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The Rochester Business Journal has selected the 2020 class of Forty Under 40 winners. The honorees are men and women, under the age of 40, who have achieved professional success and who have also made significant civic contributions to the ...

A Brighton nursing home has struck back against allegations it violated a law concerning a requirement that nursing homes isolate residents when a home’s infection control program determines that isolation is needed to prevent the spread of infection. The Law ...

A new research lab at Rochester Institute of Technology will focus on creating enhancements for location-based games while also working to understand players and how play impacts local and global cultures. The Niantic x RIT Geo Games and Media Research ...

Dom Genova, the “no nonsense” guy, quietly shed his Avon car dealership this spring, deliberately selecting a longtime Greece dealer to carry on what he began decades ago. “My feeling is, I need someone to adopt my baby,” Genova said ...

Labor Day gas prices are expected to be at their lowest since 2004, GasBuddy reports. The company predicts a national average of $2.19 per gallon, down nearly 37 cents from last year and the lowest priced Labor Day since 2004’s ...

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New York State’s manufacturing sector has received a letter grade of F in an annual report from Ball State University. The 2020 Manufacturing Scorecard from Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research analyzes how each state ranks among its ...

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Climate technology startups can now apply for a spot in a local manufacturing readiness program that will help the ventures bring their business ideas to market. Applications are now being accepted for a spot in Cohort 3 of the Hardware ...

Officials from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) say help from Congress is necessary to restore jobs, projects and confidence to an industry that has been greatly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Two-thirds of the 68 survey respondents from ...

You’re probably not going to find too many people who will say Rob Moyer, the president and founder of ComTec Solutions, has impeccable timing for major decisions. Including Moyer. It was back in 2009 that he decided leasing office space ...

The craft beer industry has so far weathered the challenges brought on by COVID-19, but industry experts and local brewers do not yet know what long-term effects may occur as a result of the virus. They do say, however, that ...

Rochester’s chamber music ensemble fivebyfive has been awarded one of 15 grants distributed nationwide by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program. Nearly 200 projects were considered as part of the competitive grant process. The grant will enable fivebyfive to ...

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A piano used and signed by 15-time Grammy award winner Alicia Keys is headed to Rochester. The piano was auctioned as part of MusiCares COVID-19 Relief, which seeks to alleviate the enormous financial burden placed on people in the music ...

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The Genesee County Economic Development Center board of directors will consider final approval for a building renovation project in the city of Batavia at its Sept. 3 board meeting. Neppalli Holdings LLC is proposing to invest roughly $1.165 million to ...

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ESL Federal Credit Union was named a winner of two 2020 Home Possible RISE Awards by Freddie Mac while Lyons National Bank was honored with one. The RISE (Recognizing Individuals for Sustained Excellence) program acknowledges lenders who demonstrate excellence in ...

New officers hired by the Rochester Police Department will be required to live in the city if Mayor Lovely Warren and members of City Council receive legislative approval to implement a residency requirement. Warren and Council President Loretta Scott said ...