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Area companies have a lot to think about when determining what sorts of insurance policies they need, and it’s only getting more complicated. In the last couple years, cybersecurity regulations, state-mandated insurance programs and a rise in workplace misconduct claims ...

Everyone loves a good story. A good story can connect us. It can foster the imagination and inspire action. It can engage team members, reinforce core values and promote best practices at work. Best of all, a good story can ...

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Nazareth College won the 2019 National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Chevron Award for the college’s SPARK Grant. Nazareth launched the SPARK Grant in January 2018 to help students studying abroad and completing summer internships. The grant provides $1,500 ...

Renee LaPoint, president and mediator, the Mediation Center Inc. talks about using a mediator in the divorce process.

The Rochester Music Hall of Fame’s 2019 induction ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 28 at 7 p.m. at Eastman Theatre. There will be over 20 live performances as a celebration for the five honorees, including Jack Allocco, Al ...

Del Lago Resort & Casino is hosting the Finger Lakes Homes & Lifestyle Show this weekend. Featuring 100 quality home improvement and lifestyle vendors, homeowners will get expert advice for spring and summer projects. HGTV host of “New Spaces” Jim ...

The Greece Performing Arts Society celebrates 50 years of music-making with Saturday Night Fever: Hits of the 1970s. The gala will showcase GPAS ensembles, and audiences can sing along to ’70s hits like “Bridge Over Troubled Waters,” Dancing Queen” and ...

Over 400 interactive exhibits in science, technology, engineering and the arts are on display at the 12th annual Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival. Over 30,000 people are expected to attend this year’s fest. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on ...

The Melody Masters Big Band is presenting a two-set concert to benefit the Rochester Education Foundation, supporting students in need in the Rochester City School District. Featured jazz artists include Nancy Boone, baritone saxophone, Clay Jenkins, trumpet and Mark Kellogg, ...

Allen Vizzutti Roberts Wesleyan College is hosting Seattle-based trumpet virtuoso Allen Vizzutti as the guest artist accompanying the Roberts Wesleyan College Community Orchestra this weekend. Vizzutti will perform trumpet pyrotechnics and classic jazz tunes. The master trumpeter has taught internationally, ...

The Royale Geva Theatre Center is closing its 2018-19 Fielding Studio Series with Marco Ramirez’s “The Royale.” The production comes from Ithaca’s Kitchen Theatre Co. and is directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh.  This drama packs an unforgettable punch with boxer Jay ...

On stage with masks The Cobblestone Players are presenting the Sisters of Hoboken in the musical comedy “Nunsense.” The story follows five nuns—an eclectic cast of characters. There’s the wacky Reverend Mother, a sassy second in command Sister Hubert, a ...

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-NY, visited Rochester on Monday to call for changes in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act after Friendly’s locations across upstate New York closed with almost no notice for employees. The WARN Act ...