The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday announced the 2021 Top 100 list of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in the Rochester and Finger Lakes region. The Chamber, with KPMG LLP and presenting sponsor ESL Federal Credit Union, will reveal ...

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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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Longtime business and community leader Sandra Parker died over the weekend, following a short battle with cancer. She was 75. During her lengthy career in Rochester, Ms. Parker led the Industrial Management Council, which in 2003 merged with the Rochester ...

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The Advocacy Coalition of Rochester Area Chambers (ACRAC) is encouraging its member businesses and other organizations to take precautions during an upswing in COVID-19 cases in the Finger Lakes Region. “ACRAC is not interested in taking political sides on this ...

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The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives is seeking additional funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act for nonprofits that serve the arts and humanities. Members of ACCE include the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Inc. ...

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A new effort is underway to build a greater story for the Rochester region. ROC2025 — an alliance of Greater Rochester Enterprise Inc., Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce Inc., Rochester Downtown Development Corp. and Visit Rochester, as well as the ...

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With the state closing of restaurants and bars Monday, as well as casinos, theaters and gyms, COVID-19-related restrictions grew more onerous for New Yorkers.  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday announced a pact with adjoining states Connecticut and New Jersey ...

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When Republican Congressman Bob Inglis presented legislation in 2009 that would create a tax to battle climate change, South Carolina voters thought he had gone rogue, or at least liberal. And so Inglis lost his re-election bid in the subsequent ...

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Human resources regulations can be a pain in the neck and costly, agreed educators, business people and legislators participating in a wide-ranging panel discussion at the Greece Regional Chamber of Commerce Thursday. Even those regulations with the best of intentions ...

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Two area chambers of commerce could be merging, officials reported last week, as part of an effort to better serve their communities. The Canandaigua Chamber of Commerce and the Victor Chamber of Commerce are looking at how their two organizations ...

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