The COVID-19 pandemic is driving growth for the fledgling, subscription-based business in Geneva, which delivers healthy, farm-to-table, ready-to-eat food.
Economy
A bumper crop of woes
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For the region’s farmers, the coronavirus pandemic has caused customers to disappear, disrupted supply networks and brought the risk of infected workers.
Economy
County executives are upbeat on reopening
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In a web conference presented by the Rochester Beacon and Upstate Venture Connect, Monroe County’s Adam Bello and his peers from Onondaga and Oneida counties expressed cautious optimism on the region’s economic prospects as the pandemic threat recedes.
Economy
Initial unemployment claims drop
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In the week ended May 30, filings in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region fell to the lowest level since the pandemic shutdown began.
Economy
Jobless rate jumps in Monroe County, region
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With the economy on lockdown, unemployment in April jumped to 15 percent, up from 3.7 percent a year earlier.
Economy
Rochester-area job losses soar in April
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In first full month of the statewide coronavirus lockdown, the Rochester area lost roughly 20 percent of total jobs.
Economy
Reopening alone might not bring recovery
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A new paper co-written by a UR professor contends it’s unlikely the pandemic’s economic damage can be reversed simply by lifting stay-at-home orders.
Economy
Business goes remote
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The pandemic lockdown has forced an unprecedented shift to working from home. For many businesses, the transition has been swift and unexpectedly smooth.
Economy
Furloughs hit UR medical center
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Nearly one-fifth of its staff of nearly 18,000 will be idled due to revenue losses stemming from the coronavirus.
Economy
Initial jobless claims here rise again
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In the week ended April 25, the Rochester-Finger Lakes region saw nearly 10,000 new filings, bringing the total since March 14 to 86,355.
Economy
The regional jobless surge ebbs
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New filings in the latest report were sharply lower than each of the previous three weeks—but still more than 1,000 percent higher than a year ago.