school near Village Gate complex is now planning to retire. Marvin A. McMickle announced his plans ...

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The New York State Court of Appeals has removed Rochester City Court Judge Leticia D. Astacio from the bench. The state Commission on Judicial Conduct, in April, recommended her removal for six charges of misconduct and Astacio appealed to the ...

Matching grants of up to $50,000 are available for early-stage farmers who apply to the New York State New Farmers Grant Fund. State officials announced this week that $1 million had been added to the annual fund, which has provided ...

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In an effort to reduce accidents and create a safer roadway, the New York State Department of Transportation is implementing “traffic calming” procedures on a 2.3-mile stretch of East Avenue through Brighton and Pittsford. The well-worn roadway will be reduced ...

Boosting his clean energy goals for the state, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Monday that the state has $27.5 million available for workforce development and training programs to help expand the number of people working in that area. Cuomo ...

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KeyBank has announced a $105,000 donation to Rochester City School District’s Office of Adult and Career Education Services (OACES). OACES is a job-training program geared toward helping adults enter the workforce. The programs are typically free for community members and ...

Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo today will issue a “Call to Action” for volunteers for the Special Olympics New York 2019 Winter Games. The Olympics-style sporting weekend comes to the greater Rochester area Feb. 22-23, and volunteers are needed to ...

Genesee Community College is looking for some business people who could use a creativity boost. The college’s Business and Commerce Department is holding its annual Creativity Conference Nov. 14 at the Batavia Campus. The keynote speaker is Trace R. George, ...

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Harris Corp. and L3 Technologies Inc. have agreed to a “stock merger of equals” to create a global defense technology leader. Some 3,600 of Harris’ 17,000 staffers are employed at five locations in Rochester. “This transaction extends our position as ...

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With fewer people entering trade industries and with skilled labor becoming more difficult to find for business owners, Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning has found a solution. The company’s management team created Isaac University, an in-house training program for area ...