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“Health care costs are an issue both for the government and for our larger economy.”  – Sylvia Mathews Burwell  I am officially raising the red flag of significant concern for the future of the New York state and U.S. health care delivery ...

While covering Syracuse University basketball games in the Carrier Dome during the Orange men’s national basketball championship run in 2003, I was amazed at the number of people wearing the jerseys of the team’s two biggest stars — Carmelo Anthony ...

Statistics about the aging of Americans will give anyone grey hair: 10,000 Baby Boomers turn 65 every day. By 2060, those 65 and older are projected to make up nearly one-quarter of the population. The number of people 85 years ...

When the New York State Department of Health asked you to stay home, wear a mask and get vaccinated against COVID-19, you did. When businesses were asked to implement and enforce policies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infections, they did. When businesses employees and residents were asked to isolate ...

On June 6, 2021, the Rochester region lost a giant with the sudden and tragic passing of Sandy Parker. Sandy was a trailblazing leader who had a long and rich history in so many segments of the Rochester community. It ...

The Buffalo Bills decision to call an audible on the location of their proposed new stadium caught me by surprise. They ran the ball, so to speak, when I was expecting a pass. I thought for sure the team was ...

The “Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For” list is always a rich resource of workplace culture best practices. And the recently released 2021 list is no exception — and perhaps even more valuable given the tumultuous previous year it reflects.   Considering today’s low unemployment rates, labor shortages and hiring challenges, business leaders should pay attention to how the great ...

As a business owner, you’re always wondering how to best spend your marketing dollars to generate more leads for your business. Google Ads (pay-per-click advertising) is one of the most effective digital marketing tactics that any type of business can ...

Jeff Klein is flipping through a three-inch-thick binder bursting with page after page after page of baseball cards and autographs encased in protective plastic sheets. He finally finds what he’s looking for — a lined note card signed by Bill ...

With workplaces on the cusp of fully reopening, New York has enacted a first-of-its-kind law, imposing new burdens on employers to protect employees from COVID-19 and other airborne infectious diseases in the workplace. The law also creates unprecedented rights for ...

Many people may have their notion of what a getaway to the Finger Lakes Region looks like because they’ve lived or worked in the region and they feel that they’ve “been there and done that.” Well, if you haven’t been here ...

The recent surge of interest in SPACs, a unique type of company listed on the stock exchange, has caught the interest of investors and the attention of the SEC. Here we take a closer look at who may benefit from ...

The Buffalo Bills decision to go camping in Orchard Park rather than at St. John Fisher College was disappointing, but hardly surprising. The writing has been on the wall for several years, as more and more NFL teams opt to ...

“We just hired a new team member who will be in a key role — someone that we’re very excited about. It took a long time to recruit her. But now that she’s joining us, I worry that she won’t get to know our 20-member team well because ...

“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.” — Booker T. Washington We are in our fifteenth month since the pandemic was officially announced. We have an entire country of individuals, with the exception of our ...