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For individuals and organizations alike, the end of the year is a time for making plans. But not just the kind that involve shopping or holiday parties. Plans for the future. When it comes to businesses, that often involves considering ...

Corporate trade secrets are an important part of a company’s intellectual property, but they can often be overlooked, says Jeffrey Allen. “Trade secrets are like the little brothers at the kids table at Thanksgiving,” says Allen, a member at Bond, ...

Two new laws designed to secure personal information collected by businesses will take effect next year. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect Jan. 1. And New York’s Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act starts March ...

Soft skills–those traits and techniques that help you build relationships with others–are a key to getting ahead at work. Even in a high-tech, highly electronic world, says Melisza Campos, a Dale Carnegie master, “The people who can get things done ...

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Rochester is home to more than 21,000 seniors, and those individuals have multiple choices when it comes to living facilities. Whether they choose independent living, assisted living, memory care or any of the other types of facilities available here, seniors ...

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Becoming a member of a board of directors at a local organization can open the door to myriad opportunities for young professionals. For most, joining a board fulfills a desire to be an important player in moving the needle and ...

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It’s no secret that the baby boomers are no longer babies, and the number crossing the threshold to retirement age rises every day. But just how radical the spike of people over the age of 65 has grown is still ...

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The University of Rochester is not only in Rochester, Sarah C. Mangelsdorf said at her inauguration as president Friday afternoon. It’s of Rochester. And it must be for Rochester, too.  “The central role of the university is the creation, preservation, ...

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A New York state Supreme Court, appellate division ruling in Albany County put a halt to an emergency ban on flavored e-liquid and e-cigarettes, at least temporarily. Filed by Buffalo-based Perfection Vapes, DC-based trade group the Vapor Technology Association and ...

Digital Rochester has announced its two winners for technology women of the year as Dhireesha Kudithipudi and, in the new emerging technology category, Kristen Seversky. Kudithipudi serves as director of the nanocomputing lab at the Rochester Institute of Technology, professor ...

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A lender will evaluate a number of factors when considering a potential commercial real estate, or CRE, loan. In reviewing the CRE lending process, it should be noted that commercial real estate is a financial asset and commercial enterprise, and ...

  The market for commercial real estate in the Greater Rochester area is anticipated to hold steady in 2018, with many lenders looking at office space for high-tech startups as a reliable investment. Many startups, located in the Downtown Innovation ...

As an employer and human resource professional, I see the difficulties of running a business from many perspectives. Challenges seem never-ending and come from every direction, including employees’ personal lives. Drug abuse, especially opioid addiction, is a rapidly growing challenge ...

Monroe County this year joined a growing list of municipal and county governments across the country filing lawsuits alleging drug manufacturers, distributors and doctors conspired to create a false perception of the safety and effectiveness of opioid painkillers in order ...