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The knowledge gained inside the walls of a university classroom will often influence what lies ahead in life. Bret Garwood, however, might tell you that the conversations in the hallways of an academic building can be just as important, if ...

  There was never much doubt about C. Kenneth Perri’s career path. “I thought I would be like a social worker, or something like that, and then when the time came I decided to go to law school,” said, Perri, ...

Helming, who comes from the Midwest but has lived in Canandaigua for more than 35 years, first became active in public affairs after her daughter was born in 1990; becoming a mother made her focus on the future of the environment.

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  Melinda Merante is a veteran of the nonprofit sector who has devoted her career to the American Heart Association, the United Way of Greater Rochester Inc., the Arthritis Foundation and Rochester Hearing and Speech. But it’s her latest role ...

In Rochester's world of financial planning, big firms rule. Organizations like The Bonadio Group serve as hubs for wealth management with vast pools of resources and an endless array of different offerings for clients...

  According to Fritz Ruebeck, he likely had one of the largest home-based businesses—that he knows of, at least. Ruebeck started Classic Automation LLC out of necessity in 2003. He was laid off in 2002 from ABB—a Swiss-Swedish organization that ...

When you’ve been in business 75 years, as is the case for LeChase Construction Services, LLC, the milestones on the company timeline are many. From the founding in 1944 by Raymond LeChase to the first contract, a $64 job for ...

A decade ago, Chris Missick and his father sat in a diner-style booth in the Villa Bellangelo Winery overlooking Seneca Lake in Dundee, Yates County. It was the day after Chris married his French sweetheart, Laure, and the wedding guests ...

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Jason Grady isn’t afraid to stick his neck out or take on challenges others might scoff at. Eighteen years of his life were spent traveling up and down the East Coast racing motorcycles with his father; he turned professional at ...

Founded in 1920 by president and CEO Paul Griswold’s great-grandfather Hovey Griswold, Ontario & Trumansburg Telephone Cos. has grown into the largest independently owned telephone company in New York State, serving 12,000 residential and commercial customers. But the telephone market ...

Walk through gift stores or drive down West Ridge Road and you may very well see evidence of Michelle Roberts' past life as a graphic design artist.

In her senior year at St. John Fisher College, Nicole VanGorder had already taken the Law School Admission Test, on her way to achieving her career goal of becoming an attorney, when a new opportunity came along, almost by accident. ...

  A few years ago, Tanvi Asher went from designing medical product packaging for a local manufacturer to designing and selling clothing in a tiny, out-of-the-way studio and shop. Today, the creator of Shop Peppermint has a premier spot and all the ...

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  Angela Panzarella’s resume reads like a Who’s Who of Rochester employers. Like most youngsters, she started out in fast food, where she learned that a smile could make or break the day. She worked as a litigation attorney for ...

As a leader, Pamela Reed Sanchez is all about mission, vision and values. But this extends even into her personal life. She took up running at 48. Her mission? To build her endurance as a runner. Her vision? To one ...