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There are no cash registers at 200 Holleder Parkway. There are also no technicians, no signature blue and gold storefront and you can’t drive your car there for an oil change. So Monro Inc. has stopped calling its Holleder Parkway ...

In June 2007, five recent Fairport High School graduates were killed when the SUV they were in crashed into a tractor trailer. The driver’s cellphone had been in use moments before the accident. And earlier this year a truck driver ...

Graham Corp. on Thursday reported an improved second quarter, beating Street estimates for earnings, but missing on sales. Revenues for the quarter ended Sept. 30 jumped 24 percent to $21.4 million from $17.2 million a year ago. Net income was ...

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Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy will co-sponsor a “Bringing Christmas Downtown” coat drive on Nov. 20. McCoy, a six-time Pro Bowl selection and the NFL’s Rookie of the Year in 2007, will join Mayor Lovely Warren at Blue Cross ...

It is decidedly so that the fortune-telling Magic 8 Ball has been named one of three inductees to this year’s National Toy Hall of Fame. The Strong National Museum of Play on Thursday announced that in addition to the Magic ...

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Pathfinder Engineers & Architects of Rochester has won first place in the annual American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Technology Awards for work on a project in Binghamton. Pathfinder is one of just six firms to be ...

The Genesee County Economic Development Center has approved revised payments in lieu of taxes for two Batavia projects, while its sister entity, the Genesee Gateway Local Development Corp. has agreed to a revised and consolidated loan and two purchase and ...

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Bausch & Lomb Inc. parent, Bausch Health Cos. Inc., this week reported a third-quarter decline in revenue but gain in net income, beating analyst estimates. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, Bausch Health reported revenues of $2.136 billion, compared with ...

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  Lori VanAuken is a self-proclaimed nonprofit junkie, and one glance at her professional journey illustrates the truth behind that statement. From Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester to Rochester’s Child, an initiative of the Rochester Area Community Foundation, ...

His calm demeanor belies a passionate heart. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar delivered a message of reconciliation and acceptance at an event at the University of Rochester Monday night that attracted close to 2,000 people. The 20-year, record-smashing, center forward of the National ...

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As he marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Faraci Lange Attorneys, co-founder Angelo Faraci explained that his focus on personal injury cases was borne out of necessity, rather than any carefully planned career decision. Since graduating from Albany ...

Ambrell Corp. parent inTEST Corp. last week reported an increase in third quarter revenues, heavily driven by its thermal segment and Ambrell’s record sales for the quarter. Revenues for the quarter ended Sept. 30 were up more than 16 percent ...

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Wegmans has announced it plans to build a store in Wake Forest, NC, which would be its 15th store on the drawing board or under construction. The company now operates 98 stores. The Wake Forest store would be approximately 11 ...

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The proposed $200 million Golisano Entertainment Complex is now being referred to as the “Riverside Performing Arts Center Project,” as billionaire Tom Golisano has pulled his support from the project. Golisano had originally pledged $25 million for the project proposed ...

Just a fraction of the money most Americans will spend during the five-day Thanksgiving period will be on the turkey and trimmings, according to a survey by WalletHub. Americans will spend an average of $49 dollars for a Thanksgiving dinner ...

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