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I moved to Rochester in 1995, making me a “transplant.” The pride for my beloved, adopted home comes from the same wellspring I see present in other transplants. We are experiencing a new phenomenon with younger adults returning to our ...

A coalition of about 130 environmental groups wrote to Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week to protest the state’s nuclear subsidies. Alliance for a Green Economy led the effort that asks Cuomo to overhaul the subsidies so that New Yorkers who ...

Downtown Rochester has experienced a clear resurgence in recent years. Exciting new restaurants have opened, living options have expanded, new amenities have appeared, and companies have moved downtown or increased their downtown presence. The more enthusiasm for downtown Rochester there ...

There appears to be a cease-fire in the trade war brewing between the U.S. and the European Union. After a meeting at the White House between U.S. President Donald Trump and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, the two leaders declared a temporary ...

I’ve spent 80 years of my life staunchly opposed to marijuana or drugs of any sort—until my aging body became crippled with rheumatoid arthritis. For years, nothing could alleviate the symptoms that confined my once very active self into a ...

Working to improve the environment and address climate change is one of the pressing concerns of our time. But solving that problem by suing energy companies is not the right approach, and a judge was right to throw out New ...

Put yourself in this very real situation: a patient is dying in front of you, and she needs an expensive treatment to begin in the next few minutes. You know she doesn’t have insurance. You also know that she lives ...

Harris Corp., which employs 3,600 people in Rochester and 17,000 worldwide, has joined the ranks of companies offering paid time off for new parents. Harris’ policy will allow new moms and dads to take four weeks of paid time off ...

There is no question that President Donald Trump has been good for many businesses. His administration has removed many regulations that businesses did not approve of. The tax cuts he helped usher into law have helped many companies save money. ...

Roland Williams knows how hard it is to grow up poor in Rochester and find success. The former National Football League tight end and East High School graduate no longer lives in Rochester, but he still makes it a priority ...

In its dealings with retailers, American Express (AmEx) routinely writes into its contracts language that prohibits retailers from offering any discounts or other inducements to customers to get them to use alternate forms of payment. Ohio and 10 other states ...

Starbucks announced Monday that it will eliminate plastic straws from all of its locations within two years. Plastic straws have come under fire as an environmental threat to oceans even though they account for a small percentage of the waste ...

One of the biggest concerns you hear from businesses in our region—and across the country—is that there are not enough skilled workers for companies to fill the openings they have. This is especially true in technical fields that require more ...

The tariffs enacted by the Trump administration in recent weeks have prompted action from other countries and from companies based in the U.S., while the stock markets have been volatile over concerns about a trade war between the U.S. and ...

  Nations sell goods and services to each other because this exchange is generally mutually beneficial. It’s easy to understand that Iceland should not be growing its own oranges, given its climate. Instead, Iceland should buy oranges from Spain, which can ...