This Week
  • Finalists and honorees for the 2012 Financial Executive of the Year Award are profiled.

  • The world needs more artists who make a living at their craft, Cordell Cordaro says.

  • IBM Corp. announced the UR will receive a Blue Gene/Q supercomputer.

  • The RBJ presents the 10th annual edition of Explore Greater Rochester.

  • LeRoy-based Lapp Insulators president Rob Johnson pursues growth globally.

  • It is possible to remain mentally fit despite aging, experts say.

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This Week's Top Stories
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Supercomputer coming to UR
Research efforts at the University of Rochester received a big boost this week when IBM Corp. announced that the university would be one of the first academic institutions in the nation to receive a Blue Gene/Q supercomputer.

Brubaker exiting MVP, region for Oregon position
MVP Health Care's top local official, Lisa Brubaker, is leaving.

Unity Health sees surplus shrink in '11
Unity Health System posted a $15.3 million surplus last year on revenue of $524.8 million and had an operating margin of 2.9 percent. The 2011 results compare with a surplus of $18.6 million, revenue of $491.3 million and a 3.7 percent margin in 2010.

Profile: LeRoy-based Lapp Insulators president Rob Johnson pursues growth globally.
Special Report: It is possible to remain mentally fit despite aging, experts say.
Snap Poll: Four out of five readers say Congress should extend the 3.4 percent subsidized federal student loan interest rate for one year. See poll.
Opinion: Cultural organizations such as the Eastman House enrich the lives of those who live here. Read this week's editorial.
Time Out: What makes a city great? Events on May 15 and 16 will examine what the pros think.
Fast Start: Leah Shearer, 34, coordinates Teens Living Cancer, a program of Melissa's Living Legacy Teen Cancer Foundation. See Fast Start.
Small Business: Former banker Peter Abele started Erie Canal Boat Co., which rents canoes and kayaks to individuals and groups for excursions along the canal.
Woodson on Sports: Is there a solution to the risk that nearly 1,700 active NFL players take when they trot onto the field? Read Rick's column.
 


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