Business

Whether you dread the winter, or you love it, you may need to invest in some snow tires as early as today. The impact of the supply chain crises can be seen at grocery stores, malls, and now, auto shops. According to Jared Dawe at Lewis General Tires in Henrietta, low-profile tires are in high […]

The Federal Trade Commission said 140,000 Amazon drivers are being repaid nearly $60 million in tips that the company allegedly withheld. The FTC is sending out 139,507 checks and 1,621 PayPal payments to drivers. The average check for Amazon Flex drivers included in the settlement will be $422. 19,980 drivers will receive checks for more […]

Whether you like to celebrate the holidays before or after Thanksgiving, it might be time to start looking at Christmas trees if you are planning to get one. Executive director of the American Christmas Tree Association, Jami Warner, spoke out on how extreme weather events like wildfires, droughts, and floods have made this an especially […]

The real estate company Zillow has announced that they will be ending their service Zillow Offers, or instant buying, that bought and renovated homes. On Tuesday, Zillow stated that they lost about $304 million in the third quarter from the program, after purchasing homes at higher prices than it now expects to sell them at. […]

17-year-old Mikey Williams has signed a multiyear footwear and apparel endorsement deal with Puma. Williams is the first American high school basketball player to sign a sneaker deal with a global footwear company. The junior from Charlotte, North Carolina is a combo guard and just a few years away from being eligible for the 2024 NBA […]

In hopes of attracting new employees, the Rochester City School District is now offering incentives to current and new bus drivers. These incentives include a hiring bonus of up to $2,500 for drivers hired through April 1, 2022, as well as any employee hired before October 25, 2021, whose position requires a Commercial Drivers’ License […]

Yesterday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement that Facebook’s new corporate name will be ‘Meta.’ This announcement is in effort to reimage the company’s public image from just a social network platform to tech innovator focused on building the next generation of online interaction, known as the “metaverse.” In a statement from Zuckerberg, he […]

Looking for a new sweet spot? Try out the national chain ‘Crumbl Cookies’ that opened yesterday. This is the first store in New York State, located in Henrietta at 100 Marketplace Drive. Every week, ‘Crumbl Cookies’ will offer four different gourmet cookies on its shelves, as well as freshly baked chocolate chip and sugar cookies […]

Yesterday, ESL Federal Credit Union announced that they will be donating over $1 million to provide scholarships for students of lower-income families. 30 eligible students selected across six counties will receive these scholarships to help supplement existing state and federal financial aid, such as funding for housing. Faheed Masood, president, and chief executive officer for […]

Students at Howard University are now entering their second week of sit-ins, as they protest the school’s poor housing conditions and continue to fight for answers from the campus administration. Since the beginning of this fall semester, students say they’ve raised multiple concerns regarding mold in the walls of their dorms, the lack of COVID-19 […]