Volkswagen took a major step toward resolving one of the darkest chapters in its history Wednesday, pleading guilty to an emissions-cheating scandal and agreeing to pay $4.3 billion in criminal and civil charges as the U.S. announced charges against five ...
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Lazaro Torres, a die-hard Miami Heat fan, was scurrying to reach his seat before tip-off one night last month when he hit an all-too-common roadblock: Two dozen fans stirring impatiently in the security-check line. Not a problem. He slid into ...
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Read More »ALBANY — The minimum wage is going up at year’s end throughout New York state. Within New York City the wage will rise from $9 to $11 per hour, though the increase will be smaller for employees of small businesses. ...
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Read More »TOKYO (AP) — Japanese electronics company Panasonic and U.S. electric car maker Tesla said Tuesday they plan to begin production of photovoltaic cells and modules at a factory in Buffalo. The two companies said they finalized an agreement calling for ...
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Read More »TONAWANDA — A business merger involving Praxair isn’t expected to affect the company’s work force in western New York. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says Praxair has committed to preserve its facilities in that region of the state, where it employs ...
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Nixon Peabody’s annual review of large mergers and acquisitions depicts a generally healthy market that may have been slightly dampened by the tumultuous political season. “In terms of cyclical trends, the M&A market continues to be strong,” said Nixon Peabody ...
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Read More »A veteran journalist familiar with the Rochester community is the new editor of The Daily Record. “I am passionate about both journalism and Rochester, and I am excited to take charge of The Daily Record and its long history ...
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Three years into being a business owner, Becky Davis knew she needed to break the hold technology had on her. Davis, a marketing and management consultant to other small business owners, was so immersed in emails, texts and social ...
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Six years ago, when President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act into law, America’s retailers got a big reduction in the debit-card fees they pay banks. Now, with Donald J. Trump set to take office, they’re preparing for a lobbying ...
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Changing marijuana laws aren’t necessarily making weed more welcome in the workplace. For now, many employers appear to be sticking with their drug testing and personal conduct policies, even in states where recreational marijuana use is now permitted. Others ...
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Read More »Although President Barack Obama’s new rule on who gets overtime pay has been halted by a federal judge in Texas, employers have still made changes. The new rule, scheduled to take effect Dec. 1, would have raised the minimum salary ...
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The San Francisco-based bank has been under fire since it was discovered that in order to meet extremely lofty sales goals, employees opened as many as 2 million bank and credit card accounts without customer authorization. Wells Fargo has ...
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