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Some of the most ingenious ideas come from out of left field. That certainly was the case with the invention of the Wiffle ball, which was named for a strikeout, but has become one of the biggest hits in toy ...

Tagged with: On Sports Scott Pitoniak

On Dec. 22, 2017, President Donald Trump signed into law the most sweeping overhaul of the U.S. tax code in 31 years. One of the most talked about items in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 was ...

Tagged with: Corporate Finance James Barger

One of the great challenges we face here in Rochester is the fact that we have a large amount of jobs that we are unable to fill. Employers looking for workers cannot find the qualified help that they need. With ...

Tagged with: On Business Robert Duffy

When Jim Thome steps to the podium in Cooperstown next month to deliver his Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech, he’ll doff his cap to his former manager and mentor, Charlie Manuel. And it wouldn’t be totally off-the-wall if he ...

Tagged with: On Sports Scott Pitoniak

Studying how families function has anchored my career. It’s led me to learn about families as living systems, from clinical and scientific perspectives, and to understand the many emotional forces (love, fear, anxiety, etc.) that govern interactions between and among ...

Whether companies were ready for it or not, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 became effective May 25. The GDPR is a set of tougher rules designed to give European Union citizens more control over their ...

Computers, laptops, tablets and other electronic devices have become essential to our economy and way of life. In our drive to stay ahead of the technology curve, we upgrade this equipment regularly, creating a steady stream of e-waste that presents ...

Nearly half of all U.S. households have investments in mutual funds. An estimated 100 million mutual fund investors include individuals from all age and income groups, with baby boomers accounting for a substantial portion. Yet, despite the enormous popularity of ...

Tagged with: Patricia Foster The Informed Investor

As defined by Wikipedia, inflation is a sustained increase in the price level of goods and services in an economy over a specified period of time. Another way of looking at it is to say that, in an inflationary environment, ...

The final days of seventh grade were winding down as I walked to Staley Junior High School in my hometown of Rome, N.Y. that sunny June morning 50 years ago. Had the circumstances been different, there would have been a ...

To use Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s words, the federal government launched an “economic missile” at New York State in passing tax reform last year. Now, New York has fought back with its equivalent of a missile defense system: work-arounds to allow ...

Tagged with: Josh Gewolb Taxing Matters

“As a manager in a relatively small business, I’ve been lucky to have had good experiences with interns. I had an intern here last summer and it worked out well. She did a good job and I felt like we ...

Tagged with: Kathleen Driscoll Managers at Work

In the classic 1957 drama, “Twelve Angry Men,” an 18-year-old Latino man is accused of first degree murder in the stabbing death of his father. In his jury instructions, the trial judge drives home the significance of the decision the ...

Tagged with: Business Ethics Jim Nortz

I had been forewarned that this day-in-the-life assignment would be exhausting, but I paid no heed. After all, I was 24 years her junior and she was coming off hip replacement surgery. I was quite certain I’d be able to ...

Tagged with: On Sports Scott Pitoniak

May is National Small Business month—a time to recognize small businesses and their impact on American culture and economy, as well as honor the amazing people who run them. Here’s a saying you’ve surely heard before: Small business is the ...

Tagged with: Corporate Finance James Barger