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Fossett finishes balloon circumnavigation
American Steve Fossett today became the first person to fly solo around the world in a balloon. It took him two weeks to travel more than 19,250 miles. This was his sixth try at the record.
OppenheimerFunds unit bulks up assets
OppenheimerFunds Inc.-Rochester Division on Monday started managing all of OppenheimerFunds’ national and state specific tax-exempt funds, some $2.1 billion in assets as of May 31. There are five new locally managed funds: Oppenheimer New Jersey Municipal Fund, Oppenheimer New York Municipal Fund, Oppenheimer California Municipal Fund, Oppenheimer Municipal Fund and Oppe[...]
Dollinger to step down
State Sen. Richard Dollinger is stepping down. Dollinger, D-Brighton, announced Monday afternoon that he would not seek re-election to his 56th Senate District seat. He faced a heated battle against Assemblyman Joseph Robach, D-Greece, who is running for the Senate seat on the Republican line. The race promised to be expensive, requiring hundreds of thousands […]
Penfield, Webster to get state farm aid
Penfield and Webster will get more than $2 million in state aid toward farmland preservation, the governor’s office announced on Monday. Under the state’s farmland protection program, Penfield will receive $815,250 toward the preservation of a 210-acre dairy farm. In Webster, the town will receive $1.2 million toward the purchase of the Schreiber family farm, […]
RIT names College of Science dean
Rochester Institute of Technology has named Ian Gatley dean of the College of Science. Gatley, an internationally known astronomer and physicist, has served as interim dean of the college since 2001.
Three MCC projects lauded
Three Monroe Community College projects received judges’ citations from the 2002 State University of New York’s Council for University Affairs and Development Awards for Excellence. The organization cited MCC’s media relations, recruitment and fund-raising efforts
Xerox restates first-quarter results
Xerox Corp. today reported that its first-quarter loss was less than previously announced. The company today said it posted a loss of $46 million, or 6 cents a share, in the first quarter ended March 31. In April, the company reported an unaudited loss for the first quarter of $64 million, or 9 cents a […]
Genesee Corp. sells Clinton Square interest
Genesee Corp. announced on Monday that it has sold off all of its interests in Clinton Square for $2.4 million. Genesee had provided a portion of the construction financing for the class A office building in 1988.
Genesee Corp. sells Clinton Square interest
Genesee Corp. announced today it sold off all of its interests in Clinton Square for $2.4 million. Genesee had provided a portion of the construction financing for the class A office building in 1988. It sold its 10 percent equity interest and its junior subordinated note to entities affiliated with one of the current owners. […]
Xerox restates first-quarter results
Xerox Corp. today reported that its first-quarter loss was less than previously announced.The company today said it posted a loss of $46 million, or 6 cents a share, in the first quarter ended March 31. In April, the company reported an unaudited loss for the first quarter of $64 million, or 9 cents a share. […]
Three MCC projects lauded
Three Monroe Community College projects received judges’ citations from the 2002 State University of New York’s Council for University Affairs and Development Awards for Excellence. The organization cited MCC’s media relations, recruitment and fund-raising efforts. The public affairs office was cited for its media relations program surrounding last yearâ[...]
RIT names College of Science dean
Rochester Institute of Technology has named Ian Gatley dean of the College of Science. Gatley, an internationally known astronomer and physicist, has served as interim dean of the college since 2001. He served as the director of the Chester Carlson Center for Imaging Science from 1997 to 2001. Gatley plans to expand research opportunities and […]
