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The University of Rochester's Warner School of Education and two other universities received a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant.

In July 1993, Michael Nelson Sr., a Desert Storm veteran, was murdered in Rochester in a case of mistaken identity. He had been home from war less than two years. Twenty-one years later, Nelson’s son, Michael Jr., was murdered in ...

This fall, four Rochester-area counties will be served by a newly merged Arc chapter, Arc GLOW. The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming and Arc of Genesee Orleans on Oct. 1 will finalize a merger that has been many months in the making. ...

Property tax levy growth can be no more than 2% in 2022 for local governments in New York operating on a calendar-based fiscal year.

Three gigawatts of solar have been installed statewide, enough to power more than half a million homes, New York state officials said this week.

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The Rochester Museum & Science Center has been awarded funding from the Monroe County Industrial Development Corp. board to expand its Career Ladder workforce development program.

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New York’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership helped create or retain more than 6,600 jobs and generated $994 million in financial impacts in 2020.

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After staging a virtual-only event last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge returns for in-person running and walking this year. The 3.5-mile team race will take place at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 21, ...

Synergy IT Solutions has a new Rochester location and plans to grow the business as more companies look to migrate to cloud services. The new site, in a suite at 3500 Winton Place, is being branded as the Rochester Collaboration ...

Have you been thinking about launching a software startup but aren’t sure whether it makes sense to abandon the security of your present job? The inaugural cohort of NextCorps Embark may provide you with the necessary answers and/or assurances. The ...

In an effort to make employment opportunities more appealing to a still-small pool of potential job applicants, Partyman Catering of Avon has reimagined the hiring process. Traditional listings for positions such as servers, kitchen help and event setup weren’t drawing ...

This summer, the George Eastman Museum is presenting two free film series in solidarity with Black Americans and Asian/Pacific Islander Americans. Celebrating Asian/Pacific American Directors began July 1 and runs weekly through Aug. 19. The eight motion pictures that were ...

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The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Inc. has named 13 finalists for its 3rd Annual Greater Rochester Chamber IGNITE Award. The IGNITE Award recognizes a young professional, 21 to 40 years old, for leadership, community service and personal and professional ...

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Knowing that medical school graduates often continue post-graduate training or plant roots for residency in the areas where they studied, Rochester Regional Health and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine hope their new 10-year partnership will restock the pipeline of ...

David Paul, a neurosurgery resident at University of Rochester Medical Center and founder of Bold & Gritty, LLC, is one of five finalists in the UPS Store Small Biz Challenge, which aims to find “the ultimate small business owner.” The ...