There are more than 6,284 public and private school buildings across New York State, all proudly serving and supporting the state’s 2.6 million K-12 students and their school staffs, parents and communities. But no amount of pride can slow the ...
Read More »Peer networking of increasing importance for family firms 
Many professionals have the experience of moving up the chain and finding that it gets lonelier at the top. But for family business owners, it can be even lonelier. Peer networking is a highly popular strategy for business leaders at ...
Read More »Upcoming symposium to focus on diversity in the workplace 
It’s important to acknowledge that unconscious bias and structural racism are real and exist. In recent years, our community has talked a great deal about lacking diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The solution isn’t about workers doing ...
Read More »Do doctors practice defensive medicine and, if yes, do patients benefit? 
Although many factors are responsible for the high cost of healthcare in the United States, many believe that one key factor is the medical malpractice pressure that doctors routinely bear. One contrarian perspective on this matter comes from Michelle ...
Read More »As Wegmans opens its 100th location, key factors to consider 
Wegmans’ 100th store opening, in Raleigh, N.C., has just been occurred and marks a new stage of growth for the Rochester-based grocery chain. While the steady expansion in geography and scope has been a hallmark of Wegmans Food Markets Inc., ...
Read More »How the affordable housing industry can help New Yorkers register to vote 
One person, one vote: that principle is foundational to our democracy. But the sad reality is that in nearly every election voter participation is embarrassingly low in the Empire State. Every New Yorker has a responsibility to help reverse this ...
Read More »Are rare earth elements an ace up China’s sleeve in trade war with the U.S.?
President Trump’s trade war with China has now dragged on for many months. Talks between the two nations are at an impasse with no obvious way forward. Apparently frustrated by this lack of progress in the trade talks, in May, ...
Read More »M&As: Scapegoating or strategic-minded?
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) are on the rise once more and hardly a day passes by without us noticing news of them. Rochester in recent years has been a focal point due to some of the most high-profile M&A activities ...
Read More »State takeover of ineffective RCSD a necessary idea 
There is no greater inhibitor to the future economic success of the Rochester and Finger Lakes region than the outcomes produced by the Rochester City School District. That is why Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce calls upon the New York ...
Read More »High Growth Companies Need Our Region’s Colleges
Thank you Upstate Venture Connect (UVC) for shedding light on an important economic development opportunity. UVC is a nonprofit organization founded and led by accomplished entrepreneurs dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship and advocating for our region’s high growth startups. UVC recently ...
Read More »College admissions scandal is more than just a crisis of confidence 
Across Central and Western New York, thousands of graduating high school seniors will soon begin preparing for the next chapter of their lives as incoming members of the college class of 2023. They enter a higher education system that has ...
Read More »New York marks Infrastructure Week
This week marks the seventh annual national Infrastructure Week, bringing together members of both political parties, the private and public sectors, business and labor, and the producers and users of infrastructure, to speak with a collective voice. There are few ...
Read More »New York’s prevailing problem 
The smoke from Amazon’s tires as it peeled out of New York had barely cleared when Albany’s next bad-for-business measure started to pick up steam: expanding prevailing wage. Prevailing wage is a requirement in state labor law that dictates how ...
Read More »Family businesses need strategies for success(ion)
Family businesses are the economic engine of America and can range from a two-person “Mom and Pop” operation to a billion-dollar company that employs thousands. According to family business thought leader, Joseph Astrachan, 89 percent of businesses in the United ...
Read More »Energy efficiency can help keep you warm, cut pollution and grow the economy
This Saturday (Feb. 16), a Rochester home will serve as the centerpiece of the public television show “Home Diagnosis,” which airs locally on WXXI at 6:30 p.m. The show is a cross between “CSI” and “This Old House.” Experts diagnose ...
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