Voice of Business Blog Beginning March 12, 2024, employers will be prohibited from electronically accessing employees’ and applicants’ personal accounts. What is a personal account, you ask? A personal account is an electronic account used exclusively for personal purposes, where users can create or share their own content. Examples include social media accounts, podcasts, blogs,…
Voice of Business Blog The Grow-NY food and agriculture business competition has returned for its sixth year! Grow-NY is a business competition focused on growing an enduring food and agriculture innovation cluster in the Grow-NY region. The competition attracts innovative, high-growth food and agriculture startups from across the globe and engages them in the region’s…
Voice of Business Blog Watch Skull Diamond Heart Capital’s“Geared for Growth” Interview Skull Diamond Heart Capital pays tribute to the Greater Rochester region’s history of agricultural technology innovation by investing in our future through strategic funding for local startups. Founder & CEO Chance Wright was on Geared for Growth on Wednesday, February 28th as part…
Chamber News Release Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce has identified the Benefits Cliff as a key advocacy priority to address in 2024. The Benefits Cliff occurs when workers, especially those from vulnerable populations, receive raises that push their salaries past a certain threshold, resulting in the loss of crucial social support programs. As a result,…
Voice of Business Blog By this time, you probably know that the Greater Rochester region is in the path of totality for the April 8 total solar eclipse. For 3 minutes and 38 seconds, an eerie darkness will fall over the land, the temperature may fall by as many as 10 degrees, animals and plants…
Voice of Business Blog Coalition Aims to Educate New Yorkers on What Government-Controlled Power Would Mean for the Local Community, Economy, and Clean Energy Initiatives Rochester, NY – A group of associations, local businesses, and labor unions launched a campaign today to educate New Yorkers on the facts, realities, and impacts of a government-run and…
Voice of Business Blog Rochester Convening of Elected Officials, Businesses, Nonprofits, and Faith Leaders is First in a Statewide Series to Develop Common-Sense, Localized Strategies for Welcoming New Arrivals ROCHESTER, NY – Today, the Ellis Island Initiative held a regional convening – the first of a set of convenings statewide – in Rochester, bringing together…