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“What have you learned about yourself in the past two years?” That’s the question I ask applicants to our Advanced Leadership Course, as well as prospective consultants who express a desire to join our team. That important question underscores a ...

The Census Bureau released updated projections in March 2018 illustrating that people over 65 years old will outnumber children by 2035, a first in U.S. history. Data shows the region’s population becoming older and more diverse, statistics that mirror demographic ...

While organizations that cater to senior living have their own ideas about how to appeal to prospective residents, residents themselves are generating some of the biggest ideas in the industry. With 76 million Baby Boomers born between 1946 and 1964, ...

He knew the law. It was strictly enforced. There were no exceptions. No eating in the living room.  He sensed the danger. If he was caught, punishment would be swift and sure. But as he weighed the risks and contemplated ...

Tagged with: Business Ethics Jim Nortz

“The world is running out of computing capacity,” warned Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at the most recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Could this possibly be true? I believe that the problem appears to be less supply-sided and more ...

Tagged with: Advancing Business Jacqueline Mozrall

Sara Payne, a Syracuse-based attorney, is the head of the new “cannabis team” of lawyers at Barclay Damon LLP. The group, which includes legal specialists in several areas, was created to assist a growing number of companies affected by growth ...

If you have used digital advertising to promote a product or service lately, chances are you handed money over to either Google, Facebook or both. These two companies, Google (owned by parent company Alphabet) and Facebook, have been dominating the ...

Local breweries have benefited from a booming industry as the popularity of craft beers and locally sourced products has skyrocketed over the past decade, but industry insiders say there are still challenges for growing companies. Breweries face difficult questions over ...

A beverage made as an experiment in 2013 ended up paving a new career path for Tony Moringello, now co-owner of Bloomfield-based Noble Shepherd Craft Brewery. Working as a chef at a senior living community at the time, Moringello whipped ...

One of the most popular quotes in business management states, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” A small group of local Certified B Corp organizations has taken those words, attributed to the late Peter Drucker, to heart. ...

Barclay Damon LLP has launched a new “cannabis team” led by Syracuse-based attorney Sara Payne, a member of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Cannabis Law. Barclay Damon’s multidisciplinary team, which represents individuals and organizations participating in or impacted ...

New York’s Labor Laws 240/241, known as the “Scaffolding Law,” was passed in 1885 and is an anachronism that needs to be corrected. Imagine yourself in 1885. Grover Cleveland, a former mayor of Buffalo and governor of New York state, ...

It’s a seller’s market in the greater Rochester area, according to local realtors. However, any gains from a sale will be offset when it comes to purchasing a new house in the region. As John Baron says, it is a ...

Recreation is big business in the Rochester area, where golf clubs and waterways draw enthusiasts from near and far. Don your cleats, and you can play 18 holes at a host of facilities within an hour of downtown. The Ravenwood ...