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Datto has announced the appointment of Tim Weller to chief executive officer. Weller succeeds founder Austin McChord, an RIT alum, who in the fall began to move away from management of the day-to-day activities at Datto. Datto is an international ...

The conversation at the feed counter lamenting that the latest soybean crop won’t be any good when it’s harvested might actually be a cry for help. Wyoming County officials are offering a workshop Jan. 17 to help train colleagues, friends ...

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Rochester real estate developer Thomas Masaschi is suing his partners in a housing development near the University of Rochester, claiming they fabricated tales of fraud in order to deprive him of $5 million in equity sale proceeds. The complaint, filed ...

Confidence among upstate consumers continued to lag that of the nation and of the rest of New York State, a quarterly report from Siena College Research Institute shows. Overall confidence, which includes current and future confidence, among upstate consumers in ...

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Information sessions on Genesee Community College’s veterinary technology program are coming up starting Jan. 15, to try to increase the number of licensed vet techs needed by the state’s growing bovine population. Genesee County is one of the most dairy-dense ...

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A Schenectady couple that has turned home flipping into a real estate enterprise will share insight and tips in Rochester at a three-day seminar in February. Glenn and Amber Schworm plan to share the ins and outs of the business—from ...

Al Sigl Community of Agencies will partner with WXXI Public Broadcasting System to offer a series on breaking the stereotypes of individuals with disabilities. The weeklong broadcast, “Dialogue on Disability: The Herman & Margaret Schwartz Community Series,” will run on ...

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Rochester Insulated Glass Inc. has completed the first phase of a two-phase expansion that is expected to add nearly 50 jobs. The Manchester, Ontario County, manufacturer has retained 56 at-risk jobs and filled 46 new positions, officials said last week. ...

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Empire State Development has announced the official start of the second Luminate NY accelerator cohort, featuring 10 optics and imaging companies from around the world. Started last year via a $10 million grant from the Finger Lakes Forward Upstate Revitalization ...

U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle has been appointed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to serve on the House Rules Committee. Morelle will be filling a role long held by a representative of New York’s 25th; the late Louise Slaughter, Morelle’s ...

The owners of the Record Archive have won a national music retailing award that will be presented in Nashville in May. Richard Storms and Alayna Alderman have been named the 2019 Independent Spirit Award winners by the Music Business Association. ...

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After 17 months, two applications and a veritable chicken and egg conundrum in the Village of Pittsford code, Hawley Brewing Co. has been given the OK to proceed in applying for building permits. The proposed Hawley project, run by co-owners Brian ...

The ongoing shortage of skilled trade labor is impacting project times, payroll costs, ancillary expenses and safety concerns for construction companies throughout New York and the nation, according to 2019 Construction Outlook Survey results from the Associated General Contractors of ...

RocCity Coalition is hosting its next RocIDEA Connection event—a workshop on intersectional feminism—on Thursday, Jan. 10, in conjunction with Rochester Young Professionals. The event will include a presentation, Q&A and small group discussions on the concepts of identity, intersectionality and ...

  It’s easy to see why Todd Barnum’s staff speaks highly of him. Affable and outgoing, Barnum comes across as a glass-half-full kind of leader. But Barnum might best be described as collaborative; he surrounds himself with people whose talents ...