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Skechers settles for $40M over deceptive ads

by Daily Record 05.16.2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Skechers USA Inc. will pay $40 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that the footwear company made unfounded claims that its Shape-ups shoes would help people lose weight and strengthen their butt, leg and stom…

Genesee Cream Ale returns to its roots

by Daily Record 05.14.2012

Genesee Cream Ale is returning to its roots with the original packaging that once made it famous. The beer, according to Janine Schoos, brand manager for the Genesee Family of Beers, was an overnight success among beer drinkers thirsty for something a …

Nixon Peabody attorneys talk about doing business in Europe 

by Daily Record 05.03.2012

There are a lot of things to consider when doing business in Europe. To help clients looking to expand, Nixon Peabody LLP hosted a Global Economic and Legal Forum with a European focus Wednesday at its Rochester offices. The firm opened a Paris office …

Legal marketers discover QR codes 

by Daily Record 04.30.2012

You’ve seen them everywhere. Funny square boxes with squiggles in black and white. They are QR, or “Quick Response,” codes, one of the tools that marketers use in the new field of mobile marketing. Where Web advertising was once the frontier of t…

Shutterfly stock flies on Eastman Kodak deal

by Daily Record 04.25.2012

NEW YORK — Shutterfly’s stock climbed after the online photo publishing company emerged as the sole and thus the likely winning bidder for Eastman Kodak’s online photo services business. The company says no other offers have emerged for K…

Thomson Reuters to sell healthcare unit for $1.25B

by Daily Record 04.23.2012

NEW YORK — Thomson Reuters Corp., one of the world’s largest news and information companies, on Monday said that it would sell its health care analytics division to Veritas Capital for $1.25 billion in cash. The division helps hospitals, employers …

Rochester patent applications up in 1Q 

by Daily Record 04.17.2012

Rochester area inventors in Monroe and Ontario counties received more patent approvals from the U.S. Patent and Trade Office in the first quarter of 2012 than in any quarter of 2011. Total Rochester area patent approvals, including Kodak and Xerox, ros…

Law firm press releases: How to stand out 

by Daily Record 04.15.2012

Firing off a press release about your law firm’s latest news and sending it to a bunch of media outlets might seem like a simple thing, but there’s more to it than you think, says Gina Rubel, the author of “Everyday Public Relations for Lawyers.

Kodak plans to lay off 91 workers in Rochester

by Daily Record 04.10.2012

Eastman Kodak Co. plans to lay off 91 workers at its Rochester operations in June. The Democrat and Chronicle reports that the company has filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice with the state Labor Department about the layoff…

Moody’s raises Constellation Brands rating

by Daily Record 04.10.2012

NEW YORK — Moody’s Investors Service is raising Constellation Brands Inc.’s corporate family rating, due to improving profitability over the past few years and the streamlining of its business. The Victor, wine and spirits company has bee…

FFG acquires insurance company

by Daily Record 04.09.2012

Foundation Financial Group has acquired Assured Insurance Services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Foundation Financial Group announced the opening of its insurance division in January 2011. In January 2012, Foundation Financial…

Carestream names MVP Health Care top supplier

by Daily Record 04.05.2012

Carestream Health, a worldwide provider of dental and medical imaging systems and healthcare IT solutions, recently named MVP Health Care a “Quality Supplier of the Year.” MVP, which has held a “certified supplier” designation from Carestream s…

High-tech job growth display at Eastman Business Park

by Daily Record 04.04.2012

Intrinsiq Materials, Quintel USA and Omni-ID are open for business at Eastman Business Park. The three high-tech companies are growing their operations in the Greater Rochester, Region. Hiring could grow to 250 new jobs with significant current and pla…

Seneca Nation unveils Buffalo Creek casino design

by Daily Record 03.27.2012

The Seneca Nation of Indians and Seneca Gaming Corp. Tuesday unveiled a re-designed $130 million Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino on the Nation’s 9.5 acre territory in Buffalo. The project, due to finish in mid-2013, is expected to provide approximately 6…

Metschl & Assoc. opens new court reporting service offices 

by Daily Record 03.23.2012

A long-time Buffalo court reporting company now has an office in Rochester. Metschl & Associates, owned by Buffalo native Stephen J. Metschl, is finishing its first month at its new location on the seventh floor of the Powers Building. “The whole…