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Member News Earlier this fall Jewish Home ranked #1 in NYS on Newsweek‘s 2025 list of America’s Best Nursing Homes ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Newsweek has ranked Jewish Home no. 3 in New York state on the 2025 list of America’s Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs). This news follows Newsweek naming the Jewish Home no. 1 in the state on the…
Member News ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 2, 2024 – Business owners, human resources professionals and policy makers are invited to attend an event to learn more about employees’ child care needs. Child Care Council Inc. is hosting the live launch of the NYS Business Navigator Child Care Toolkit, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, from 7:30 a.m. to…
Member News The University of Rochester School of Nursing is seeking employer participation in a study aimed to improve employment outcomes among young adult cancer survivors. The team is seeking employers’ perspectives on how they assist these survivors with continuing their employment during cancer treatment, and are actively recruiting for this study. Participants from each…
Member News BUFFALO, NY (November 26, 2024) – An expansion of its internal workforce, Tompkins Financial Corporation has welcomed Rebecca McGee as an employee experience team lead in its human resources department. McGee, who brings 16 years of experience to her new role, will support the financial institutions’ existing teams within Tompkins Financial Advisors and Tompkins Insurance Agencies.…
Member News Rochester, New York, November 25, 2024 – Underberg & Kessler LLP is pleased to announce that Paul F. Keneally, a partner in the Firm’s Labor & Employment, Litigation, and Municipal Law Practice Groups, has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of St. John’s Foundation. Founded in 1992, the mission of…
Member News Optimax is the largest precision optics manufacturer in the United States; succession plan includes an experienced leadership team, a perpetual purpose trust, and strategic growth Ontario, N.Y. – Optimax, the largest precision optics manufacturer in the United States, has announced the appointment of Joseph Spilman as CEO and Pete Kupinski as president. With a solid succession…
Member News BATAVIA, NY – November 25, 2024 – Demonstrating its ongoing efforts of improving employee resources and compensation, Tompkins Insurance Agencies has announced it is a recipient of Mployer’s “Top Employee Benefits Consultant Awards” in western New York. Tompkins Insurance Agencies is in good company, ranked among 750 of the highest-performing employee benefits providers in over 50…