With its 1921 decision to buy 110 acres of open field along Scottsville Road, Rochester became one of the first cities in the nation to own an airport.
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The way forward for upstate businesses
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Deindustrialization left our region with a rich and storied history, but no clear path to the future. Now, the founders of globally competitive local companies are showing how to leverage the research and talent that sets upstate apart.
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Why we need business leadership more than ever
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Most MBA programs reflect the rational and scientific management theories of the 20th century. In the new era of disruptive change, however, competitive advantage lies with maximizing human potential in organizations through leadership.
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Education, economic status and student performance
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Socioeconomic factors explain most of the differences in student performance between school districts—but not all. Even with these factors taken into account, school districts in Rochester and other large New York cities underperform.
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Where the city’s housing market study falls short
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Possible interventions are identified to stabilize and improve housing conditions for Rochester’s poorest residents. Unfortunately, they are not adequate to meet the challenge.
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Trees on dams are a high-risk danger
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Where the Erie Canal Trail rests on raised earthen embankment dams, safety must come first as thousands of people live under the threat of a breach.
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Is Rochester’s cultural identity competitive beyond upstate?
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Rochester must be realistic about its cultural strengths and recognize that other fast-growing metros have added substantial cultural assets in parallel to rapidly growing population and wealth.
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Trees belong on the Erie Canal
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The Erie Canal is a unique and priceless public resource that deserves a thoughtful, creative, and inclusive management plan—one that preserves and restores the scenic, shady canal path.
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Why a forgotten Rochester heroine needs to be remembered
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A 19th century Canadian immigrant, groundbreaking beauty shop entrepreneur Martha Matilda Harper dreamed of a better life—and created one for herself and scores of women from poor backgrounds.
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A fair, effective plan to reduce carbon emissions
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The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act is a market-based mechanism to reduce the carbon emissions driving climate change. It will dramatically reduce the damage caused by global warming—without wrecking our economy.
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It all started with a tweet
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Chase Bank’s tweet in late April attempted to instill better financial behavior. The backlash reminds us that we’re a long way from corporations acting in the interest of communities and not just shareholders.