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On the heels of the report that Governor Cuomo’s “Start Up New York” program spent $45 million on ads and created only 408 new jobs, a report from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says Empire State Development couldn’t verify that many of the companies in the Excelsior Jobs Program met their obligations in return for tax […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $4 million grant to the University of Rochester to fund research into the human musculoskeletal system. It will fund research programs university-wide over the next five years for researchers studying bone biology, arthritis, stem cell biology, arthritis and other fields.
The City of Rochester’s top lawyer says there’s a “fatal flaw” with the anti-casino petition submitted to City Hall yesterday by the anti-casino organization “A Better Rochester.” The group says it’s collected more than 12,000 signatures on a petition calling for a citywide referendum against a downtown Rochester casino. The group includes the developers of […]