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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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Federal tax reforms passed in late 2017 drastically overhauled the national income tax system, and businesses and accountants are preparing to file taxes under the revamped scheme for the first time. The Tax Cuts and Job Act of 2017, approved ...

Familiar faces won many of the races in New York in Tuesday’s election, especially locally. Democrat Joe Morelle was tapped to fill the 25th Congressional District seat left vacant by the late Louise Slaughter earlier this year. Morelle, 61, has ...

What do cardboard, soldering irons and a giant metallic fire-breathing dragon appropriately named Heavy Meta have in common? Not much really, but they all find themselves right at home at the Rochester Maker Faire. Going into its fifth year, the ...

Princeton University’s Gideon Rosen will talk Thursday about managing moral outrage through philosophy at the first in a series of talks hosted by the College at Brockport’s Center for Philosophic Exchange. The lecture will be at 5 p.m. in McCue ...

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The KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival this weekend will host the 2018 U.S. Association of Fringe Festivals annual conference. “This is a real honor for us, both for our festival and for our city,” festival producer Erica Fee said in a ...

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As the send-off to the county’s first Budget Week, the 2019 proposed Monroe County budget has been revealed, with the first county-wide property tax cut in 10 years. The budget is a sprawling 773-page, $1.2 billion document that marks a ...