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When Bond Benefits Consulting LLC opened its doors 27 years ago, the insurance industry operated a bit differently. “At that point, it was very much a paper-and-fax industry,” says Erick B. Bond, the firm’s president. His father, Erick G. Bond ...

On Feb. 28, Gap Inc. announced its intention to split, fully separating Old Navy as a new corporate entity, while restricting its remaining businesses—Gap, Athleta, Banana Republic, Intermix and Hill City—under a new corporate structure, currently called NewCo. The split ...

In the past few years, New York has changed the standard for paying overtime, raised the minimum wage and mandated paid leave for qualified employees. While some of the new measures appear to benefit employees, others have forced businesses to ...

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“If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, does it make any sound?” Along these same lines, “If a small business person cries out in Albany and no one is there to ...

Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and the Center for Disability Rights have partnered to raise awareness of a recent rash of lawsuits targeting businesses over accessibility of their websites. These actions, brought by a small number of plaintiffs in the ...

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 “Success demands a high level of logistical and organizational competence.” — George S. Patton The complexity of regulatory requirements associated with tax-exempt not-for-profit organizations has increased substantially during my 40-year career. In particular, the past 10 years have seen exponential ...

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Now in its second year, the Luminate NY accelerator has brought 20 burgeoning optics companies to Rochester. Managing director Sujatha Ramanujan discusses the future of the program and building a strong STEM community in Rochester.

EstroFest is marking 20 years of performing sketch comedy with two shows this weekend. The popular troupe’s performance serves as a “FUN-raiser” for Blackfriars Theatre as it launches its 70th season. 7 p.m. on Friday, April 19 and Saturday May ...

The College at Brockport’s department of theatre and music studies presents two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage’s drama “Intimate Apparel.” The story follows an African-American seamstress who embarks on a pen-pal courtship with a man 1,000 miles away. 7:30 p.m. on ...

Opera Guild of Rochester is offering a Bravo Nights event next week at the Little Theatre Café. The casual, cabaret-style evening features performances from baritone Aaron Bigeleisen and soprano Yvonne Trobe. 7 p.m. on April 23. operaguildofrochester.org

To honor the victims who suffered the atrocities at the Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Center in New Zealand, the Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman Museum is presenting the Salam Film series. Partnered with the Islamic Center ...

Fleet Feet Rochester is hosting a free community Hippity Hoppity Fun Run/Walk as well as an Easter egg hunt for kids on Saturday, April 20. The egg hunt is for children 10 and under and a 5K will begin afterward. ...

Eccentric Energy Main Street Arts Gallery is hosting a special exhibition for Rochester-based sculptor Bill Stewart. Eccentric Energy celebrates Stewart’s work spanning from the 1970s through 2017. “I am particularly fascinated by images and objects produced by children, folk and ...

Inhabitance Nazareth College department of art presents Inhabitance, the 2019 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition. Seniors BFA program members Theresa Foti and Jenna Rossborough will be displaying their thesis work for this showing. Viewers will find a variety of media ...