Smriti Jacob

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Hochul touts budget proposals in Rochester - Rochester Beacon

3 days ago | rochesterbeacon.com | Smriti Jacob

Rochester Mayor Malik Evans emphatically voiced his support Monday for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Affordability Agenda. Hochul visited Rochester to lay out her demands for the state budget, which is late by three weeks. Hochul says she is seeking a deal “that makes New York safer and more affordable.” The budget deadline was April 1.
Navigating a stormy market - Rochester Beacon

1 week ago | rochesterbeacon.com | Smriti Jacob

Laurie Haelen recalls a recent morning conference call with financial strategists who warned of a high risk for recession. By the afternoon, they called it a low risk. The conference call attended by Haelen, senior vice president and director of wealth solutions at Canandaigua National Bank & Trust, is illustrative of the stock market’s response to certain Trump administration’s policies, especially tariffs on imports.
SNAP token program expands access to healthy food - Rochester Beacon

1 week ago | rochesterbeacon.com | Smriti Jacob

As many worry about cuts to federal funds, the use of the Supplemental Nutritious Assistance Program continues to thrive at the Rochester Public Market. The Friends of Rochester Public Market’s token program is on pace to match last year’s $1.5 million in SNAP dollars spent at the market, an increase from $1.1 million the year before. The program aims to make it easy for SNAP recipients to gain access to healthy food.
NextCorps has $10 million expansion in the works - Rochester Beacon

2 weeks ago | rochesterbeacon.com | Smriti Jacob

NextCorps is in the planning stages of an estimated $10 million expansion at the Sibley Building. Last fall, the innovation hub decided to use its purchase option for the remaining space on Sibley’s sixth floor. “We’ve been at 100 percent capacity for probably a couple of years now,” says Jim Senall, president of NextCorps.
Centralized arraignments begin in Monroe County - Rochester Beacon

3 weeks ago | rochesterbeacon.com | Smriti Jacob

Monroe County’s Centralized Arraignment Part Court began operations Monday, in a move designed to improve efficiency in the local criminal justice system. The county has 20 town courts, two village courts, and one city court, with 47 town and village justices, and 10 city court justices that operate separately and immediate arraignments are held as needed, officials note.
Summit for entrepreneurial women slates an encore - Rochester Beacon

3 weeks ago | rochesterbeacon.com | Smriti Jacob

The organizers of Rochester’s Elevate Women’s Business Summit expect its second year to be even bigger than its first. Some 300 people again are expected to attend the April 3 conference. “This year we’ve added Elevate Community Day on April 2—a full day of programming free and open to the public! You just need to register,” says Nina Piccini, director of operations and business development at Embolden Your Brand, and an Elevate organizer.
UR’s Wilmot Cancer Insitute earns prestigious designation - Rochester Beacon

1 month ago | rochesterbeacon.com | Smriti Jacob

The Wilmot Cancer Institute’s has received a new classification from the National Cancer Institute that places it among the top 4 percent of cancer centers nationwide. The institute is the 73rd designated center in the nation. The designation comes with $10 million in funding over five years, which the University of Rochester facility will use to expand patient access to clinical trials and develop new research initiatives.
Proposed cultural corridor to honor Frederick Douglass - Rochester Beacon

1 month ago | rochesterbeacon.com | Smriti Jacob

Community In partnership with the city of Rochester, the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives plans to explore the creation of a cultural corridor in the High Falls district. FDFI has signed a memorandum of understanding with the city for the proposed project located at 46, 52 and 84 Andrews Street. The corridor along the Genesee River will honor the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass.
UR declines private election agreement with graduate union - Rochester Beacon

1 month ago | rochesterbeacon.com | Smriti Jacob

The University of Rochester has decided against a private election agreement with the Graduate Labor Union. Now, the GLU is calling on its members to sign a strike pledge. In total, there are 1,700 graduate students across UR schools, including the Medical Center. A union would help them address issues of pay, workload, benefits and support, its organizers contend. The GLU maintains that once a majority of its members pledge to strike, the union will make plans.
UR, RIT join artificial intelligence consortium - Rochester Beacon

1 month ago | rochesterbeacon.com | Smriti Jacob

The University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology have joined the Empire AI consortium. Both universities and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are among new members joining New York’s efforts to increase the computing power of Empire AI. Gov. Kathy Hochul last week revealed more details of her plans for Empire AI, which includes expanding access for SUNY researchers and $90 million in capital funding, included in the fiscal 2026 executive budget.