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For most, a good massage is a simply relaxing experience. It’s a means to unwind after a particularly stressful week and loosen up those muscles that have grown tense and worn. For Karin Cole, founder of Monarch Integrative Care, however, ...

For 26 years his office had been a narrow parcel of real estate alongside an ice rink, a space just wide enough to pace or stand but with little room to do much else. Behind him, a sea of often-maniacal ...

If you look around Rochester, it is not hard to find signs of Chuck Cerankosky’s influence. In the last decade he has helped to bring new dining experiences to the area, all filtered through a specific lens and his first ...

When Sankar Sewnauth talks about his job and the organization he has led since 1998, his pride is unmistakable. But his philosophy is even more evident. Sewnauth’s story is peppered with the phrase, “It was the right thing to do.” ...

On the horizon for KeyBank’s presence in Western New York are goals of expansion, philanthropy and tapping into a market ripe for a revitalization. From the acquisition of long-standing private banking staple First Niagara in late July 2016 to the ...

On the horizon for KeyBank’s presence in Western New York are goals of expansion, philanthropy and tapping into a market ripe for a revitalization. From the acquisition of long-standing private banking staple First Niagara in late July 2016 to the ...

Bob Beckwith may be the CEO of Crosman Corp., but he’s really an average Joe. What began as Crosman Seed Co. Inc. has evolved into Crosman Corp., the world’s leading provider of air powered guns.ob Beckwith may be the CEO ...

Gregory Vincent, the new president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, has a network of family and friends he calls his board of directors. Throughout his life, he has had mentors investing in his success. “One of the pieces of ...

Jodie L. Ryan’s plans as the new president of the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys include revamping the judicial candidate evaluation process, planning for the group’s 35th anniversary, and possibly creating a foundation arm of the organization. Ryan, of ...

When Al Gauvin’s older sister needed in-home care after being diagnosed with cancer, he and his wife welcomed her into their home. They rearranged work schedules and stopped in at lunchtime to provide her with as much support as possible. ...

Whether taking a stand against the state Education Department or devoting time to helping impoverished children in Kenya, William Cala is driven by a simple idea. “I cannot stomach knowing there is an injustice,” says Cala, 68, retired superintendent of ...

It is one thing for a person’s passion to be all-consuming and another thing for that passion to be part of nearly everything in the modern world. For Scott Carney, both ideas were true as he became a student of ...

Deb Rosen grew up surrounded by altruism. “My mother, my brother and my sister-in-law are all social workers,” says the 48-year-old executive director of Bivona Child Advocacy Center. “And my father is an architect, but he has worked in the ...

Each morning, John Caruso heads to his home office, where he prepares for the workday. For Caruso, president of Rochester-based Passero Associates DPC, getting organized early in the day before heading to the office is vital to his success. “I ...

To be an architect requires an individual to see the whole picture, not just the details of a structure. The design of the building is more than just the sum of its parts. That holistic view has not only been ...