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Jerry Grant juggles a demanding schedule as the owner of a private computer consulting business and part-time digital forensics investigator for the Federal Public Defender’s Office, but he claims he’s never worked a day in his life. Grant, who has ...

It may be hard to fathom, but imagine a manufacturer losing 30,000 years of experience in one fell swoop. That’s what happened following Delphi Automotive Systems’ 2005 bankruptcy filing, which resulted in more than 1,000 early retirements. And that was ...

In the kitchen of her home off Lake Avenue, Christine Wagner scurries between her oven and the half dozen trays of unbaked bread resting on countertops, preparing for their journey to the annual church bake sale. In the center of ...

  You read Pete Giovenco’s request to the 400-plus employees of Bergmann in his quarterly in-house newsletter and you don’t envision the warm smile, the down-to-earth demeanor and the raised-by-Italian-immigrants work ethic he possesses. You also don’t see someone who ...

In 2010 Elizabeth Zicari decided it was time to hang up her Jazzercise shoes, but her energy has not waned. Many people in the community recognize the Brighton native as the first Jazzercise instructor in Rochester, introducing the fitness class ...

When David Munson Jr. tells you that engineers are disproportionately represented in marching bands and glee clubs, it’s just as much an insight into his personal history as it is about the multi-talented students he’s serving as the new president ...

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It may come as no surprise that when engineer Dragana Pavlovic discovered a fondness for yoga, she felt the desire to dissect the discipline and to understand the biologics of the ancient spiritual science. “I have really gotten interested in ...

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 ...