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Noah Hanft, former general counsel, corporate secretary and chief franchise officer for MasterCard Worldwide, has joined the advisory and coaching division of BarkerGilmore, a Fairport-based boutique executive search firm. Hanft will add his considerable financial services and technology sector expertise ...

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Gail M. Norris, former vice president and general counsel for the University of Rochester, has joined the Pittsford office of Bond, Schoeneck & King Attorneys as senior counsel in the firm’s higher education and business practices. At Bond, Norris will ...

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On Dec. 18, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015.  One provision benefiting seniors that was made “permanent” is the Qualified Charitable Distribution, or QCD.  I say permanent with tongue-in-cheek, of course, ...

It would be hard to find someone to argue with Dana Vosburgh when he says, “no one likes to pay taxes.” But the tax implications of one’s investments are areas that need to be addressed as part of an individual’s ...

Novatek Communications Inc. of Rochester is merging with Colorado Springs, Colo.-based InfoPros. The companies specialize in documentation and courseware. They will operate under the name InfoPros. Novatek Communications has a 30-year history of providing technical documentation and training services for ...

Ending an era in men’s fine clothing in Rochester, Don Rhoda is closing the Red Barn after 55 years in business. The 78-year-old Rhoda plans to retire, allowing him and his wife of 20 years, Pamela, to take an actual ...

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Eastman Kodak last week reported a third-quarter loss of $5 million, despite growth in key print and film product areas. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, the one-time film giant posted revenues of $315 million, down from $329 million in ...

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Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin will speak at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf Dec. 5 on the subject of addiction and recovery. Matlin, the deaf actress who won an Academy Award in 1987 for “Children of ...

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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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Monroe Community College Foundation’s annual gala event Thursday honored the Wegman family for its philanthropic commitment to MCC, and announced a  pledge of $4 million from the ESL Foundation to help support students. Danny Wegman, president and chairman of the Wegman ...

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If Halloween’s over and the first snow has arrived, it must be time to start planning Christmas tree-lighting events. For the sixth year, Genesee Brewery will light up a tree made of beer kegs and decorated with more than 30,000 ...

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A federal jury on Friday convicted Richard Leon Wilbern for the fatal robbery of the Xerox Federal Credit Union in Webster in 2003. Wilbern, 59, fatally shot Raymond Batzel during the crime and wounded another customer, Joseph Doud. The jury ...

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Honor Flight Rochester and two local World War II veterans will be featured on Veterans Day on a national television show. The “Honor Flight Heroes” show on Discovery’s American Heroes Channel will share the stories of Philip “Curly” Voystock and Harold ...

Agathi Georgiou-Graham’s road to becoming a staple in the Rochester hospitality industry wasn’t one of glitz and glamour. In fact, she never planned on being an event planner and multi-venue owner. Rather, she realized in college that she had a ...