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In one month’s time, the team at Innovative Solutions will move to their new digs at the Riverwood Tech Campus, a 350,000-square-foot former Eastman Kodak site off East River Road in Henrietta that has lain dormant for about 30 years. ...

Jay Advertising and Dixon Schwabl won gold and silver awards in the annual Graphis poster, design and advertising contests. Jay won two gold and two silver awards for the Five Star Bank campaign, Today is Tomorrow in Progress. The agency ...

More than 350 businesses are expected to participate in the Small Business Council of Rochester’s “SBC Cares 3000” Thanksgiving Food Drive. Some 3,000 boxes of food will be delivered to families in need this year. “While conditions have been improving ...

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A pair of informational meetings will be open to area nonprofit organizations that may qualify for grants from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Legacy Fund for Youth Sports. Organizations from Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne and Yates counties are welcome ...

Albany-based FirstLight Fiber Optics has announced a plan to add 500 route-miles of fiber optics in Rochester and Buffalo. The project is described as meeting a specific customer demand for fiber optic services in Upstate New York. FirstLight was acquired ...

Recreational boating traffic on New York’s canal system increased more than 3 percent this year, as officials celebrated 100 years of canals in the Empire State. Marking the waterway’s centennial, state officials waived tolls on the canal system for the ...

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Ten projects and individuals have been chosen as finalists for the 2018 Reshaping Rochester Awards. Sponsored by the Community Design Center Rochester, the annual Reshaping Rochester Awards recognized exemplary projects and initiatives in the nine-county Finger Lakes region that make ...

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The popular Hill Cumorah Pageant is slated to end its run after the 2020 season, pageant officials announced last weekend. Produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Hill Cumorah Pageant was staged annually in Manchester, Ontario ...

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The Check Out Hunger campaign – in which grocery store customers are asked to add a little bit to their bill to benefit Foodlink programs – started Sunday at Wegmans stores and continues through Dec. 1. “We can’t stress enough ...

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High Probability Advisors is teaming up with the Bonadio Group to provide a new, factor-based strategy in advisement. Dubbed a “Moneyball”-like strategy, the new investment method will zero in on different components known to improve the health of investments, while at ...

Ultralife Corp. has received a $9.5 million communication systems contract, its third multimillion-dollar contract this month. The fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is from an undisclosed major defense prime contractor for vehicle communications kits for use by the U.S. Department of Defense, ...

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A newly formed nonprofit will present its inaugural Expo of Awesomeness on Sunday to match volunteers with several local organizations who need their help. Founded by Wes Juliano, Volunteer Roc will use an online database and events like Sunday’s expo ...

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Beauty for you; beauty for the planet. Gloria Onderdonk’s tagline for her company, Kaia Earth Skin Care, is unwaveringly honest. “Kaia” comes from the Greek word for “pure.” Her mission is to help others maintain clear, healthy, moisturized skin with ...

Transcat Inc. in its second quarter nearly doubled its net income, the company’s quarterly earnings, posted Tuesday, show. For the second quarter ended Sept. 29, Transcat reported sales of $38.88 million, up more than 8 percent from $35.93 million in ...

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A couple of music educators whose names are synonymous with Eastman School of Music have created a scholarship for graduate students focusing on conducting, particularly for wind ensembles. The Donald and Polly Hunsberger Endowed Conducting Scholarship will most likely be ...

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