Rochester Business Journal

• Judge OKs settlement of class-action lawsuits against Eastman Kodak
  A federal judge on Friday approved a $21.4 million settlement of class-action lawsuits filed by black employees against Eastman Kodak Co. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Feldman OK'd the settlement after some seven years of litigation. The settlement does not suggest any wrongdoing on the part of Kodak
• Bankruptcy filings decline in area
  Rochester-area bankruptcy filings continued to buck national trends, declining last month and for the year to date.
• B&L completes part of acquisition of rights to Novartis drug
  Bausch & Lomb Inc. partly has completed an acquisition of Novartis AG’s Miochol-E and intends to acquire full rights to the ophthalmic surgery drug once regulatory hurdles are cleared, officials said Friday.
• Revenues climb at CooperVision
  CooperVision Inc. posted third-quarter revenues of $249 million, up 3 percent from $240.9 million last year, its parent company reported.
• Poll participants sharply split in their views of Tea Party
  Respondents to this week’s RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll were closely divided on the Tea Party movement, with a strong correlation between viewpoint and political affiliation apparent in the results.
• Recipients set for non-profit awards
  Thirteen individuals and four organizations will be honored at the 2010 Greater Rochester Awards on Oct. 22 for their contributions to the non-profit human service sector.
• URMC researchers at forefront of muscular dystrophy study
  Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center are at the forefront of an $11 million international effort to improve treatment of muscular dystrophy.
• East House gets $5.1 million for low-income housing
  Providence Housing Development Corp. and its partner East House Corp. have received $5.1 million in low-income tax credits from the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal to construct and operate 44 affordable housing apartments in Rochester. 
• District honors three businesses for partnerships
  The Rochester City School District will honor Advantage Federal Credit Union, Bryant and Stratton College and the Rochester Red Wings at the Fifth Annual Rochester Education Foundation Partnership Awards Dinner Oct. 20 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.
• Online help-wanted ads surge
  Rochester’s online help-wanted advertising soared last month to its highest level since the Conference Board Inc. began reporting the data five years ago.
• B&L selects new human resources chief
  Bausch & Lomb Inc. has named a former human resources executive for the game publisher, Activision Inc., the Walt Disney Co. and Pepsico Inc. as its HR chief.
• Xerox launches 'most ambitious' marketing campaign
  Xerox Corp. on Thursday announced a new marketing campaign that spotlights its work with major brands such as the New York Mets, Target Corp. and Procter & Gamble Co.
• Upstate confidence edges up, still trails a year ago
  Overall confidence among upstate consumers showed some improvement from July to August but lagged from a year ago, a monthly survey by the Siena Research Institute shows.
• Comptroller hikes local governments' contributions to pensions
  The average contribution rate for local governments into the New York State Common Retirement Fund for 2011-12 will increase to 16.3 percent of salaries for the employee retirement system and 21.6 percent of salaries for the police and fire system, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced Thursday.
• Hospitals change coding system for emergency departments
  Monroe County hospitals permanently are eliminating emergency department code reds and most other color-codes.

New York State Headlines

• In Latest Battle for Control of Stuyvesant Town, the Tenants Are Wooed
  (NYTimes)(9/3/2010)
• How Tessy Plastics in Elbridge, NY, fought its way back from the loss of its major customer
  (SyracusePostStandard)(9/3/2010)
• N.Y. consumer confidence falls
  (PoughkeepsieJournal)(9/3/2010)
• Department of Homeland Security awards SRC Inc. $41.9 million contract
  (SyracusePostStandard)(9/3/2010)
• Chicken plant vital to life of town
  (MiddletownRecord)(9/3/2010)

US/World Headlines

• Muslims take to Minn. State Fair to repair image (AP) (9/4/2010 3:55:38 AM)
• Toll from attack on Pakistani Shiites jumps to 65 (AP) (9/4/2010 3:52:11 AM)
• Widespread devastation after 7.0 quake in N. Zealand (AFP) (9/4/2010 3:31:10 AM)
• Suicide bomber kills 57 at Shiite rally in Pakistan (AFP) (9/4/2010 3:27:37 AM)
• Crime adds to misery for Pakistan's flood victims (Reuters) (9/4/2010 3:00:16 AM)