Voice of Business Blog Could your business use a few extra hands without the cost of labor? Apply to participate in the ROC your Job Youth After School Employment Program! The Roc Your Job program is also a government funded program that is operated by RochesterWorks. The program is open to teens aged 14-20, that are…
Voice of Business Blog Rochester has been named one of the best cities to watch the 2024 Great North American Solar Eclipse by national publications including National Geographic, Fodor’s, and Thrillist. With as many as 500,000 visitors to our region expected, businesses should make sure they’re prepared for the opportunities and challenges associated with this…
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…