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The breakup of Cellino & Barnes did more than turn one personal injury law firm into two. That very public divorce prompted advertising in the personal injury sector to spike exponentially in the Rochester marketplace and across Western New York. ...

29 Design Studio won three first-place marketing awards, along with a merit award, in the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) regional content. 29 Design Studio, based in Geneva, specializes in branding and marketing for food, beverage and agriculture. The agency won ...

Gillian Flynn has always been a little ahead of her time. She came to the United States from Liverpool, England, with her family when she was 11. She bought her first home when she was 17. And she ran her ...

Compeer Rochester has merged with OASIS Adaptive Sports, Inc., enabling an expansion of regional services by offering outdoor adventures for veterans with disabilities. Honeoye-based OASIS (Outdoor Adventures for Sacrifice in Service) Adaptive Sports is now part of CompeerCORPS, the organization’s ...

Xerox Holdings Corp. has signed Lexmark International Inc. as its first original equipment manufacturer client for Xerox Financial Services (XFS), the company’s new global payments solutions business. XFS, which finances both Xerox and third-party workplace technology needs, will provide financing ...

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Rochester’s Innovative Solutions has hired a top cloud executive to accelerate its growth with Amazon Web Services. Jeff Valentine has joined the firm as president and chief operating officer. As a leading managed cloud service provider, Innovative is growing in ...

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PUSH Physical Theatre will mark its 20th anniversary with a virtual event Feb. 26, hosted by co-founders Heather and Darren Stevenson. “Adventures in Creative Living with PUSH’s Heather & Darren Stevenson” will feature a live-streamed conversation with the married couple. It ...

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VerifyMe Inc., a Rochester-based technology solutions provider specializing in brand protection functions, has entered into an underwriting agreement with Maxim Group LLC under which Maxim has agreed to purchase 1.65 million shares of common stock at $5.30 per share. The ...

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When Mark Esposito enrolled at the University at Buffalo in 1999, he had plotted out a study path in architecture. Buildings appealed to him, from design to construction. But just one semester into his collegiate education, he altered course. “I ...

IC Shah, who transformed himself from layoff casualty at Xerox Corp. into thriving entrepreneur with a desire to help others, has died. He was 82. Mr. Shah founded ICS Executone Telecom in 1976, shortly after his employment ended at Xerox. ...

Monica Nation will be the first to tell you she experienced a bit of culture shock when she arrived in Upstate New York last year as the newly appointed New York North and Connecticut region director for the Consumer Banking ...

Cybersecurity is always a priority for businesses of all sizes, but even implementation of the most aggressive system defense packages, along with advanced employee training, may not be enough to ward off an attack. Cyber criminals have exploited vulnerabilities of ...

Monroe County recently put a cap on the fees that food delivery services are allowed to charge restaurants, but now at least one of the companies that brings dinner to your door is adding a new fee for customers. DoorDash ...

The Genesee Transportation Council is looking for public feedback on nearly 80 recommendations in five categories as part of its development of the Long Range Transportation Plan 2045. The purpose of the plan is to establish transportation priorities and strategic ...

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Real estate broker Michael Liess says he has always viewed his industry priorities as residential property first, commercial property second. But the desire to add a commercial brokerage has always appealed, which is why he recently launched Coldwell Banker Commercial ...