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  • A tough economy has tightened scrutiny and hurt demand for commercial loans.

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  • Manpower poll finds hiring outlook up among area businesses
    The hiring outlook among Rochester-area businesses is expected to improve slightly in the coming quarter, a Manpower Inc. poll of employer work force plans shows. Some 16 percent of businesses interviewed expect to increase their staff in the second quarter.
  • Bankruptcy filings drop 15%
    Rochester-area bankruptcy filings fell some 15 percent last month, statistics released by the Western District of New York Bankruptcy Court clerk show.
  • RCSD graduate rate dips to 46 percent
    Graduation rates for the Rochester City School District have fallen to 46 percent for students who entered high school in 2005-2006, data released Tuesday by the state shows.
  • Brighton firm posts $13.3 million loss
    Harbinger Group Inc., formerly Zapata Corp., reported a net loss for fiscal 2009, due to factors including expenses related to the company’s sale and a loss of tax benefits.
  • RIT receives federal grant for library research
    Rochester Institute of Technology has received a $580,174 federal grant for a research project dealing with sustainable preservation practices in libraries.
  • Business owners to talk on overcoming hurdles
    A discussion of hurdles faced by businesses in Upstate New York, and how some business owners have overcome those challenges, is scheduled for March 25 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the HSBC Auditorium on Chestnut Street.
  • UR, residents eye $26M tax refund
    The University of Rochester and medical residents who served in medical center programs in some years could be in for a more than $26 million federal tax refund.
  • Online help-wanted listings jump
    Rochester’s online help-wanted advertising improved in February, bucking both the regional and national trend, the Conference Board Inc. reported.
  • ESL begins move to downtown
    The move of ESL Federal Credit Union to new offices downtown has begun, with its operations department and information technology coming to Chestnut Street on Monday.
  • CGR begins survey on mayoral control
    More than 2,000 surveys were mailed Monday to homes in Rochester to assess the opinion of city residents on Mayor Robert Duffy’s proposal to shift oversight of the Rochester City School District to City Hall.
  • Genesee launches seasonal brews
    The Genesee Brewing Co. is launching two seasonal beers, including the recently introduced Irish Red Lager in anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day, the Rochester brewery announced Monday.
  • Lecture focuses on redesigning suburbs
    Ellen Dunham-Jones, an expert on urban and suburban design and author of “Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs,” is the guest speaker for the March 23 Reshaping Rochester lecture series.
  • Veramark details bonus, goals for CEO
    Veramark Technologies Inc. awarded its CEO a $20,000 discretionary bonus for 2009, the telecommunications expense management company announced in Securities and Exchange Commission filings on Monday.
  • Commission reaccredits Rural/Metro
    Rural/Metro Medical and Home Care Services received reaccreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services for its compliance with national standards of excellence.

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