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Making it Work in Rochester
Even in this trying economic climate, there are thousands of businesses in Rochester adjusting, adapting and even growing! Each week, News 10NBC's Pat McGonigle shines a spotlight on one of these companies in a segment "Making it Work in Rochester".

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Gardner the Train Doctor, chugging along for nearly 70 years

Wayne County model train dealer still thriving in recession despite competition from electronic toys...

Rochester BMX company thriving in recession

Zack Phillips never dreamed he would leave his job at Chase Pitkin. "I thought that would be my life," he says. "I really enjoyed it..."

New Rochester shoe company banking on your school spirit

New casual shoe with college themes already a big hit at the University of Buffalo...

How they do it: Brighton studio shows secrets of food ads

From soap to make coffee bubble up, to vegetable oil to make chicken nuggets glisten, the experts on delicious food ads dish the secrets...

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Investors sue Fla. lawyer in fraud probe for $100M

Investors claiming they were fleeced by a high-profile South Florida attorney filed a $100 million lawsuit Friday contending that the lawyer orchestrated a massive Ponzi scheme with the help of a Canadian bank’s U.S. subsidiary and several accomplices.

Moody’s downgrades Sprint rating

Moody’s Investors Service said Friday that it downgraded ratings for Sprint Nextel Corp. because it is taking longer than expected to stanch a deterioration in its profit.

SC jury finds ’3 Hebrew Boys’ guilty in scam

Three South Carolina men have been found guilty of bilking thousands of investors out of more than $80 million.

Calif. launches probe into scam targeting churches

California is investigating several companies suspected of bilking churches nationwide of hundreds of thousands of dollars through fraudulent computer leasing schemes, authorities said Friday.

Regulators shut small Florida bank

Florida banking regulators have shut down Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, marking the 124th U.S. bank to succumb this year to the struggling economy and rising loan defaults.

Minn. House tells court governor abused budget law

Treasury prices drop, yields inch off lows

D.R. Horton sees 26 perecent spike in 4Q orders

Mo. governor: Community colleges to freeze tuition

Louisiana sees decline in initial jobless claims

Medidata shares fall on offering announcement

Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier

Figures on government spending and debt

Ala. jobless rate rises to 10.9 percent in October

Chase drops arbitration from card contracts

Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote

Early votes on W.Va. table games already top 1,300

Dollar keeps gaining as traders pare risk exposure

Judge strikes down Tennessee guns-in-bars law

Pa. residents sue gas driller over polluted wells

Report: Hershey may launch bid for Cadbury

Gold ekes out small gain, other metals hold steady

UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike

Fitch raises rating outlook for Flowserve

Gephardt pushes for investment in health research