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For the first time in 130 years, the Salvation Army started its annual holiday fundraising campaign in October in an effort to #RescueChristmas, the nonprofit said this week. “We are expecting more than 2,000 families in Monroe County to come ...

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They had been summoned to the Wyoming County town of Warsaw by a client who was looking to refurbish a carriage house. For Rick Hauser and Ali Yapicioglu, partners and co-founders of In.Site:Architecture, this small-scale restoration was exactly the type ...

A Rochester-based company is launching its first in-house designed optical transceiver that uses technology that leaders there say will help telecom companies keep pace with skyrocketing demand. The product launch coincides with an increase in revenues and employees at the ...

After the bell on Tuesday, Eastman Kodak Co. reported a third-quarter decline in sales of $63 million and a net loss for the quarter of $445 million. Shares of company stock (NYSE: KODK) were down roughly 2 percent to $6.55 ...

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AcuteKids Pediatric Urgent Care in Webster is offering a four-in-one rapid-results nasal swab test to children for the detection of COVID-19, two strains of the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The test is by appointment and results are expected to ...

Less than a century ago, the Home Owners Loan Corp., a now-defunct federal agency, went into neighborhoods nationwide to map them in order to inform the government on the default risk for loans they wanted to purchase from banks. The ...

In effort to help restaurants find additional sources of revenue as the coronavirus pandemic maintains its grip on the area, the city of Rochester has launched Flower City Winter Sidewalks. The program will help eateries provide heated, outdoor dining options ...

Financial advisors and investment firms, much like nearly every industry and individual, have been forced to adapt to a changing workplace environment this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting health and safety precautions, but local investment firms say ...

Lucia Acosta-Castillejo has been appointed executive director of the Monroe County Medical Society. Acosta-Castillejo joins the MCMS from the Alliance for Senior Care Communities, where she served as executive director and CEO. She also has served as executive director of ...

Students in the Rochester City School District continue to trail their counterparts statewide in third-grade English language arts proficiency, high school graduation rates and kindergarten readiness, an annual report from ROC the Future shows. ROC the Future, a nonprofit alliance ...

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Rochester Institute of Technology’s MAGIC Spell Studios was recognized as a winner in the 2019 Associated General Contractors’ Jeffrey J. Zogg Build New York Awards. The project was designed by SWBR, with Montour Falls-based Welliver overseeing construction. M/E Engineering of ...

The Landmark Society of Western New York Inc. has chosen five properties for revitalization. The annual Five to Revive identifies opportunities for targeted, strategic revitalization. The list of properties draws attention to key priorities for revitalization in Western New York. ...

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The new year may bring changes to the federal tax system and area experts have some tips on how to best optimize one’s investment portfolio to account for any 2021 tax risks. The financial experts agree the outcome of the ...

Year-end tax planning for 2020 takes place against the backdrop of legislative changes that occurred in late 2017 from The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and a number of tax provisions for small businesses under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, ...

Grow-NY has been forced to shift its Food & Ag Summit — including the startup pitch competition — from an in-person showcase to a virtual event. Now in its second year, Grow-NY focuses on strengthening the food and agriculture innovation cluster ...