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It was supposed to be one of those rare in-season, days off from the Buffalo Bills beat, and I was really looking forward to taking my daughter to a pumpkin patch for some family fun and relaxation. But a phone ...

Tagged with: Bills On Sports Scott Pitoniak

Over the past three decades, there has been a lot of discussion about the value of diversity in the workplace. In recent years, there have been studies quantifying the tangible, bottom-line benefits of having a diverse team. A 2015 McKinsey ...

Tagged with: diversity great workplaces Lauren Dixon

Procter and Gamble, a company whose brands include Crest, Tide, Pampers and more, has long been the largest advertiser in the world. According to Kantar Media, they spend about $10 billion on U.S. advertising each year. Needless to say, when ...

Tagged with: Digital Marketing Karl Heberger

I recently attended a meeting of local economic development professionals that included a third-party consulting group. In doing research about our community’s assets, the consultants found that the Rochester and Finger Lakes region is one of the top areas in ...

Tagged with: On Business Robert Duffy

Tax planning should be a year-round priority for everyone. However, for business owners who tend to think of taxes only when returns are being prepared, here are some year-end tax savings strategies to consider before the turn of the calendar. ...

Tagged with: Corporate Finance James Barger

Last month U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the Trump administration’s intention to rescind Obama administration mandates regarding the investigation, adjudication and resolution of student-on-student sexual misconduct cases. Approximately two weeks later, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil ...

Tagged with: Jeremy J. Wolk law

The history-jarring moment occurred roughly two miles into that Boston Marathon a half-century of Aprils ago. That’s when Jock Semple, the director and self-appointed caretaker of running’s most prestigious race, spotted a woman among the competitors. He was aghast. “This ...

Tagged with: On Sports Scott Pitoniak

“The difference between a successful person and others is not the lack of strength, nor the lack of knowledge, but the lack of will.” —Vince Lombardi Government reform initiatives, particularly for Medicaid, Medicare and other federal and state grants, have ...

Tagged with: Gerald Archibald Non-profit Management

“I just joined a new company as a team leader a little while ago. I had been so eager to start this job, but now that I’m in it I realize there will be very few opportunities for promotion available ...

Tagged with: Kathleen Driscoll Managers at Work

Founded in 2010, Home Start Hope provides brand-new, essential household items to women and their children in the Greater Rochester community. It serves women escaping domestic violence, veterans returning home from service, those recovering from drugs and/or alcohol, and any ...

Business schools have a dual mission: to educate students and to create knowledge through rigorous scientific research. Research in business schools plays a major role because it affects not only what we teach, but also how we teach. Knowledge itself ...

Health care providers in Greater Rochester are not just the largest employers in the region—they’re an engine of the local economy. Even at a time when health care is facing significant financial challenges, hospitals are investing in capital projects to ...

Tagged with: On Health Travis Heider

The application of the scientific method has contributed more to human well-being and the advancement of civilization than any other invention. It has helped us understand the universe and our place in it. It has provided spectacular modes of transportation ...

Tagged with: Business Ethics Jim Nortz

Abortion excepted, no issue divides left and right like climate change. Unlike air pollution, which burns your eyes and rains soot on your car, or water pollution, which makes rivers stink and fish die, greenhouses gases are largely unobserved. They ...

Tagged with: Kent Gardner policy wonk

Nickels were tossed around like manhole covers during those pioneering days of major league soccer in the United States in the early 1970s. In fact, money was so tight that two-time most valuable player and scoring champ Carlos Metidieri had ...

Tagged with: On Sports Scott Pitoniak