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CloudCheckr has tapped Tim McKinnon to take over as CEO, following the six-year tenure of serial entrepreneur Aaron Newman. Much like Newman, McKinnon has a long track record in the tech space. Prior to coming to CloudCheckr, he served as ...

Now more than ever, John Clayton says, companies need to know what lies ahead. You can guess, or even presume, how the market will respond to your product. You can use past experience to guide where to spend your marketing ...

  The kitchen backsplashes are covered with up-to-date subway tiles. There are seven workstations, complete with sink, oven and range combo, counter space and storage cupboards and drawers. And there are even control panels operated with a code so students ...

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As Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act into law, Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo is poised to draft legislation which would lob a lawsuit against the State of New York. The act, also known as ...

The Rochester Women’s Giving Circle on Wednesday awarded nearly $200,000 in grants to local organizations that support women and girls. This year’s recipients were chosen from 28 proposals totaling more than $518,000. The 10 awards range from $6,000 to $25,000. ...

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Richard Feldman, president of the University of Rochester for nearly 18 months, gave this bit of parting advice Tuesday night: “If you ever get invited to the Nobel Prize ceremony, go,” Feldman said. He was talking to an audience of ...

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A Webster-based business process solutions firm has been named to the Global Impact Sourcing Coalition, a network of businesses that create jobs for those in need. Datrose was recognized for its Salute and Recruit Program, which employs veterans through impact ...

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Launch Team, a Rochester-based marketing firm specializing in advanced technology industries, will be moving to a new location to accommodate growth. The firm, founded in 1986, will relocate from 19 Prince St. to 2280 East Ave. on Sept. 1. As industries ...

A decision to bring more attention to Rochester’s homelessness has led to an organizational rebranding for one area nonprofit. Rochester-Monroe County Homeless Continuum of Care has changed its name to Partners Ending Homelessness. The name change and new logo were revealed ...

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ADMAR Construction Equipment & Supplies has opened a branch in Pittsburgh, the 10th location for the Brighton-based firm. ADMAR rents and sells construction equipment, with products from more than 50 manufacturers. The Pittsburgh location enables the company to more efficiently ...

Rochester-area companies say the pool of potential employees has been drying up. “In the past, a client may have interviewed 10 applicants per job opening,” says Jeanie Burgen Fitzgerald, president of the full-service staffing firm TalentBridge Network LLC. “Today, the ...

Accusations of blatant sexual harassment against public figures such as Harvey Weinstein and Matt Lauer may have kicked the #MeToo movement into high gear, but there is far more to the movement that began midway through the first decade of ...

With Thomson Reuters shuttering operations in Rochester in the fall, the Aqueduct Building is now on the market. CBRE Rochester has the exclusive listing of the iconic downtown building at 50 East Broad St., which sits along the west bank ...

The Center for Governmental Research Inc. has named longtime CGR Principal Erika Rosenberg as president and CEO. Rosenberg succeeds Joseph Stefko, who left the agency last month to become president and CEO of ROC2025, a new strategic alliance focused on ...

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The Luminate NY accelerator has opened applications for its third cohort. Based at NextCorps at the Sibley Building, Luminate NY is the largest photonics business accelerator in the world. Originally funded as a two year program through a $10 million grant ...