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Sometimes, regulatory compliance and an organization’s obligation to the law aren’t enough to drive change. A prime example is the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which came out in the early 2000s. There weren’t any HIPAA police to ...

The Rochester Museum & Science Center has acquired a new archival collection of Frederick Douglass materials including photos, pamphlets and more. The new collection, titled “The Anne Weaver Teabeau and Roland B. Scott Jr. Collection on Frederick Douglass,” was donated ...

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Genesee & Wyoming Inc., which has its administrative base in Rochester, last year secured $1.6 billion in new investments. The railroad last week released its 2020 U.S. industrial development results, which includes 45 new projects that are expected to generate ...

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Biometric information is all around us. It enables us to tag friends and family in photos on social media, unlock our phones, pay for groceries and track our workouts. The technology is already beginning to take hold in the workplace ...

More than 2,000 applications were submitted for Fast Forward Monroe Small Business Grants and 1,315 were approved, county officials said last week. The $17 million program, announced in October, was designed to support local small businesses affected by the pandemic. ...

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The Simon Business School at the University of Rochester has been named the most diverse MBA program in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report. “Diverse” is defined by the report as the percentage of African American, Black, Hispanic ...

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Rochester Institute of Technology has introduced a tuition scholarship program for New York residents and graduates of New York colleges and universities who are seeking a master’s degree to prepare for a future beyond the coronavirus pandemic. Master Up NY will provide ...

Rochester’s Regional Transit Service will launch its long-awaited Reimagine RTS transit system design on May 17. The plan originally was scheduled to be implemented on June 29 last year but was postponed due to COVID-19. “Since the COVID-19 pandemic delayed ...

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The continued increase in remote work as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic presents cybersecurity challenges for companies. However, there are new processes and technologies being developed that can help address those challenges. Paul Bornemann, vice president of consulting at ...

The University of Rochester this week told faculty and staff that all employees will have full salary reinstatement as of July 1, 2021. “The unprecedented financial challenges the university has faced in the last 11 months necessitated difficult and painful ...

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Rochester-based Document Security Systems Inc. last month closed on an upsized underwritten public offering with gross proceeds of roughly $24 million. The multinational company operating businesses focused on brand protection technology and securitized digital assets issued 6.67 million shares of ...

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Rochester Regional Health is dealing with a nursing shortage head-on. The health services organization has welcomed the first class of students to its College of Health Careers, located in the once-abandoned Macy’s building in the former Irondequoit Mall. “Once again, ...

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Flanked by iconic LeRoy Neiman artwork of Muhammad Ali on his office wall, Ted Jones provided an in-depth look at the U.S. economy for the Rochester Area Chapter of the New York State Commercial Association of Realtors on Thursday afternoon. ...

Seanelle Hawkins, president and CEO of Urban League of Rochester, joins the RBJ to discuss Urban League’s response to COVID-19, the Interrupt Racism initiative, the Rochester Police Department and more. WATCH VIDEO This item is part of Rochester Business Journal’s ...

The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival has been put back on the calendar this year, festival producers said Thursday. Producers Marc Iacona and John Nugent have slated the popular event for July 30 to Aug. 7 at Rochester Institute of ...

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