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It was fairly obvious from a young age that Scott Benjamin was destined for a job in radio or television. As a child he rode his tricycle around, using one end of the cord from his mom’s electric frying pan ...

There are few people living in Rochester as deeply immersed in the city as Carlos Carballada. He has gone from the private sector to public office, and now returns to the private sector with his newest role as M&T Bank’s ...

Mike McDougall has never been afraid to think outside the box or, in the case of public relations, look beyond the structured form of a press release. For instance, two decades ago, when he was working for the erstwhile Rochester ...

A big transition has taken place at REDCOM Laboratories Inc. The telecommunications company employing 141 people not only celebrated its 40th birthday this year but also inaugurated a new CEO. Dinah Gueldenpfennig Weisberg is REDCOM’s second CEO and third president. ...

You won’t find Deborah Stendardi’s name on the buildings at Rochester Institute of Technology. She’s not listed on the mastheads of various centers and institutes at the university. But her imprint is just about everywhere in Brick City, playing a ...

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  Perhaps it was his upbringing or his schooling, or it may have been his bewilderment at the age of 18 at having to accompany patients to electroshock therapy, but something early in James Branciforte’s career stirred in him a ...

There’s an unmistakable softness to Andrea DeMeo’s voice. It carries with it a sense of warmth and genuine compassion. DeMeo’s voice fits a woman who has dedicated her life to public good and oversees a company founded on equity, justice ...

Following in father’s footsteps has been a tradition in the James Ryan family. It began with football at Brighton High School, where having a Jim Ryan lining up under center every 30 years or so was the norm. It continued ...

Look closely into almost any major social justice issue facing the Rochester community during the past four decades and one name will pop up again and again — Bryan D. Hetherington. As he approaches retirement in the fall, the Empire ...

Growing up the daughter of a Midwest fruit and vegetable farmer, Cynthia Haskins wanted to own her own farm one day. “Bigger than that, I wanted to be my own shipper,” Haskins said recently in her office at the New ...

When Edward Maier interviewed at G.W. Lisk Co. Inc. four years ago, he asked his interviewers what made the company successful. They may have answered by pointing to the fact that Maier’s predecessor was known for his generosity and giving ...

Life has few experiences more daunting than watching a loved one slip into the throes of dementia or become immobile after an accident. Caregivers must be there to oversee the minutiae of that person’s daily life. It’s a thankless and ...

Tom Gears’ introduction to architecture didn’t come from a textbook or career fair—it came from television. He was intrigued by the work of Mike Brady, the fictional father on “The Brady Bunch.” Something about having a home office and wearing ...

Growth is a choice. As president and founder of Career Start Workforce Management Group, Lindsay McCutchen has chosen growth for her company. As of the end of May, Career Start’s revenue is up 52 percent compared to last year at ...

You’d be hard-pressed to find a story more “Rochesterian” than that of Black Button Distilling founder Jason Barrett. It’s a story of industrialism, perseverance, proud family legacies and forging one’s own path. Barrett’s story, or at least his family’s, begins ...