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President Trump’s 2019 Federal Budget proposal calls for shutting down the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics over the next three years. The Department of Energy budget proposal would gradually ramp down the federal contribution to the high-energy laser facility by 2021. The laboratory was formed in 1970 and is used in research projects […]
The AAA says gasoline prices may be getting ready to take a big leap in the spring, but for now they’ve been going down over the past week across Upstate New York. The Auto Club says the statewide average of $2.73 per gallon is down three cents from last week. The Rochester regional average is […]
Tops Friendly Markets is getting ready to file for bankruptcy, according to Bloomberg News. Bloomberg says it’s learned from sources that Tops, which is based in Williamsville, is preparing to seek court protection from its creditors as early as next month. Another major chain, Winn-Dixie, is also said to be readying a bankruptcy filing. […]