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  When Jack Nodar was hospitalized three years ago for an operation, he never could have imagined that he would leave the hospital permanently blind. But that’s what happened. Nor could he have imagined that being blind would lead to ...

When Roc Brewing celebrated its seventh anniversary in June, the brewery teamed up with seven other local breweries — Wagner Valley and Resurgence, Three Heads, Stoneyard, Lost Borough, Swiftwater, Noble Shepherd and Genesee — to brew a pack of collaboration ...

Local breweries have benefited from a booming industry as the popularity of craft beers and locally sourced products has skyrocketed over the past decade, but industry insiders say there are still challenges for growing companies. Breweries face difficult questions over ...

A beverage made as an experiment in 2013 ended up paving a new career path for Tony Moringello, now co-owner of Bloomfield-based Noble Shepherd Craft Brewery. Working as a chef at a senior living community at the time, Moringello whipped ...

New York’s Labor Laws 240/241, known as the “Scaffolding Law,” was passed in 1885 and is an anachronism that needs to be corrected. Imagine yourself in 1885. Grover Cleveland, a former mayor of Buffalo and governor of New York state, ...

It’s a seller’s market in the greater Rochester area, according to local realtors. However, any gains from a sale will be offset when it comes to purchasing a new house in the region. As John Baron says, it is a ...

Recreation is big business in the Rochester area, where golf clubs and waterways draw enthusiasts from near and far. Don your cleats, and you can play 18 holes at a host of facilities within an hour of downtown. The Ravenwood ...

OK, you’ve put your 40-plus hours in at the office. Now what? Instead of cozying up to your TV, why not paddle local waters, give your time to an amateur theater troupe or take up another pleasurable, healthy pursuit. You ...

Let’s say it has been your dream for the past decade to build your own house, so over the years you’ve diligently saved a budgeted amount of money every month. You now have enough in the bank for a tidy ...

As a hiring manager, your top priority is (or should be) identifying the best talent for your team — period. It seems like a simple concept: define the skill set you’re seeking, interview qualified candidates, and hire the finalist that ...

As the use of social media in society has grown through the years so has its use by employers to vet applicants. It can be a useful tool for employers who can find out if the information in an applicant’s ...

Factors like the introduction of medical marijuana in New York and the dramatic rise in the use of opioids, both prescription and illegal drugs, have left some companies wondering how to go about testing for abuse of such substances. With ...

Rochester’s emerging urban districts have become a destination of choice for both technology companies and creative firms looking to recruit and retain talent. The latent potential of underutilized buildings in these areas has attracted “new age” business leaders wishing to ...

Jen Wood, a locally based audit director for PricewaterhouseCoopers, says her go-to tool to balance her work-life responsibilities is to flex her time and work late at night when her three kids are in bed. She is able to do ...

Familiar office routines are changing, with standbys such as e-mail or face-to-face meetings being replaced by all-in-one messaging applications and telecommuting. According to research firm Global Workplace Analytics, approximately 3.7 million employees work from home at least half the time. ...