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The Democrat and Chronicle is laying off three members of its newsroom as part of a national layoff plan by Gannett. According to Tweets from the affected staff, those laid off are veteran journalists, no management. Among them are 27-year veteran Jeff Spevak. The Rochester Newspaper Guild says in a statement that the D&C Newsroom […]
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has written to the “other two” of the big three credit reporting agencies, asking them to spell out the security measures they have in place to prevent a data breach. Schneiderman’s office says the Attorney General wants to make sure Experian and TransUnion aren’t as vulnerable to hackers as […]
Xerox Corporation is laying off about 100 workers in three states, including some in the Rochester area. The company said in a statement its restructuring activities are taking place immediately. The affected employees are in Rochester, Webster, and also in Oregon and Texas. All have already been notified. A statement from spokesman Bill McKee says […]