The Pawsitive Cafe on East Avenue, which opened last year, has become popular with students for both sips and purrs.
Economy & Business
For Rochester, the jobs recovery is unfinished
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Three years after COVID-19 was declared a global health emergency, the Rochester has yet to return to its pre-pandemic employment level.
Economy & Business
Heretto gets $17 million from Golisano investment firm
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The SaaS firm is the latest local business backed by Grand Oaks Capital.
Economy & Business
GM to invest $68 million in Rochester plant
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The local facility is one of four General Motors sites nationwide to receive nearly $1 billion in total funding for V-8 engine production and EV components.
Economy & Business
Pot of gold or tin cup? Economics of cannabis legalization
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The complexity of the 2021 Cannabis Law is reflected in the delayed implementation. But this much is clear: New York’s legalization is bedeviled by conflicting objectives.
Economy & Business
N.Y. to provide matching funds to early-stage firms
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The Pre-Seed and Seed Matching Fund Program will offer eligible businesses $50,000 to $250,000 in growth assistance.
Economy & Business
At the D&C, the numbers tell the story
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Dramatic declines in circulation and newsroom staff, along with financial woes at parent company Gannett, have taken a toll on Rochester’s daily newspaper.
Culture
The Toast Factory expands from pop-up to restaurant
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The breakfast and brunch spot owned and operated by Keith Brown II aims to offer a unique French toast experience.
Economy & Business
Cheese venture’s founder named Ignite recipient
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Janessa Steenberg, who is launching Panacheeza, a startup that plans to offer a plant-based Parmesan-style cheese, is the first recipient chosen by the RIT Venture Creation initiative.
Economy & Business
Australian firm wins Grow-NY grand prize
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Craft Cannery of Bergen and Rochester’s Sweet Pea Plant-Based Kitchen were among the other prize winners in the annual business competition.
Economy & Business
Harbec acquired by Florida company
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The Wayne County company’s 160 employees will now be part of Addman, formed in 2020 by private equity firm American Industrial Partners.