Recent Stories

Carestream seeks Chapter 11 relief

The bankruptcy filing is the final stage in a recapitalization plan. Lenders are exchanging debt for equity and will become the new owners of the former Kodak unit.

Fostering equity 

Colleges and universities are working to find effective ways to serve and reflect a changing student body.

The state of Lake Ontario

New reports on the Great Lakes show a “fair” ecosystem for Lake Ontario, with some progress but also persistent issues.

Hyzon replaces Knight, CEO and cofounder

Less than two weeks after the Honeoye Falls-based firm disclosed possible accounting irregularities, Hyzon Motors Inc.’s board has named Parker Meeks as president and interim chief executive officer. Former CEO Craig Knight also will no longer serve as a Hyzon director.

Civil suit to proceed against opioid sellers, makers

Consolidating cases filed by counties, the state has filed charges holding organizations including Rochester Drug Co-operative, responsible for sparking and feeding an epidemic of opioid addiction and abuse that has taken several New Yorkers’ lives and cost the state and local governments millions of dollars.

Global consultant comes home

Gene DePrez has long been the “go to” guy for firms seeking a new headquarters, research or manufacturing location or for communities looking for a new vision. Now he’s back in Rochester, relocating that knowledge here.

The (sometimes un-) Affordable Care Act

Though the ACA has succeeded in reducing the percentage of New Yorkers without health insurance and ensures that people with pre-existing conditions can buy health insurance, many New Yorkers continue to face high health care costs.

Changing how we think about violence

For the last two years, the Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence and its partners have coordinated a campaign, Nonviolence Now, using media to promote peacebuilding. The project is now in its second phase, engaging younger consumers ages 18 to 35.

A hopeful antidote

An antiviral treatment effective against the new coronavirus could become available in as little as three months and tested on local patients even sooner.

Beacon event focuses on entrepreneurship

Rochester Beacon’s first event of the year will be hosted by Rochester Institute of Technology’s MAGIC Center. Panelists will share their paths to entrepreneurship and discuss ways to build the next generation of business founders. 

Don’t back away from bail reform

Since cash bail for most misdemeanors and nonviolent offenses ended in New York on Jan.1, it has brought pretrial detention into focus. However, lost in the current debate on bail reform is what led to these historic changes.

Feeding business growth

Work has begun on the Commissary, a downtown Rochester kitchen incubator that aims to boost the local food industry at a grassroots level.