Voice of Business Blog Guest post from Greater Rochester Chamber member United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes Every spring United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes mobilizes over 6,000 volunteers across the region for the community’s single largest volunteer effort. Individuals and teams from hundreds of workplaces lend a helping…
Voice of Business Blog National Small Business Week is being celebrated from Sunday, May 3rd, through Saturday, May 9th around the country, including right here in Greater Rochester, NY. Our small businesses have a massive economic impact in our community. A recent report from NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found that 98.9% of all businesses in…
Voice of Business Blog Guest post from Greater Rochester Chamber member TES Staffing Turnover isn’t just a number on a spreadsheet. When someone leaves a team, especially in a workplace where people rely on each other day-to-day, there is a wave of impact. Work gets redistributed. Routines shift. Morale changes. People feel it. And in…
Voice of Business Blog Did you know that about 14,000 new semiconductor-related job opportunities are expected to arrive in Upstate New York over the next decade? We’re proud to be the Greater Rochester regional lead helping to fill that gap. STEP UP is the workforce component of the NY SMART I-Corridor, focused on strengthening the semiconductor superhighway across our region. Through STEP UP and alongside our partners, we’re working directly with employers to…
Voice of Business Blog The results of the 2026 Rochester and National Policies & Practices Survey were just released. This survey covers 200 questions on trends in pay practices, paid time off, recruitment, training and development, employee/community relations, and workplace policies. Data was collected a few short months ago in September/October 2025 and is reported…
Voice of Business Blog Guest post from Greater Rochester Chamber member JPMorganChase ROCHESTER, April 1, 2026 – Registration is open for the 34th running of the JPMorganChase Corporate Challenge® in Rochester, scheduled for Thursday, May 21, 2026 at Red Wings Baseball Stadium. This will be the eighth time that the 3.5-mile team run/walk will be…
Voice of Business Blog The next HR Management series starts in a couple weeks and it will be the first in-person HR series we’ve offered in a few years! This comprehensive, hands-on series of HR topic-related classes is designed to address multiple needs: refresh knowledge for experienced individuals already in the HR profession provide a…