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With no end to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rochester-area businesses continue to grapple with supply chain issues including shortages, increased lead times and soaring costs.
The new facilities for the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics include office and lab space.
The federal grant will help researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center and other institutions study the mechanics that control the glymphatic system.
It marks the fifth year of funding for the university’s Fisher Improves Nursing through Diversity program, which has received more than $5 million since 2016.
Lee Zeldin, the Republican nominee for New York governor, has renewed his calls for pretrial jailing based on predictions of future “dangerousness.” This standard plays upon people’s sense of fear and vulnerability to gut bail reform.
Launched in 2019, the business pitch competition hosted by RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship offers a top prize of $25,000.
The Rochester Rookies program gives wheelchair and ambulatory sport athletes the chance to compete.
Launched by RIT graduates in 2015, cybersecurity firm Token now has experienced leadership, a new focus and $13 million in capital from Tom Golisano’s investment firm.
While houses for sale in metro Rochester stayed on the market a bit longer in July, they are still selling more quickly here than in any other large metro nationwide.
The Monroe County Legislature OK’d $35 million in funds to build the new training center at Monroe Community College’s Brighton campus.
The regional business organization has hired Cause+Effect Strategy to help it integrate data and analytics into every department.
The honor from the New York Wine and Grape Foundation recognizes their wide-ranging efforts.
ESL Federal Credit Union has stepped up its grantmaking and added seasoned professionals to its Community Impact team.
The owners plan to add the space to the resort’s wedding venue while pursuing approvals for their planned Everwilde Inn and Spa.
When inmates who have spent decades in prison for violent crimes come before the parole board, should the seriousness of their crimes outweigh evidence of rehabilitation?
A report on searches by prospective apartment renters suggests most here are not eager to move to Florida or any other distant state.
RIT associate professor Linwei Wang leads a team of researchers and clinicians working to improve care for arrhythmia and other cardiac diseases.
Private capital invested in promising enterprises drives economic growth. That’s why government “investments” in Upstate New York produce disappointing results.
Amani Allen, a researcher focused on race and socioeconomic health disparities, might be in the process of being robbed of nearly 10 years of her life, a victim of being female and black.
Knowledge of the local market is a key advantage for community financial institutions, but they also face numerous challenges.
The suffragist and social reformer’s resilience in the face of countless obstacles continues to motivate women at the helm of businesses and nonprofit organizations.
The retired bishop, who led the Rochester diocese during a period of alleged sexual abuses by priests, will be deposed by an attorney representing creditors.
The famed suffragist owned and flaunted an alligator purse. It makes no sense, however, to vilify her for not having conformed to the moral standards of our time.
Susan B. Anthony’s reform work encompassed various causes. She saw voting rights as a means to address economic and social, as well as political, inequality.