Rochester Business Journal Leading source of business news and information in Rochester, N.Y.

As the RBJ reported last month, Gerard J. Rooney, president of St. John Fisher College, has joined college and university presidents from across the country in endorsing carbon pricing as an economy-wide approach to lowering greenhouse gas emissions that cause ...

Tagged with: Environmental Business Paul Kane

There is no greater inhibitor to the future economic success of the Rochester and Finger Lakes region than the outcomes produced by the Rochester City School District. That is why Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce calls upon the New York ...

Lifetime Assistance Inc. is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Airport Games on Saturday June 15. Hundreds participate in the USAirports 5K, Flower City CrossFit 5L, Kids Fun Run, inflatable obstacle course and more to benefit essential services for children and ...

Writers & Books is hosting author Jeff Spevak. He explores the dilemma of telling a story of a man who cannot bring himself to speak about the most epic moment of his life in his book “22 Minutes: The USS ...

In Partnership with the Islamic Center of Rochester, the George Eastman Museum’s Dryden Theatre presents Salam, a free film series. The next scheduled screening is “The White Balloon,” the story of a brother and sister on their adventure to procure ...

The Rochester Museum & Science Center is hosting a book launch to celebrate the release of Jane Plitt’s “Martha Matilda Harper and the American Dream: How One Woman Changed the Face of Modern Business.” Harper created the first retail franchise ...

Genesee Country Village & Museum is gearing up for the Celtic Faire this weekend. There will be music from the Gates Keystone Police Pipes & Drums and the Rochester Scottish Pipes and Drums, as well as performances by Irish dance ...

Acoustic evening George Eastman Museum’s Garden Vibes summer concert series continues with Songs from the Road Band. The band hails from Asheville, N.C., and Nashville, Tenn., and together they have earned top accolades in bluegrass, Americana and jazz. The veteran ...

Quick wit McHale coming to Del Lago Legendary actor and comedian Joel McHale is stopping at Del Lago Resort & Casino for a stand-up performance at The Vine. McHale is best known as the star of the NBC and then ...

Dances at the Multi-Use Community Cultural Center Dances at the Multi-Use Community Cultural Center returns for its sixth year offering 10 nights of contemporary dance from nearly 30 different choreographers and companies. Here are selections from the program schedule, which ...

Systemic corporate corruption, exemplified by the recent Wells Fargo and Volkswagen scandals, are not the result of a few rogue employees’ clandestine misdeeds. Instead, systemic corporate corruption involves the actions of hundreds, if not thousands of individuals at every level ...

Tagged with: Business Ethics Jim Nortz

 The idea of environmental, social and governance-friendly (ESG) investing has been around for quite a while now; long enough, in fact, that many financial institutions are now offering customized ESG portfolios to their clients.  One that I’m familiar with boasts ...

“In this tight job market, we’ve been desperate to recruit technical staff as well as sales and marketing people. I’ve been especially interested in improving our employee referral program, which offers a small cash incentive to employees who refer candidates ...

Tagged with: Kathleen Driscoll Managers at Work