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A longtime friend and former newspaper colleague recently lamented the departure of Rex Ryan as Buffalo Bills head coach. I do not share his yearning for bad, old days. In fact, I wanted Sexy Rexy gone before he arrived. I ...

Foodlink Inc., founded in 1978, is a regional food hub and the Feeding America food bank serving 10 counties in the Genesee Valley and Finger Lakes regions. Its operations both alleviate hunger and target the root causes of it by ...

U.S. employers added a robust 222,000 jobs in June, the most in four months, a reassuring sign businesses may be confident enough to keep hiring despite a slow-growing economy. The government also revised up its estimate of job growth for ...

As the world increasingly looks for a workforce built on creativity, innovation and ultimately intellectual property, it’s important to consider the merits of our educational system. With growing evidence that entrepreneurship and small-business ownership characterize the way to economic prosperity, ...

Mike Vadala was going to take a break. He really was. The grind of running a professional women’s golf tour event in Syracuse for several years had drained him. It was time to downshift; to devote more time to his ...

The Rochester Oratorio Society Inc., founded in 1945 and celebrating its 71st anniversary in 2017, is a choral/orchestral ensemble in the Rochester region. Comprising some 145 auditioned adult members from seven counties, the society produces four to six performances annually, ...

First-quarter gross domestic product growth stumbled from a reasonable 2.1 percent gain in the fourth quarter of 2016 to a mediocre gain of 1.4 percent. While less than impressive, that gain was revised upward twice from its earliest abysmal reading ...

When I was a young man in college, I had the best summer job ever. I was a lifeguard. Clad in my New York State-issued guard attire, I worked at the Fort Niagara pool complex for three blessed summers I ...

“I joined this company recently as a manager and team leader and have been surprised to see other managers socializing and hanging out a lot with their people after work. I came from a more traditional company and am not ...

“Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.” —Abraham Lincoln The recent avoidance of the assassination and potential massacre of congressional members was indeed a result of heroism. The fact that the two Capitol Police officers involved were ...

They are seen at concerts, funerals and political rallies. They are worn by people of every age. By design, they say something. Buttons or pins are a way to get a message across, commemorate a person or event, or to ...

Ron Shelton never imagined his script unfolding this way. Instead of realizing a dream he nurtured since he was knee-high to a Louisville Slugger and becoming a Major League Baseball player, the former Rochester Red Wing infielder’s narrative took him ...

Seth Godin, the best-selling author, marketer, entrepreneur and public speaker, has a quote that I love: “The key to failure is trying to please everyone.” As a marketer, I’m constantly annoying my clients with questions about their ideal customer. Sometimes ...

Like thunder clouds threatening to spoil a Fourth of July picnic, the Rochester area’s latest monthly employment report is something to keep a watchful eye on. In May, the local private-sector job count contracted by 2,400, or 0.5 percent—the fifth ...

WEEKEND BESTBETS 1. The city of Rochester celebrates the Fourth of July with fireworks at 10 p.m. Downtown bridges are prime viewing spots. Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Music Director Ward Stare, plays at 9 p.m. cityofrochester.gov/july4 2. Susan Tedeschi ...