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Rocket Community Fund Invests In ‘Stable, Healthy Housing’ For Underserved Communities
Sponsored by Rocket Community Fund Detroit resident Romell Johnson had two goals: build his savings and launch a new career. Rocket Community Fund, the philanthropic partner to Rocket Companies, helped make it happen through the Rocket Wealth Accelerator program. The program, launched in late 2022, is a $2 million investment with Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) that promotes financial stability for underserved residents in Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee, and Atlanta. Designated LISC Financial Opportunity Centers assist clients with enhancing emergency fund management, building credit, and accumulating generational wealth. The program helped Johnson gain a $500 savings match, buy a new car, and build a...
You Could Meet Shaq This Weekend In Western New York
A legend that goes beyond the sport of basketball, Shaquille O’Neal will be in the Western New York area this weekend. And….you could see him!. Shaq is a former NBA basketball player who played for six teams in his 19-year career playing professional basketball. He is a four-time NBA champion and considered to be one of the greatest centers to play the game of basketball (even if he struggled at the free throw line).
Spotlight On: Brian McGowan, President, Centennial Yards Company
August 2024 — In an interview with Focus:, Brian McGowan, president of Centennial Yards Company, talked about how the company is transforming downtown Atlanta into a cultural icon with 8 million square feet of development. McGowan also addressed affordable housing and supporting minority and female business enterprises. Reflecting on...
$10M gift from Seneca Foods will support the Cornell Food Venture Center
Arthur Wolcott ’49 went to an auction in Dundee, NY, as a Cornell senior, looking for a good deal on a typewriter. Instead, he bought a bankrupt grape juice plant (which, not incidentally, included at least one typewriter). Thus began his collaboration with the food science faculty and experts at Cornell as he grew what would become Seneca Foods from a struggling company with $110,000 in revenue its first year in 1949 to the $1.5 billion publicly traded company it is today.
Installation Wraps on Corning and L3Harris' Jointly-Devloped Rubin Observatory Mirror
CORNING, N.Y., Aug. 15, 2024 — Corning Inc. and L3Harris Technologies have installed a jointly produced 11-ft-wide, 1500-lb glass mirror onto the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. The mirror becomes the largest convex mirror currently in operation. The Rubin Observatory is one step closer to capturing images of...
Habitat for Humanity ReStore reopens its doors after more than a year
CORNING, N.Y. (WENY) -- After being closed for more than a year due to a devastating fire, the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in corning has opened its doors once again. The store has a fresh, new look, and has welcomed the community in again. "We're very excited here to be...
Anderson asks for answers from Gov. Hochul as Canisteo flood victims many not be eligible for funding
Kate Bowie, ‘When we found out yesterday we could not get the funding — the funding (Gov. Hochul) told us to our face we were getting, it was absolutely soul-crushing’. (Editor’s Note: We had John Anderson contact the governor’s office as he was in Allegany and Steuben counties for two days covering the flooding and attended the Sunday press conference. There are links highlighted through the story to help families in need. In the photo above, Anderson asks Hochul questions. Here is John’s reporting.)
Making plans to attend Hornell Irish Festival Saturday? What to know about annual event
One of the most popular summer events in Maple City, the annual Irish Festival sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians Hornell chapter, is on tap for Saturday from 1 to 11 p.m. in the St. Ann's Church parking lot. Among the Irish Festival's features are food trucks, children’s games, face painting, vendors,...
Demolition underway at Hornell Intermediate School to make space for new addition
A transformative capital project at Hornell Intermediate School is underway, but before anything new goes up something old must come down. Hornell school officials announced Tuesday that demolition of the single-story, four-classroom wing at the front of the Buffalo Street school has begun, marking the first phase of a $32 million capital project...
Local bank turns into a coffee shop
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) —Not many local coffee shops have a drive through in our area, but a new one opened up at what used to be a bank. It all started with a dream for first time business owner Tina Smith. After working for Starbucks for nine years, she decided it was time to have […]
Megyn Kelly Applauds ‘Late Show’ Crowd for ‘Humiliating’ Kaitlan Collins With Laughter: ‘They Knew That Was a Farce’ | Video
"Good for that audience," Kelly says The post Megyn Kelly Applauds ‘Late Show’ Crowd for ‘Humiliating’ Kaitlan Collins With Laughter: ‘They Knew That Was a Farce’ | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
West Bloomfield Congregational Church Is Celebrating its Quasquibicentennial (225th) Anniversary
Inspired by the preaching of Rev. Zadock Hunn, a missionary from Massachusetts that settled in Canandaigua in 1795, the church started humbly with a meeting in a schoolhouse in 1799. The faithful folks attending agreed to form a religious society with 19 members and six trustees. This group later came to be called the Congregational Society of West Bloomfield, which built a church at the four corners in the town.
Lonsberry: CHILD RAPIST GETS PROBATION AND WEEKENDS
He raped a 13-year-old girl. Shawn Jordan, the former Rochester cop, the one who got to be a former cop by allegedly whacking off on Facebook Messenger in front of a 16-year-old girl while in uniform on duty in his blue and white. That Shawn Jordan. He raped a 13-year-old...
Can Alex Bowman finally find top-10 success this year at NASCAR Watkins Glen race?
The best finish in seven NASCAR Cup Series starts at Watkins Glen International for Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman is 14th, on three occasions. While he clarified to the riders who joined him that Wednesday's Bike the Glen was not a race, Bowman still delivered a successful circuit around the road course on...
Webster dance studio owner fights to reclaim Facebook page hijacked by hacker posting explicit content
WEBSTER, N.Y. – Denise Baller, owner of Dancing with Denise studios in Webster, is struggling to get her hijacked Facebook page taken down or recovered after it was hacked just before her big dance recitals in May. “And the next thing I knew the green monster was on my...
Cornell Professors Stand in Solidarity with UAW Local 2300 Amid Contract Negotiations
The Cornell University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) issued a statement Wednesday expressing strong support for UAW Local 2300 as the union holds its strike authorization vote and continues negotiating with Cornell over a new contract. UAW Local 2300 members have also released a statement announcing...
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