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The Sands-Constellation Center for Critical Care, which begins opening Sept. 25, merges innovation with patient care, Rochester Regional Health leaders say. The 312,000-square-foot center at Rochester General Hospital is the largest project in the hospital’s history and increases its footprint ...

When electrical engineer Paul Travers left Kodak and started his company, Vuzix Corp., in 1997, he couldn’t imagine the innovative ways its augmented reality technology would be utilized a couple of decades later. The health care field, hungry for innovation, ...

The implementation of 5G networks presents opportunities, challenges and risks for businesses, area experts say. 5G is the next generation of wireless networks, building upon existing 4G infrastructure. It is expected to improve the bandwidth, capacity and reliability of wireless ...

As the international scientific and medical community focuses on finding ways to treat COVID-19, Rochester-based researchers are contributing to that effort by studying vaccines, therapeutic treatments for COVID-19 and the biological impacts from COVID-19 on human cells. Standalone clinical research ...

“We’ve been working actively in our small business to devise a plan to return to the office, following all guidelines, of course.  A few of our people can successfully do their jobs on a remote basis but I need a ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated families, businesses and governments, but some locally launched responses to the virus and its impacts are helping the nation move on from the global pandemic and respond to future viral outbreaks. The COVID-19 pandemic has ...

Since the emergence of the novel coronavirus and the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, schooling and childcare routines have been significantly disrupted, leading to an unprecedented need for collaboration between employers and employees, particularly to accommodate working parents. Further, because ...

The tragic death of Daniel Prude, which occurred in our city in March and has just come to light, is shaking the Rochester community and our entire nation.  While we do not yet have all of the facts, one thing ...

St. John Fisher College is creating the DePeters Family Center for Innovation and Teaching Excellence thanks to a $1 million gift from college alum Jack DePeters and his wife, Donna DePeters. Jack DePeters retired last year from Wegmans Food Markets ...

Contract disputes, cyber security, liability and back to work issues are just a few of the many areas in which companies are seeking legal help as the coronavirus continues to create uncertainty about the future and impact organizations’ day-to-day operations. ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed dangerous weaknesses in America’s aging public data system. In one of the greatest jobs crises in the past 100 years, the labor force measures of employment and unemployment are too slow, not local and too ...

Each quarter, to understand what impact current macroeconomic conditions and government policies have on the business environment, KeyBank surveys 400 middle market business owners and executives – defined as those in the $10 million to $2 billion range. U.S. business ...

With the current COVID-19 pandemic and the upcoming Presidential election, we are living in very uncertain economic and political times. This uncertainty places additional burdens on trustees of trusts seeking to fulfill their fiduciary obligations to the trust beneficiaries. In this article, we ...

It’s no secret that the rapid outbreak of COVID-19 throughout the world has had a drastic impact on the economy and overall business environment within the U.S. For many businesses, including those in the Greater Rochester region, the measures taken ...

The local mergers and acquisitions market is picking up speed after a few months on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Area experts say temporary changes in tax laws under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and the ...