This Week
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TOP STORY: One of the founders of Paetec is heading a locally based alternative energy firm.
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Where to Meet, Where to Stay is a comprehensive hospitality guide for the upstate region.
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A tough economy has tightened scrutiny and hurt demand for commercial loans.
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General Code owner and CEO Gary Domenico is a self-described data hound.
- 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. - Massa to resign post on Monday
Rep. Eric Massa, D-Corning, will resign from office at 5 p.m. Monday, a statement on his Web site indicated Friday. - Torvec CEO to depart firm March 14
Torvec Inc. co-founder, CEO and interim chief financial officer James Gleasman will retire March 14, the company announced Friday. - St. Joseph's Villa leader to retire
The president and CEO of St. Joseph’s Villa, Roger Battaglia, will retire at the end of 2010. - Majority says Paterson should serve out remainder of term
The majority of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll said Gov. David Paterson, who ended his candidacy for a full four-year term last Friday, should serve out the remainder of his current term. - RGRTA gets $6.35M in federal funding
The Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority, whose plans for a center-city transit center were scuttled with the demise of the proposed Renaissance Square development, is getting $6.35 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to renovate its East Main Street facility and to purchase eight new buses. - Kodak to lay off 30 employees in May
Eastman Kodak Co. plans to lay off 30 workers in mid-May. The company on Thursday notified the state Labor Department about the planned cutbacks. - Cooper shares fall after profit drops
Shares of Cooper Cos. Inc. stock sank some 3.5 percent by midday Friday after the company posted a double-digit drop in first-quarter profit. - GateHouse narrows loss for quarter
GateHouse Media Inc. saw its losses narrow in the fourth quarter, even as it logged a double-digit decline in revenues. - Two ITT sensors launched into space
Two of ITT Corp.’s weather sensors were launched into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the company announced Friday. - Statewide poll shows support for governor falling
The percentage of New York voters that say Gov. David Paterson should finish his last year in office has dropped significantly over two days, a survey released Friday by Quinnipiac University shows.
Opinion
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Majority says Paterson should serve out remainder of term The majority of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll said Gov. David Paterson, who ended his candidacy for a full four-year term last Friday, should serve out the remainder of his current term. |
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Cloud over Albany Gov. David Paterson's ability to lead New York at this critical time surely is in question. The governor says he still wants to lead; he needs to demonstrate that he can. |
Empowering SUNY would benefit economy The SUNY/CUNY Empowerment Act would let SUNY chart its own destiny as other great public universities have always done. |
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New York State Headlines
- ABC returns to Cablevision, but talks go on
(NYJournalNews)(3/9/2010 7:24:00 AM) - Rally to push rebuilding at World Trade Center
(NYJournalNews)(3/9/2010 7:24:00 AM) - Salary, perks for IBM's CEO dropped to $24.3M in 2009
(MiddletownRecord)(3/9/2010 7:24:00 AM) - Manpower survey- 15% of Dutchess, Orange employers to hire in 2Q
(PoughkeepsieJournal)(3/9/2010 7:24:00 AM) - Hiring outlook better in Capital Region
(AlbanyTimesUnion)(3/9/2010 7:24:00 AM)
US/World Headlines
- 12 centuries-old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea (AP) (3/9/2010 12:50:50 PM)
- AP source: Edwards won't be suspended (AP) (3/9/2010 12:32:28 PM)
- Dem leader calls Massa claims 'absurd' (AP) (3/9/2010 12:32:02 PM)
- Britain could force owners to microchip their dogs (AP) (3/9/2010 12:26:01 PM)
- Ohio St.: Employee kills co-worker, wounds another (AP) (3/9/2010 11:55:17 AM)
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