2021 was a record-breaking year globally and nationally for mergers (combining two separate businesses into one new legal entity) and acquisitions (when a purchased company gets fully absorbed by an acquiring company). Per Refinitiv – an American-British global provider of ...
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Ending violent crime requires building trust between police, community 
Rochester has recently been the recipient of many state, federal and private investments that create a true path for transformational change. Governor Hochul, along with our federal delegation including Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand, and Congressman Morelle, have all made announcements that ...
Read More »Former UR assistant Jay Wright continues working his hoops magic
Mike Neer likes to joke that he doesn’t get enough credit for helping Jay Wright become the best-dressed coach in college basketball. “He showed up for his job interview at the University of Rochester back in 1984 in bib overalls ...
Read More »Four ways to prepare your business for the future of digital payments 
Digital transformation continues to sweep the country — especially as more companies and their customers embrace digital payment technologies. Here are four areas where KeyBank can help your business embrace the future of digital payments both with consumers and other ...
Read More »Managing Our Manufacturing Plants in 2022 
There have been dramatic shifts in both the needs and the realities of manufacturing the United States over the past two years, with things changing most dramatically in the past few months. There continues to be impressive improvements in technology. ...
Read More »“Rounding Errors” Can Add Up Quickly 
It’s time to talk about time. For many employees, their lunch break is a time when they can step away from the grind, fill their bellies, recharge their batteries for the rest of their shift, and maybe even run a ...
Read More »Just In Time production method becoming obsolete with supply chain issues 
Just In Time (JIT) is a production method pioneered in the 1930s by Toyota Motor Corporation as a means to reduce overproduction — the time a product spends going through production — and excess inventory. It became highly popular in ...
Read More »Rochester firms embrace 3D printing for multiple purposes 
Firms are using 3D printing to create unique tools, parts and other objects right here in Rochester, allowing for new approaches to manufacturing that increase efficiency and provide more material and design flexibility than was possible as recently as a ...
Read More »A well-respected soccer scribe’s book brings the old Rochester Lancers to life
As a cub reporter for the Democrat and Chronicle in the summer of 1974, Michael Lewis had some time to kill during a copy desk shift one evening and joined a colleague at a Rochester Lancers match at old Holleder ...
Read More »Prioritized to-do lists still powerful, relevant in business 
I had a reader stop me the other day and pose the following question. “With all the new technology in the world, what did I believe was the most effective tool to increase one’s productivity, and efficiency?” After thinking about ...
Read More »From mentee to mentor: the benefits mentorship provides for women in business 
March marks Women’s History Month. It is a time to honor the strong, brave women who have broken down barriers, shattered glass ceilings, and blazed trails for future generations. During this time, we celebrate women’s contributions to American history and ...
Read More »Working across the ages: multigenerational teams offer multiple benefits 
Quick: How long is the average career? If you guessed 40 years, you would’ve been right a few years ago. But new research from Stanford Center on Longevity predicts the majority of today’s 5-year-olds will work at least 60 years ...
Read More »Energy, dedication drive entrepreneurs at any age 
Younger women who grew up with technology and worked in the gig economy may be more comfortable with the pace and demands of entrepreneurship. But the mid-career woman may want to do things differently than she can if she’s working ...
Read More »Insider trading: The case of misappropriation theory 
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has become increasingly aggressive in bringing insider trading charges. In this first of two columns on the topic of insider trading, we discuss a case that has the potential to expand commonly understood ...
Read More »Constellation Brands and Monster Beverage: M&A or alliance? 
The talk of a merger (or an acquisition) involving Monster Beverage and Constellation Brands is once again circulating in business communities. Their initial announcement back in November 2021 was followed by several weeks of silence leading some to speculate that ...
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