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Rochester City Council held a public forum Monday on the council draft for a Police Accountability Board that would significantly change how police misconduct is investigated. Plans for a Police Accountability Board have been hotly debated, with the PAB Alliance—an ...

Having “MBA” after your name can mean a lot in the business world. “It may help your resume rise to the top,” says Molly Mesko, executive director of executive and part-time programs at the Simon Business School. At the same ...

Reducing and managing employee turnover is critical in many industries, but particularly in long-term senior living facilities in which residents develop relationships with employees who learn their needs and preferences. Senior living centers range from the traditional nursing home to ...

The District of Columbia attorney general sued Facebook in December in connection with the well-publicized Cambridge Analytica scandal, alleging the company violated the District’s consumer protection statute by failing to protect user privacy. The action is the first significant state-level ...

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Employee engagement has been a popular topic in recent years. But what does it mean in your company? What does it look like? How do your “engaged” team members feel and behave? Motivation is the first thing I think of ...

Tagged with: great workplaces Lauren Dixon

The energy sector is, by far, one of the most difficult sectors to understand for the typical investor.  It’s hard enough to comprehend the notions of proven reserves and spare capacity let alone the various other factors that influence demand, ...

It’s an old aphorism that no raindrop feels responsible for the flood—but what if we flipped that? What if a group of individuals recognized their own potential and combined each of their humble efforts? Could it form a mighty current ...

The IRS has issued new guidance on an unexpected and controversial provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: a new tax on non-profit employee parking. The guidance provides a method that some non-profits may be able to use to ...

Tagged with: Josh Gewolb Taxing Matters

Asset-based lending, or ABL, can be used to obtain capital for acquisitions or mergers, equipment upgrades, inventory and other opportunities. As its name suggests, it is lending secured by an asset. This could be a company’s accounts receivable, inventory and/or ...

Tagged with: Corporate Finance James Barger

Individuals are often looking to give back to their community, and several Rochester-area companies say assisting employees in giving back and facilitating company-wide fundraising efforts is not only the right thing to do to improve local communities but the activities ...

Ibero-American Action League President and CEO Hilda Rosario-Escher won the 2019 ATHENA Award on Thursday night at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center. Rosario-Escher, who will be retiring this year, received the award in front of a record ...

JP Morgan Chase executives Matt Tipple and Bob McArdle discuss the result of the survey of 1,800 small and midsize businesses. Subscribe to our podcast for free! Get the latest episodes of the RBJ BizCast instantly when you subscribe for ...

Opening today at Nazareth College in the Arts Center Gallery is Articulating Craft, reflecting the evolving conversation of the artists’ interpretations of what contemporary craft looks like in today’s day and age. Featured in this exhibit is work that depicts ...