The Reentry Association of Western New York is looking to launch a groundbreaking public safety initiative aimed at serving the more than 2,000 individuals returning to Rochester each year. RAWNY is seeking additional funding to create a unique, single point ...
Read More »Variety of factors helping M&A industry rebound nicely
If it seems as though every month you’re reading about a new local merger or acquisition, you’re not wrong. The M&A industry has rebounded nicely since the slowdown that occurred at the start of the pandemic. “This was a black ...
Read More »AG James tours state with funding to fight opioid epidemic
New York Attorney General Letitia James has begun a “HealNY” tour across the state, where she is delivering the first of up to $1.5 billion to combat the opioid epidemic. The funds, which are being delivered to each of the ...
Read More »RochesterWorks initiative aims to reduce gun violence through workforce development
RochesterWorks! has launched a $2.25 million gun violence prevention initiative that is designed to provide job opportunities for hundreds of Rochester young adults. The region’s largest nonprofit provider of workforce and career services is looking for community organizations to help ...
Read More »Rochester activists urge Hochul to reinstate advocate for people with disabilities
Rochester’s Center for Disability Rights is calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a bill to reinstate the Office of the Advocate for People with Disabilities.
Read More »Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach bridges gaps so people don’t fall through
Jon Olsen was introduced to Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach’s Nielsen House in 2014, when he walked through the front door in handcuffs. Today he serves as the home’s director. “I was in Rochester drug treatment court and I was mandated ...
Read More »Many employers caught between the vaccine and a hard place
Vaccine mandates are becoming more popular among large corporations and small businesses alike. But one in five Americans remain vaccine-resistant. What is an employer to do? Luke Wright, a partner at Harter Secrest & Emery LLP who practices in the area ...
Read More »World Relief Western New York works to further local resettlement efforts
Refuge Rochester LLC has merged with World Relief to become World Relief Western New York, a nonprofit Christian humanitarian organization that works to bring sustainable solutions to some of the world’s greatest problems, including disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression and ...
Read More »Former assistant AG returns to Rochester to lay down roots, joins Bolanos Lowe
Kyle Sturgess has, in a manner of speaking, come full circle in his career. Sturgess, who most recently served as a New York state assistant attorney general, has returned to Rochester to join former colleagues at their boutique firm, Bolanos ...
Read More »New York to receive $1.1 billion in opioid epidemic settlement
Three of the nation’s largest drug distributors have agreed to pay up to $1.1 billion to New York state to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic.
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Read More »Wolford will be first woman to serve as chief judge for WDNY
On Wednesday, the Hon. Elizabeth A. Wolford will become the first woman to serve as chief judge of the Western District of New York, and will hold the distinction of being the first woman to serve in the role in ...
Read More »Ontario County woman pleads guilty to stealing pension payments
An Ontario County woman has pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing more than $2,000 in pension payments from the New York State and Local Retirement System. New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Ontario County District Attorney James Ritts ...
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