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The news coverage regarding tax reform has focused on the impact it has on tax-paying entities. However, the law changes will also have a very significant impact on exempt organizations. This article reviews the provisions of Tax Cuts and Jobs ...

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A big challenge in health care is getting patients to comply with the treatments their doctors prescribe for them or with the home testing their doctors want them to follow. A health care application under development in Rochester could eliminate ...

For opioid-addicted individuals, finding alternative treatments can be a struggle. For researchers, finding an ear sympathetic to alternative therapies can be frustrating. “Trying to the get science out there is a challenge,” says Marc T. Swogger, an associate professor in ...

Whatever your political affiliation, there is no denying Rep. Louise Slaughter’s deep love for her adopted community. The Kentucky native spent nearly half her life working in politics to make the Rochester region better. Slaughter, who died a week ago ...

On March 9, a Finger Lakes winemaker’s letter appeared here, denouncing a proposal for a waste-to-energy (WTE) facility at the abandoned Seneca Army Depot in Romulus. The writer made a few interesting points, then reality set in. Until NASA or ...

Large numbers of entrepreneurs leading small businesses in the Rochester area expect the current fiscal year to bring increases in revenues and improved business results. These findings come out of a first-ever study by ESL Federal Credit Union asking our ...

In this episode of the Rochester BizCast, Theresa Rusnak and Kate McClung, labor and employment attorneys at Bond Schoeneck and King PLLC, explain how the #MeToo movement is changing the way companies are dealing with harassment complaints and revamping their ...

President Donald Trump on Monday announced his plan to combat the opioid epidemic that has ravaged the nation. He called for improving education and awareness about drug addiction and expanding access to proven treatment and recovery efforts. But a key ...

With the costs of providing health insurance to employees continuously on the rise, some employers find themselves considering self-insurance, which, for the right kind of company, can be a more cost-effective way of offering such benefits. According to a 2017 ...

As the Town of Henrietta prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary, the town is searching for the person who has lived in Henrietta longer than anyone else. The person the town identifies as having called Henrietta home the longest will ...

Historically, corporations and firms have chosen to provide benefits to employees because it was to their advantage to do so. In order to attract the right talent or to fill jobs, they had to provide more than just wages. In ...

We are in the midst of a tough New York State budget season with many difficult decisions to be made. All regions of the state are pulling for things that are important to them, with the Finger Lakes region no ...

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