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The Fairport Office of Community & Economic Development has awarded its first Front Porch Grant. Deland Park B resident Paul Kurzdorfer received the town’s first $250 matching grant, designed to help village residents to renovate, repair or upgrade their front ...

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The University of Rochester Medical Center has tapped Sohail Qureshi to lead Dansville’s Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital’s Primary Care Practice. Previously, Qureshi served as medical director of respiratory therapy at Noyes Memorial, as well as running a private internal ...

Today marks the first in a three-day work stoppage at Anthony L. Jordan Health Center, following a lengthy labor dispute among health care workers. The dispute began in March, concerned was expressed during renegotiation of labor contracts about the CEO’s ...

Karen Leonardi has been promoted to senior vice president of the western district of New York for Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, part of a restructuring that the firm believes will enhance strategic initiatives for the state’s No. 1 home-seller. ...

John G. Roman Jr. has been named CIO of the Bonadio Group. Roman will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of IT services including management, operations, security and strategic planning. Roman Roman’s experience includes more than a decade at Nixon Peabody’s Rochester ...

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Passero Associates maintained its place in the top 10 in the Zweig Group’s Best Firms To Work For rankings. Passero was ranked No. 7 among multi-discipline firms in the United States and Canada, the third straight year the Rochester-based planning, ...

A prominent local defense attorney says the search warrant executed by the FBI on the offices of Morgan Management on May 14 quite likely was used to gather and preserve supporting evidence, but not to provide the means for the ...

US Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced today that $80 million—a $5 million increase—for the University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics is included in the Senate version of the energy and water appropriations bill for 2019. The ...

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Charles Bertuch, Stephanie M. Dempsey and David Thurnherr were elected to the board of directors of Bergmann, the Rochester-based architecture, engineering and planning firm. Bertuch has more than 30 years of industry experience, including the past 11 with Bergmann. A ...

Rochester-based realty trust Royal Oak has added two new members to its board, growing the total body from a five- to six-person team. Edward Pettinella has been tapped to serve as independent director, while William Green will serve as nominee ...

According to a new poll by public strategy firm Mercury LLC, New Yorkers are not exactly thrilled with the idea of a single-payer health system in the state. The survey, undertaken by Mercury for the Business Council of New York ...

Lagoner Farms in Williamson, Wayne County, has earned a $15,497 grant from Rochester Gas and Electric to upgrade electrical service and capacity for its continuing expansion. The fifth-generation farm business sells fresh produce at farmers markets and its own farm ...

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Corrosion Products & Equipment Inc. has acquired a Canadian distribution company located in Truro, Nova Scotia, for an undisclosed amount. Flowstar Industrial Inc., a leading distribution company, is similar in scope to CPE, officials said. The similarities between the two ...

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The Seneca Park Zoo’s Cold Asia Exhibit has opened, featuring two red pandas and a new home for the zoo’s snow leopards. “For decades, families from across our region have enjoyed time together at the Seneca Park Zoo while learning ...

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Before people pull the trigger on retirement and “convert their portfolios into replacement checks,” certified financial planner Victoria Ferren suggests that they spend a year tracking their expenses and start living as if they were already retired. Ferren, the director ...