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When you hire or promote a leader, what attributes do you look for? Most organizations emphasize intelligence, talent and accomplishments. They want to know what someone is good at, and they ask about an individual’s record of success. Top-level job-hunting ...

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During a discussion Monday on “Connections with Evan Dawson” on WXXI, Dennis Wilmot disclosed that Wilmorite has been in discussions with Tesla to open a service center—and eventually a dealership—in the Rochester area. Wilmorite hopes to turn the Eastview Mall ...

Out of Pocket Inc. kicks off its 11th season with Carly Mensch’s romantic comedy “Now Circa Then.” The year is 1890, and Julian and Josephine are an immigrant couple living in New York’s Lower East Side. Fast forward to today, ...

Comedian Jeff Foxworthy is taking the stage at del Lago Resort & Casino’s entertainment venue for the 21 and older crowd, The Vine. Best known for his redneck jokes, Foxworthy is the highest selling comedy-recording artist in history. He performs ...

Exodus to Jazz brings Karrin Allyson, five-time Grammy-nominated singer and pianist to Rochester this weekend. Allyson will perform songs from her newest album, “Some of That Sunshine” at Anthology on Nov. 1. Miro Sprague accompanies her on the piano, Marty ...

The Penfield Players’ fall comedy is Joe DiPietro’s “Over the River and Through the Woods.” The story centers on Nick, a single, Italian-American Jersey boy who breaks the news to his grandparents that he won’t be able to come over ...

The Peanuts and Play display opens Saturday at the Strong National Museum of Play. Come snap a photo of a six-foot-tall statue of Snoopy and his friend Woodstock while exploring the impact of the Peanuts characters on play and pop ...

An exhibit worth seeing On display at The College at Brockport’s Gallery at the Tower Fine Arts Center is Selections from the Permanent Collection. Gallery director Tim Massey says that the exhibit features fine examples of works by notable regional ...

Windborne Golden Link Folk Singing Society is bringing internationally acclaimed quartet Windborne to Rochester this weekend. According to Brian O’Donovan from National Public Radio, Windborne is “the best musical discovery of the year…Stunningly powerful vocal harmony in the tradition of ...

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Recent developments in the use of noncompete agreements and trade secret laws have important implications for businesses with employees in New York. A noncompete agreement is a contract where an employee agrees not to enter into competition with the employer ...

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Students and their parents value diversity in their private school education. That’s what they tell school administrators and that’s what they’re likely to find at area private schools such as Harley, Allendale Columbia and Bishop Kearney. After all, students are ...

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has named six members to a screening committee that will consider applicants to replace former Rochester City Court Judge Leticia D. Astacio. The committee includes: Retired state Supreme Court Justice Joseph D. Valentino Attorney T. Andrew ...

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All small business leaders focus on the success of their business endeavors, but Candace Walters also focuses on the path to that success: employees. Her belief that effective human resource management results in engaged and productive employees is the cornerstone ...