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Let’s say it has been your dream for the past decade to build your own house, so over the years you’ve diligently saved a budgeted amount of money every month. You now have enough in the bank for a tidy ...

Monroe County’s environment for primary care practitioners is a mixed bag of good and bad, according to a new report from the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC). The county-by-county study took a look at a range of environmental factors related ...

The Finger Lakes region will receive nearly $14 million in funding to support rural transportation. On Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced $57.7 million in state and federal funding for 136 public transportation projects statewide, including nine in the Finger Lakes ...

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Three local companies made Great Place to Work and Fortune’s 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials for 2018. Wegmans Food Markets Inc. ranked No. 12, ESL Federal Credit Union No. 27 and First American Equipment Finance No. 72. The list includes, ...

The conversion of a ranch style property in the Village of Pittsford into apartments for persons with developmental disabilities is one of 21 projects throughout New York to receive initial funding under the state’s Small Rental Development Initiative, or SRDI. ...

Google is pairing up with community colleges, including Monroe Community College, to offer a new certificate program that will train people with no experience to work in information technology support in as little as eight months. A total of 25 ...

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Just in time for National Ice Cream Month in July, the Finger Lakes Regional Tourism Council is releasing a list of ice cream shops in the Finger lakes region that will help people celebrate. The list of 20 shops reveals ...

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The National Federation of Independent Business has tapped a business advocacy veteran to serve as its state director in New York. Gregory Biryla previously served as executive director of Unshackle Upstate Inc., Upstate New York’s largest employer advocacy organization, comprised ...

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New Xerox Corp. head John Visentin broke his silence Monday about the failed Fujifilm Holdings Corp. merger and subsequent $1 billion lawsuit brought against the document company. “We cannot stand by and let them further harm our iconic brand,” Visentin ...

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Josh Sidebottom has been named chief operations officers for The Outdoor Group, the Henrietta-based manufacturer of archery and hunting related products. Sidebottom had been vice president of product development for the firm, which is the parent company of nine brands: ...

Expansion at The Glen at Perinton Hills will begin soon now that the developer has received all regulatory land use approvals for the nearly six-acre site. The current office park will be torn down and five new buildings will be ...

Do you know someone who is constantly contributing to Rochester’s tech scene? The Greater Rochester Excellence and Achievement in Technology (GREAT) Awards would like to have a word. The eighth annual GREAT awards are scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 26 at ...

Rochester Institute of Technology will dedicate a new laboratory for testing advanced materials and fire protection today, recognizing the $2 million gift that made the lab possible. The gift came from RIT alumnus and former trustee Sudhakar “Bal” Dixit, founder ...

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The continuing lack of houses on the market in Monroe County contributed to a 15.8 percent jump in home prices compared to last year. The May housing market report from the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR) shows the ...

Nearly 90 jobs will be retained and another 55 full-time equivalent jobs will be created with the approval of four economic development projects by Imagine Monroe. The projects: » DVL 3 LLC intends to construct a 14,642-square-foot medical complex in ...