Paychex Inc. on Wednesday said its charitable arm plans to donate $1 million to United Way, with $500,000 earmarked for Rochester’s Community Crisis Fund, established in March to help with pressing needs in the community as a result of the ...

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More than $3.8 million has been raised for the Community Crisis Fund, which was started roughly six weeks ago by the United Way of Greater Rochester Inc. and the Rochester Area Community Foundation. Nearly 600 individuals have donated more than ...

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Xerox Holdings Corp. on Tuesday reported a $320 million drop in first-quarter revenue and a 45-cent decline in earnings, missing Street estimates for EPS. The document company also withdrew its guidance for fiscal 2020 due to economic uncertainty surrounding the ...

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New York state in March recorded the largest month-over-month drop in private-sector jobs since the Great Recession, data from the U.S. Department of Labor shows. Preliminary results from the DOL’s business and household surveys for March show that the number ...

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Parents who are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic have some relief, with scholarships for free child care. The Child Care Council Inc. said Friday that during the COVID-19 crisis, income-eligible essential workers in Monroe, Livingston and Wayne ...

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Like many other organizations that have had to postpone or hold virtual events rather than planned face-to-face gatherings, Heritage Christian Services plans to host an alternative fundraising event, the Stronger Together Virtual Race. Facing a $4 million loss in revenue ...

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Rochester Institute of Technology will help its class of 2020 celebrate with a virtual conferral of degrees. Although not intended to replace the traditional commencement, the May 8 virtual event will allow the college to recognize graduates and celebrate their ...

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The city of Rochester and county of Monroe will partner with Jordan Health, Trillium Health and the University of Rochester Medical Center on a new initiative aimed at reducing racial and ethnic disparities related to COVID-19. “We know that COVID-19 ...

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As the number of travelers choosing to fly has plunged, individuals continue to use air travel as a means to get from point A to point B. As a result, the Transportation Security Administration has issued a number of tips ...

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The American Diabetes Association has decided to postpone its annual 2020 Tour de Cure: Rochester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, originally scheduled for June 13, will now take place on Sat., Oct. 3 at the Xerox Holdings Corp. ...

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Excelsus Solutions, a Rochester-based printing company, has begun manufacturing and distributing face-covering masks to support local essential businesses. The large-scale printing plant has repurposed equipment and appointed staff to the manufacturing of masks. The masks have been donated or sold ...

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LiDestri Foods Inc. has joined the ranks of Rochester area manufacturers who are helping with health care needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has transferred the production of one of its spirits lines to the creation of liquid hand ...

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Less than one-third of Upstate New York CEOs expect the state’s economy to return to pre-virus levels of revenue and employment within the next six months, a new report from Siena College Research Institute shows. The Upstate New York Business ...

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The Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative has released its COVID-19 community concerns for the week of April 13, and lost income is among the top issues this week. RMAPI officials said lost incomes continue to be a priority concern, as well as ...

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New York State Attorney General Letitia James has ordered 78 medical transportation companies and providers of transportation services to Medicaid recipients statewide, including 17 in the Rochester area, to stop providing group rides. An individual in the AG’s office said ...

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