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Lyft says it’s starting up statewide and in Rochester on June 29th. The ridesharing service will start on the earliest possible date now that Governor Cuomo has signed the legislation moving that start date up. Uber, their main competitor, also says it’s starting on June 29th. Lyft says it’s beginning operations…but that doesn’t necessarily mean […]
State Assembly Republicans say New York has poured tens-of-millions of dollars into corrupt economic development programs that haven’t delivered on their promises. They’re proposing reforms that would establish an advisory committee over economic development plans; require transparency on where money is going and who decides that; and withholding the pay of the governor and other […]
Officials broke ground today for the new American Packaging Company plant in Chili. The company produces flexible packaging for everything from food, to health care, to household products from a plant on Dewey Avenue in Rochester. Last year they were looking to expand out of state, but instead chose to build on Beaver Road in […]