News
Rochester:
RTMA Welcomes New Associate Member
RTMAASSOCIATE MEMBERFinancial ArchitectsMarlene A. DattiloFinancial Advisor, Special Care Planner...
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RTMA Welcomes New Regular Members
RTMAREGULAR MEMBERSFive Star Tool Co.Ken LalondePresidentRotadyne Engineered ProductsDavid BaldwinDivision President...
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Is U.S. Manufacturing Disappearing?
By William StraussWhen discussing the health of the manufacturing sector, one major issue is whether we should assess the number of people employed in the sector or focus on the amount of output created in manufacturing. Interestingly, each leads to the opposite conclusion about the strength of manufacturing in the Uni...
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Buffalo:
EMPLOYEE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUITS AGAINST EMPLOYERS
Employees who allege employer discrimination are becoming more common. More than 150,000 discrimination claims against employers were filed by last year by employees. Over 75% of these claims were found to be groundless. These lawsuits arise from disgruntled current or former employees. About 21% of all claims go t...
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Touring the Greatbatch Medical Facility
On Tuesday, September 22, the Buffalo Chapter was able to experience first hand one of the best plants in North America. After Mike Druding’s presentation of what we were about to see, we put on a lab coat, protective glasses, took off all jewelry, and left behind cameras and cell phones. Taken through the plant in s...
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Handling Communicable Diseases in the Workplace
We are familiar with the possibility of a major flu outbreak this year. This is especially true of the H1N1 virus, commonly known an s the “swine flu”. The emergence of a virus in the workplace that fits the characteristics of a communicable disease as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is...
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Syracuse:
Health Care Issues
Health Care Issues for 2010It’s hard to view a television program, listen to the radio, read a newspaper without something about Health Care being discussed. With regard to National Universal Health Care, the tide on reactions from the public put a halt on any action before the August congressional “vacation”, and we h...
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GM's Shares Tumble
General Motors Corp. stock fell to its lowest level since 1946 as concern intensified that the auto maker could run out of cash and be forced to file for bankruptcy protection.The stock's decline came as several analysts issued dire reports about GM and the company acknowledged in a government filing it could be at ris...
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America's Two Auto Industries
Can you imagine life without General Motors Corp.? That's now an urgent question facing America's political leaders.GM survived for 100 years, steering through two world wars, the Great Depression, and all the booms and busts in between. But on Friday, GM said it faces a substantial risk of financial collapse by the mi...
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