Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Top Luminate NY prize goes to Oregon firm
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PreAct, named “Company of the Year” at Thursday’s finals, will get $1 million.
Economy & Business
A $152 million return on innovation
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Novomer’s sale to Danimer Scientific rewards a nearly two-decade bid to earn a place at the forefront of sustainable chemical manufacturing.
Education
RCSD honors an education pioneer
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School No. 3 has been renamed Dr. Alice Holloway Young School of Excellence, recognizing the pioneer who tore down barriers that prevented poor, underserved minority and disabled children from receiving a quality education.
Health & Science
Most employees vaccinated, hospital systems report
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As the deadline arrives, the University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester Regional Health say few employees have quit because of the state mandate.
Economy & Business
Another month of solid recovery
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As in July, the Rochester region in August outperformed the statewide averages for unemployment and job growth.
Culture
Darkness, murder on stage
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Amigo the Devil plays morbid and romantic at Photo City Music Hall tonight.
Health & Science
Health systems gird for challenges as mandate looms
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UR Medicine and Rochester Regional Health are preparing for possible staff shortages as the deadline for vaccinating health care workers nears. These workers are expected to be immunized with at least one vaccine dose against COVID-19 by Sept. 27.
Health & Science
A COVID game changer?
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The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine appears to be safe and effective for children aged 5 to 11, a key group of unvaccinated Americans. Emergency use approval is expected, but will parents embrace the chance to get shots for their children?
Economy & Business
Downtown lands Constellation Brands’ headquarters
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At least $80 million will be invested by the company and property developers at the historic Aqueduct Building campus along the Genesee River.
Culture
How COVID forced filmmakers to be more creative
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When the pandemic struck, and now with the Delta variant spreading rapidly, local directors and producers focused on not merely surviving but also figuring out how to thrive.