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Connections: Restaurants opening up, but struggling to fill shifts

Restaurants can't find enough people to fill shifts: servers, front of house, back of house. Owners say that former employees are reluctant to give up...
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Fri, 04/16/2021 - 10:33am
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Connections: How CurAte aims to help local restaurants during the pandemic

A new initiative aims to help local restaurant owners during the pandemic. CurAte delivers mystery dinners to customers throughout the Rochester area;...
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Mon, 03/22/2021 - 11:32am
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Connections: New York State Senator Edward Rath III

We're joined by New York State Senator Edward Rath III. Rath is a Republican representing the 61st District; this is his first term in Albany. We sit...
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Wed, 03/10/2021 - 9:24am
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Monroe County Republicans seek oversight of county-forced business closures

After a year of many businesses being forced to close due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Monroe County Legislature President Joe Carbone is asking...
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Wed, 03/10/2021 - 5:25am
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NYS: Indoor dining can resume in orange zones

New York state has decided to allow all bars and restaurants in orange zones statewide to resume indoor dining at 50% capacity. That decision is in...
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Fri, 01/15/2021 - 12:46am
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Connections: Should New York State raise the minimum wage during the pandemic?

New York State is getting ready to raise the minimum wage to $12.50 per hour. That increase will take effect at the end of this year. Business groups...
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Fri, 12/18/2020 - 9:16am
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Connections: Kevin McCann and how governments need to support small businesses now

A local business owner says the pandemic's impact on small businesses could be much worse than many people think unless the government steps in. Kevin...
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Tue, 12/08/2020 - 9:53am
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Connections: Understanding the Orange Zone restrictions for parts of Monroe County

On Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that parts of Monroe County have reached Orange Zone status. The designation comes with restrictions that go...
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Tue, 11/24/2020 - 9:27am
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Businesses plead with state officials to avoid wider economic shutdowns

This week, as the coronavirus infection rate climbed higher in New York state new microcluster zones were announced in New York, and some existing ones...
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Thu, 11/19/2020 - 9:45am
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Connections: How small business owners are adapting to recent pandemic challenges

COVID-19 transmission is up across the country and hospitalizations for people suffering from the virus are at an all-time high. Could we see a second...
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Mon, 11/16/2020 - 9:48am
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