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WASHINGTON — The leaders of two major health insurers planning separate multi-billion dollar acquisitions made the case for the deals to Congress as senators questioned whether they would hurt competition and raise prices for consumers. Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer Anthem ...

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When NxStage Medical Inc. realized Spanish-speaking people made up 15 percent of the market for its home kidney dialysis equipment, the company created a website and brochures printed in Spanish. NxStage, which started its marketing campaign to Hispanics a year ...

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Enhanced Retirement Solutions LLC, a Rochester-based retirement plan services consultant, is expanding into the third-party administration services arena to provide plan design, document, compliance, reporting, administrative support, and other assistance to plan sponsors. “Retirement plan administration is a complex, ongoing ...

John Betlem Heating & Cooling has completed a merger in which the 74-year-old company acquired the assets of Lang Heating & Cooling. Lang, which was headquartered in Webster and had a branch office in Canandaigua, was 67 years old. Kathy ...

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Insero & Co. CPAs has been named one of Accounting Today’s 2015 Best Accounting Firms to Work for. Accounting Today and Best Companies Group identified companies that have excelled in creating quality workplaces for employees. “As the only firm in ...

The Rochester Hispanic Business Association, a Rochester Business Alliance affiliate, elected Vilma Burgos-Torres, Burgos Income Tax Business Services manager, as chair. RHBA also elected officers for two-year terms. Burgos-Torres, a Puerto Rico native, was the first in the Burgos family to ...

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NOHMs Technologies Inc. is the recipient of a $1.64 million federal-private contract that will speed development of advance electric vehicle batteries and improve performance, affordability, and safety. NOHMs, with support from the US Department of Energy and the US Advanced ...

NEW YORK — China’s economic problems have been a windfall for some U.S. small businesses — and pose a threat to others. A nearly 40 percent plunge in the Shanghai stock market since mid-June, a response to the country’s weakening ...

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A National Labor Relations Board ruling that modified the definition of an employer could hurt small businesses including franchises and subcontractors, according to industry groups that advocate for those companies. The NLRB decision Thursday came in a case involving waste ...

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The Empire State is one of the more difficult states to establish a small business, according to an annual survey published this week. New York scored an D grade for its overall “friendliness” to small business and was handed an ...

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The Bonadio Group, an accounting, consulting, and financial services company, has been appointed to the pre-qualified list of certified public accountants for the state’s Empire State Development Film Tax Credit Program. The program is designed to increase the economic impact ...

Manning Squires Hennig, a Batavia-based commercial contractor, has been awarded a renovation project by the Rochester City School District for James Monroe High School. Work began in July and is expected to be completed by November 2016. The $8.4 million ...