
Brian Sharp
Investigations and enterprise editorBrian Sharp is WXXI's investigations and enterprise editor. He also reports on business and development in the area. He has been covering Rochester since 2005. His journalism career spans nearly three decades.
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Refugees Helping Refugees has taken down its website and taken added security steps, as program attendance drops.
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The city of Canandaigua will receive $10 million, and the villages of Brockport and Phelps each will get $4.5 million for downtown improvements.
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The decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans has a significant impact on new arrivals to Rochester.
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The state has committed $200 million toward the ON-RAMP program focused on advanced manufacturing jobs.
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The local institution is the latest among several dozens museums nationally where workers have sought to organize.
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“We see them in the system. Some of them are getting deleted,” said Getachew Bashir, director of the refugee, immigration and employment department with Rochester’s Catholic Charities Family and Community Services.
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The 1854 mansion was severely damaged during the Tuesday night blaze. A cause remains under investigation.
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A number of other, even larger improvements are in the pipeline. But the need for hotel rooms is possibly the most pressing.
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The federal dollars add to an earlier $100 million state commitment. Construction should begin in 2027.
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Rochester Gas and Electric will use the money to begin upgrading a substation and increasing its capacity.