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The spread of COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus, is no longer under the radar and the impact is now going beyond just health concerns. Since the initial warning issued by the Chinese government in December, the virus by March 10 ...

The first event I ever covered as a Rochester sportswriter was a riveting 1984 high school basketball game between two area powerhouses. East High wound up nipping McQuaid Jesuit on some late free throws, but that’s not what I remember ...

The British medical journal the Lancet recently warned of the consequences of rising global temperatures. “Children are particularly vulnerable to the health risks of a changing climate,” noted Dr. Nick Watts, executive director of the Lancet Countdown. Co-author Dr. Stella ...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China and passage to multiple locations across six continents has captured everyone’s attention, and rightfully so as white-coated scientists proclaim a probable “global pandemic” and tell us to prepare for major disruptions in our lives. ...

The U.S. Department of Treasury has now finalized its rules on the Opportunity Zone program, which provides incentives for investments in low-income communities. The long-awaited final regulations were over a year in the making. They provide clarity on many issues ...

At the close of 2019, Congress quietly passed legislation known as the “SECURE Act” that makes significant changes in the rules for IRAs and other retirement plans. One effect of the legislation will be to subject some IRA distributions to ...

We are sitting on a stage in jam-packed Gleason Auditorium at the downtown branch of the Rochester Public Library several years ago, microphones in hand, and I’m asking Johnny Antonelli to reminisce about his glorious 1954 season when he was ...

The best way to predict your future is to create it. — Abraham Lincoln Succession planning, particularly at the CEO level, can be challenging for any tax-exempt organization.  Obviously, if there is a qualified internal candidate who has been groomed ...

The concept of marketing automation is a relatively new phenomenon. A quick look at Google Trends data reveals that search volume for “marketing automation” has ramped up rapidly since 2012. It has become one of the top buzzwords in our ...

  The Rochester economy ended 2019 on a high note. Private sector employment hit an all-time high of 466,600 jobs in December, representing a 6,500 or 1.4 percent increase from year-ago levels.    The local unemployment rate, adjusted for seasonal variation, ...

Innovation is top of mind for business leaders today. And for good reason: To stay relevant, to grow and thrive, businesses need to be agile and inventive. Able to quickly adopt and adapt to advanced technologies and processes, respond to ...

Sometimes by staying put we can go places we never dreamed. Sometimes by delaying gratification we can receive even greater rewards. This certainly was the case with John Wallace, whose decision to remain at Syracuse University for his senior season ...

On Jan. 31, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar declared a public health emergency regarding the novel coronavirus outbreak. As a result, the U.S. has made dramatic changes to the ability of foreign nationals to ...

For well over a year, the Trump administration has been telling our allies in Europe and in Australia, Japan, and New Zealand that they should not permit the Chinese telecom giant Huawei to play any role in the development of ...

The flip in majority control of the New York State Senate from Republican to Democrat after last year’s election has negatively impacted the strength of the Rochester and Finger Lakes region’s representation in Albany. Upstate Senators Pam Helming, Richard Funke, ...