Andrea Deckert

1 week ago | rbj.net | Andrea Deckert

A seminar in Fairport next week will discuss the various tariff and regulation changes enacted by the federal administration and how it may impact one’s business. The Mainfreight Compliance Seminar will be held on Wednesday, April 23 at Woodcliff in Fairport. Doors open at 8 a.m. The speakers are from Mainfreight, a global logistics supplier. They are Dennis Braniecki, western New York account executive and Mark Neumann, director of Customs and Compliance.

1 week ago | rbj.net | Andrea Deckert

The University of Rochester is among a group of universities nationwide who filed a joint lawsuit this week against the U.S. Department of Energy over proposed funding cuts for research. The federal administration recently announced plans to cut funding for research, saying it would cut the Facilities and Administrative (F&A) rate, or the indirect costs rate, to 15% for all DOE research grants to colleges and universities.

1 week ago | rbj.net | Andrea Deckert

St. John Fisher University has launched a new minor in entrepreneurship and innovation focused on helping students build the business skills and strategic knowledge it takes to launch a startup venture. Hosted in the School of Business, the minor is designed to develop a solid understanding of entrepreneurship principles, small business management and the skills needed to be “launch-ready” — knowing how to create and sustain a startup while navigating the financial landscape.

1 week ago | rbj.net | Andrea Deckert

Business activity declined modestly in New York in April, according to firms responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The companies have also turned pessimistic about the outlook, with the future general business conditions index falling to its second lowest reading in the more than 20-year history of the survey.

1 week ago | rbj.net | Andrea Deckert

When David Munson became president of Rochester Insitute of Technology in 2017, he immediately began thinking of — and acting on — ways to differentiate the university from its competitors. His efforts paid off. Under Munson’s leadership, RIT has emerged as a university that aligns the powers of science, technology, the arts and design with experiential learning to drive innovation. “We’ve worked hard to build our own distinctive brand — our own identity,” he said.