Rochester Business Journal

• Online help-wanted ads surge
  Rochester’s online help-wanted advertising soared last month to its highest level since the Conference Board Inc. began reporting the data five years ago.
• B&L selects new human resources chief
  Bausch & Lomb Inc. has named a former human resources executive for the game publisher, Activision Inc., the Walt Disney Co. and Pepsico Inc. as its HR chief.
• Xerox launches 'most ambitious' marketing campaign
  Xerox Corp. on Thursday announced a new marketing campaign that spotlights its work with major brands such as the New York Mets, Target Corp. and Procter & Gamble Co.
• Upstate confidence edges up, still trails a year ago
  Overall confidence among upstate consumers showed some improvement from July to August but lagged from a year ago, a monthly survey by the Siena Research Institute shows.
• Comptroller hikes local governments' contributions to pensions
  The average contribution rate for local governments into the New York State Common Retirement Fund for 2011-12 will increase to 16.3 percent of salaries for the employee retirement system and 21.6 percent of salaries for the police and fire system, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced Thursday.
• Hospitals change coding system for emergency departments
  Monroe County hospitals permanently are eliminating emergency department code reds and most other color-codes.
• Rochester Public Market takes top spot in contest
  The City of Rochester Public Market has placed first in the large markets division of the American Farmland Trust’s national Favorite Farm Markets. The 5,246 votes the Rochester Public Market drew to capture first place far outpaced the nearest competitors.
• Area's construction jobs down from last July
  Rochester construction jobs fell 7 percent as government stimulus funds continued to be outpaced by weak demand for construction, a report from the Associated General Contractors of America shows.
• Preservation League touts benefits of Rehabilitation Tax Credits
  A newly signed bill in Albany could mean that upstate revitalization projects may soon be on a faster track.
• Global Imaging buys duplicating firm in Ga.
  Global Imaging Systems, a Xerox Corp. company, has acquired Georgia Duplicating Products Inc. of Macon, Ga., the Florida-based firm said Wednesday.
• RIT plans technology symposium
  A symposium for design engineers held at Rochester Institute of Technology will feature touch-sensing technologies and include labs and presentations on the technology, RIT officials said.
• Photo contest to promote locally grown food
  The New York Wine and Culinary Center in Canandaigua has launched a photo contest to promote agriculture and locally grown products in the state.

New York State Headlines

• Pfizer to buy FoldRx
  (NYJournalNews)(9/2/2010)
• Financial Crisis Panel Lends Sympathetic Ear to Lehman?s Ex-Chief
  (NYTimes)(9/2/2010)
• Local tribe shuns state cigarette tax
  (PlattsburghPress)(9/2/2010)
• Indians on warpath at cig tax
  (NYPost)(9/2/2010)
• Bombardier Transportation awarded $267 million railcar contract
  (PlattsburghPress)(9/2/2010)

US/World Headlines

• ICC charges Pakistan trio over betting scam (AFP) (9/3/2010 4:11:56 AM)
• 'Crocodile Dundee' to return to US amid tax fray (AP) (9/3/2010 3:38:51 AM)
• Mideast leaders to hold bimonthly peace talks (AFP) (9/3/2010 3:36:53 AM)
• Democrats spend early to knock out GOP challengers (AP) (9/3/2010 3:35:08 AM)
• Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored (AP) (9/3/2010 3:22:13 AM)