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Monroe County is offering cash incentives to keep recent college grads from from leaving the area. The pilot program is called Rochester Emerging Talent and Innovations Network, or RETAIN. It offers recent college graduates a $2,000 payment, providing they live and work in Monroe County for one year. Monroe County is currently accepting applications for businesses […]
In the latest list from the Best Workplaces in New York, Wegmans is number one of the best companies to work for that are based in New York state. According to a survey, 89 percent of Wegmans employees said it is a great place to work. Kim Peters, executive vice president of global recognition, research […]
According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a firearms trade association gun sales for Black Americans rose 58 percent in 2020. It was the highest bump in gun sales of any ethnic group that year. In the first quarter of 2021, another NSSF report revealed 90 percent of gun retailers reported a general increase of […]
Local college St John Fisher is getting a little bit of an ‘upgrade’ soon. Starting July 1st, the once college will now go by university. What’s the difference between the two? Colleges are often smaller, emphasizing undergraduate education in a broad range of academic areas, whereas universities are typically larger and offer a variety of […]
It’s not just you, items are getting harder to find by the day. Now? People who menstruate are having a hard to finding tampons on store shelves across the US, as supply chain upsets reach the feminine care aisle. According to various tampon companies, the shortage stems from a combination of factory staffing challenges, transportation […]
While most are looking to keep pests out of their homes, you may be interested in the benefits of keeping them in your home. One pest control company, The Pest Informer, is offering homeowners $2,000 to let them release dozens of cockroaches into their homes as part of a study to test the latest treatments […]
Either though the weather might be up and down, summer is just around the corner. A Rochester staple, Seabreeze, is getting ready for its 144th season, officially kicking off Thursday, June 23rd. This will be Sebreeze’s first full operations, after having shut down completely in 2020. Genevieve Norris-Brown, General Manager of Seabreeze, stated: “It was […]
Visitors at Disney California Avengers Campus were in a bit of a shock when they saw an animatronic Spider-Man hit the wall during a routine stunt show. In a video circulating the internet, Spider-Man is seen being launched off of a building on the right side of the screen, before coming crashing down on into […]
Get ready Downtown Rochester, the purr-fect business addition is being added right in the hustle and bustle of East Avenue that will feature some very cute, very small furry friends. Rochester couple John Denman and Suzanne Peters have had their minds set on opening a cat café for years, and now just two years later […]
After Starbucks announced they were permanently closing the Starbucks store in Ithaca, Starbucks Workers United community members and partners gathered at the entrance of the Starbucks on College Avenue to protest the company’s decision to permanently close the store this Friday. This decision left workers with less than a week’s notice, resulting in them calling […]
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