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Recreational marijuana for adults could soon be legal in New York as lawmakers look to tackle the issue this year, and some say the measure could be a boon for the Rochester/Finger Lakes region. Zach Sarkis is executive director of ...

Merger and acquisition activity in the Rochester area picked up steam at the end of 2019 after remaining relatively flat for a few years, but industry leaders say it’s tough to predict what the local M&A landscape will be like ...

2020 is going to be an important year for our climate, both globally and regionally. This is the year when national leaders from around the world will come together to evaluate their countries’ progress toward meeting the targets set by ...

Area bankers agree that millennials’ use of financial technology is playing a role in changing the financial industry. They add, however, that other generations are also on board with the technological advances that are making their banking experiences faster and ...

2020 is here and with it comes an election year, along with uncertainty surrounding tariffs, trade and how long the economic expansion will continue. These items are all weighing on middle-market business owners and C-suite executives as they plan for ...

The University of Rochester Medical Center has taken steps to provide more cohesive care for patients by improving communication among primary care providers, oncologists and radiologists. Called the Backstop initiative, the effort ensures patients with potentially serious conditions receive appropriate ...

From last January to June, 80 people in Monroe County died from an opioid overdose. The Office of the Medical Examiner won’t release 2019 full-year data for a few more months. But if the second six months echo the first ...

The Rochester area is replete with innovative partnerships to help patients receive care that they wouldn’t otherwise receive — whether it’s a new mobile medical clinic serving underserved LGBTQ communities, a data exchange ensuring Medicaid recipients being released from jail ...

Recently, a new economic review and plan was completed by the Boston Consulting Group. This report showed our region lags behind our peers in almost all economic terms. The bottom line is we need economic growth for Rochester to remain ...

“I’m concerned about one of my team members who seems tired and burned out and putting in too many hours at work. Yes, we all have a lot to do – and I will acknowledge that some of it spills ...

President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of December 2017 (TCJA) into law approximately two years ago, markedly changing the monetary benefits people derive from their charitable giving. The Federal Estate and Gift Tax Exclusions were increased, new ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 2015, 1.3 million people resided in nursing homes in the United States. Statistics say that 1 out of 3 people turning age 65 will require nursing home care. As ...

Amid high-profile breaches of consumer data at several notable companies, governments around the world are taking action to crack down on how personal data is being collected, stored, and used. In 2018, the EU passed the General Data Protection Regulation, ...

When it comes to coordinating one’s trust and estate plans with other retirement plans, do not go at it alone, area experts say. “It takes a team,” says Kris Dowejko, senior vice president and financial advisor at Sage Rutty & ...

I recently signed on to an initiative spearheaded by the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) addressed to our U.S. leaders in Washington, with more than 50 of my peer business school deans and CEOs. It also appeared in the Wall ...