Economy & Business
An enduring legacy
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Kodak’s employment has plunged from its 1982 peak of 60,400 to about 1,300. Yet that employment number vastly understates Kodak’s contribution to the local economy today.
Beaconomics
The impact of persistently low rates of return
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The result of falling real interest rates has been increased risking taking by public pension fund investment managers and others.
Education
State education chief puts the RCSD on notice
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Interim Commissioner of Education Beth Berlin wants the district to do more work to bring itself in line with the distinguished educator’s 2018 recommendations.
Education
Which local college has the best ROI?
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A new nationwide report examines the net economic gain—both long term and short term—from attending college.
Justice & Public Safety
The toll of illegal firearms
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Most weapons used in gun violence locally were obtained unlawfully, police say. The impact of these crimes—from trauma to economic costs—is substantial. Is enough being done to curb this violence and aid victims?
Culture
The origins and growing impact of the Rochester Fringe Festival
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Festival Producer Erica Fee says such festivals both further the work of artists and help build a community’s sense of its own assets.
Education
Rochester chosen for education initiative
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The city is one of seven nationwide selected to identify ways to remove barriers to basic needs for post-secondary completion and workforce success.
Community
Rochester diocese files action against insurers
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One of its insurers contends the diocese followed “policies and practices … designed to conceal sexual abuse by clergy and protect it from scandal and liability.”
Beaconomics
What? Low inflation is a problem?
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No one wants a return to double-digit inflation. But low inflation can slip into deflation, which increases the risk of a downturn.
Letter from Washington
From Pittsford to Politico
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A former Rochester newsboy who cofounded of one of the country’s most-visited news sites, John Harris has earned an international reputation as a news innovator and astute political reporter.