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Rochester’s CHESS Health, a leading provider of comprehensive addiction technology and support services, has added virtual recovery support meetings to its evidence-based Connections smartphone app. CHESS Health’s virtual support meetings, or “Alongsides,” offer individuals in substance use disorder recovery a ...

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Men looking to get back on track with their fitness goals after a more sedentary lifestyle over the past year-plus should take things slow and steady rather than rushing back into the exercise routines they did pre-COVID-19. Richard Alweis M.D., ...

In the nearly 10 years since Lee Rudow joined Transcat Inc., revenues have nearly doubled, earnings have nearly tripled and company stock has increased fivefold. “We just keep the pedal to the metal,” said Rudow, who joined the Ogden firm ...

Investment in qualified opportunity zones could become more widely popular if the Biden Administration follows through with proposed substantial hikes on capital gains taxes. Many investors have moved cautiously with regard to opportunity zones, but there may be a dramatic ...

The COVID-19 pandemic altered the way Americans work, possibly forever, and local experts say the move toward remote work could improve workplace diversity and equity, but employers must be thoughtful and deliberate when developing hiring practices and a culture of inclusion. Workplace diversity and ...

Policies and practices related to gender identity and expression are increasing in popularity in the workplace as employers look to attract talented employees and create a more diverse workforce. Sady Fischer, corporate director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Excellus ...

McDougall Communications has been honored for public relations campaign excellence in the Public Relations Society of America’s Silver Anvil awards. McDougall-led campaigns the Centre for Ocular Research & Education and CooperVision won the Silver Anvil in three categories: » Crisis ...

New York Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls has changed its name to Northeast College of Health Sciences. The school says the new name best reflects the transforming scope of educational opportunities it offers in an evolving range of healthcare professions. ...

It’s no secret that people are living longer. In 2018, for the first time in history, people over the age of 65 outnumbered children under the age of five across the globe, according to the United Nations’ World Population Aging ...

Nazareth College of Rochester has joined a number of local colleges and universities in requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all students, staff and faculty for the fall 2021 semester. In a statement Friday, Nazareth officials said the college is “committed to ...

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Cornerstone Dental has established the Dilek Ogut Memorial Scholarship at Monroe Community College to honor the memory of a former dental hygienist. Dilek Ogut, who obtained an associate degree in dental hygiene from MCC in 2000, worked most of her ...

The city of Rochester will use community input to determine how to allocate $202 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.

In my March column, I thanked the RBJ for its inaugural list of the “Power 100” in the Rochester region. I also issued a challenge for all of us listed to come together and focus our efforts on so many ...

When the Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into law in 2011, it was expected it would take the U.S. Food and Drug Administration some time to roll out and train its inspectors on the various intricacies of the law. ...

Another Rochester-area nonprofit has committed to raising its minimum wage for frontline workers. Lifetime Assistance Inc. on Thursday said it would implement a significantly higher new wage of $15.75 per hour for direct supply professionals in residential services, or group ...

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