Economy

There's the possibility that the Hickey Freeman plant in Rochester could be sold again.  The CEO of the company that operates that plant, Doug Williams, has confirmed for WXXI News that he's in talks with a Canadian company, Samuelsohn, which is interested in buying the Rochester clothing factory.

Williams says this deal would be a positive move for the local Hickey Freeman plant, and could add jobs here.

Hickey Freeman now employs nearly 400 workers in Rochester.  If the deal goes through, there's no word yet exactly how many more jobs could be added locally.

Xerox  CEO Ursula Burns is again on Forbes Magazine's annual list of the world's 100 most powerful women. Forbes looks at factors that include revenue, media moment and impact.

The East End Festival returns this year, although it's just a one-day event instead of three.
Organizer John Hutchins says they were unable to secure a permit for a second day -- he says an amendment to a city ordinance prevents an event from charging admission to access a city street more than once a year.
Previous East End Festivals ran for three days.
Hutchins says they've worked hard on the other requirements that were put in place.
One of those was to create open access to all sidewalks so business owners and residents could get to their businesses and homes.

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Rochester is offering new programs to help seniors and those with disabilities attain community services and remain independent.
BalancedCare is the new division at CCCS, and marketing and outreach director Lynette Baker says it's designed to help those individuals stay home and not have to move into a nursing home.
Baker says BalancedCare offers help for people with the complicated Medicaid Application.
And another program,  Assistance and Representative Payee Services, helps people manage Social Security benefits.