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On stage with music notes Doc Severinsen, iconic trumpeter and legendary bandleader for “The Tonight Show,” is performing in Rochester. Accompanied by renowned singer Vanessa Thomas—best known for her five octave range—Severinsen will perform along with Sonic Era Jazz Orchestra, ...

John Lovitz brings comedy to del Lago A “Saturday Night Live” alumnus is visiting del Lago Resort & Casino for a special performance. Jon Lovitz was an SNL cast member from 1985 until 1990. He started out his comedy and ...

In a recent interview with the Rochester Business Journal, JPMorgan Chase’s Jim Glassman, head economist for commercial banking, and Bob McArdle, Western New York executive director for commercial banking, discussed the economy and where it’s heading. In response to a ...

The Rochester Engineering Society is honoring nine local leaders in their field Saturday at the 117th annual gala. Founded in 1897, RES has held a gala every year since 1903 to recognize local engineers for outstanding community service. It also ...

Although the once-vibrant Xerox Tower in Rochester stands vacant, Rochester’s downtown commercial real estate scene continues to reinvent itself, showing some needed resilience. “This is a very dynamic market right now, and it’s dynamic in different ways,” says Heidi Zimmer-Meyer, ...

Rochester Police Department Deputy Chief La’Ron Singletary has been named permanent chief by Mayor Lovely A. Warren. “La’Ron Singletary was born and raised in Rochester and has advanced through the ranks of the Rochester Police Department to distinguish himself among ...

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“I am a new manager with a small team in a newly renovated office. One of my team members is a really nice guy but he tends to accumulate work papers, personal items and supplies, and all that is really ...

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The current economic expansion is now 117 months old.  Looking at data that goes back to 1854, this is just shy of the record 120-month expansion that occurred from 1991 to 2001.  It seems likely we’ll soon exceed the prior ...

It’s not exaggerating to say that your financial plan for retirement begins the first day on your first job. “Starting younger has been proven time and time again that it’s the easiest way to have a successful retirement,” said Susan ...

The SALT cap hasn’t made itself felt in the Rochester area’s residential real estate market—so far. “The majority of our service area is not significantly affected,” says Andy Kachaylo, president of the Greater Rochester Association of Realtors, (GRAR) which serves ...

Early one morning in March 2005, as I was settling into my downtown Houston office at Kraton Polymer’s headquarters, our general counsel, Joe Waiter, barged in and shouted: “Jim, what the hell are you doing!? The meeting has already started ...

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The smoke from Amazon’s tires as it peeled out of New York had barely cleared when Albany’s next bad-for-business measure started to pick up steam: expanding prevailing wage. Prevailing wage is a requirement in state labor law that dictates how ...

Twelve financial executives from the business and nonprofit sectors have been selected as finalists for the 2018 Financial Executive of the Year Award, which recognizes contributions to their organizations and the community during the past year. In addition, a Rising ...