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U.S. retail sales jumped 0.6 percent in July
Consumers went out shopping in a big way in July, pushing up retail sales by the largest amount in seven months. Retail sales advanced 0.6 percent last month, the best showing since a gain of 0.9 percent last December, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. For most of this year, retail sales have been lackluster, including […]
Higher gross margin helps boost Graham’s profit
Graham Corp. on Friday reported a 900 percent increase in fiscal 2018 first-quarter earnings per share, but a 7 percent decrease in revenues, compared with last year’s first quarter. The company posted a net income of $900,000, or 10 cents a share, compared with $100,000, or a penny a share. Its fiscal 2017 first quarter was unfavorably […]
Wage disparity detailed
A report released today shows how important wages are in the effort to end poverty in Rochester. “Wage Disparities in Monroe County by Race and Gender” was created in collaboration by the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative and the Mayor’s Office of Innovation and Strategic Initiatives. “We hope (the report) can drive a new kind of conversation […]
Rochester region gets good news as employment report shows growth
The June employment report provided welcome news for the Rochester area. After experiencing a worrisome 2,700 (0.6 percent) decline in private employment over the first five months of 2017, the local job count expanded by 1,700, or 0.4 percent, last month. While significantly trailing the 1.7 percent U.S. gain—as well as the 1.1 percent increase […]
Online advertised job vacancies continue decline
Online advertised job vacancies in February decreased in all 50 states, continuing a national two-year decline, according to the monthly Help Wanted Online report released March 8 by The Conference Board. The nationwide HWOL Supply/Demand rate – a calculation of the number of unemployed workers per each online ad—stood at 1.56 in January (the latest […]
Portfolio: The Cooper Companies
Portfolio is a weekly report compiled from the proxy statement and annual report of a publicly held company with local headquarters or a company with a major division in the area. View this week’s Portfolio.
Portfolio:Berry Plastics Inc. (NY-BERY)
Portfolio is a weekly report compiled from the proxy statement and annual report of a publicly held company with local headquarters or a company with a major division in the area. View this week’s Portfolio.
Portfolio: Tompkins Financial Corp. (AMEX-TMP)
Portfolio is a weekly report compiled from the proxy statement and annual report of a publicly held company with local headquarters or a company with a major division in the area. View this week’s Portfolio.
Portfolio: Stewart Information Services Corp. (NY-STC)
Portfolio is a weekly report compiled from the proxy statement and annual report of a publicly held company with local headquarters or a company with a major division in the area. View this week’s Portfolio.
Portfolio: Manning & Napier (MY-MN)
Portfolio is a weekly report compiled from the proxy statement and annual report of a publicly held company with local headquarters or a company with a major division in the area. View this week’s Portfolio.
Portfolio: Barnes & Noble Inc.
Portfolio is a weekly report compiled from the proxy statement and annual report of a publicly held company with local headquarters or a company with a major division in the area. View this week’s Portfolio.
Portfolio: Transcat Inc. (NAS-TRNS)
Portfolio is a weekly report compiled from the proxy statement and annual report of a publicly held company with local headquarters or a company with a major division in the area. View this week’s Portfolio.
