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P3 Systems Inc. is growing, with plans to move into bigger space and add more employees this year as the business puts a greater emphasis on highlighting its expanding technological capabilities.

A 2019 Pew Research Center report on social media use in the United States showed that 72% of American adults use social media. In 2005, that number was only 5%. But how many of those 72% understand the business model of social media? I certainly didn’t – at least not well – until recently.  

This new year we must be intentional about treating economic development as an investment in public safety. I support tax incentives to bring new jobs to our state, but these employers must also ensure that the promised jobs are accessible to those families that need them most. Ribbon cuttings and photo-ops are not enough. We need specific strategies to remove hiring barriers by thinking about transportation, childcare, and workforce training as part of the job creation formula.

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As adults in their 60s to 90s adjust to new living arrangements, organizations must anticipate and react to what seniors want and need.

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The University of Rochester is preparing to take over ownership of College Town, the mixed-use development that helped revitalize the Upper Mt. Hope neighborhood.

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General Motors will invest $68 million to build components for both electric and gasoline-powered vehicles in Rochester, sustaining the 700-plus employee workforce at the Lexington Avenue facility well into the future.

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This year promises to be a landmark year for adult-use cannabis in New York.