You are invited to a coffee hour at High Acres Landfill & Recycling Center!  The event is hosted by Nicole Simonetti.

Drop in to discuss what is going on at your business... and what the Chamber can do for you!  The coffee is ready!  We need your input!

January 23, 2020 -  8:00am - 9:00am.  425 Perinton Parkway, Fairport, NY 14450.

This is a free event and open to the public! No registration required.

Engineered Components & Packaging, LLC expanded in 2019 to a new office in the Box Factory, Fairport NY. This location is a two person office; with additional employees at two other locations: St. Louis, MO, and Farmington, NY.

This brings a packaging company back to a building which built corrugated shipping boxes for decades. ECP Tray has supplied packaging trays, esd trays, along with reusable mini-fridge drip trays to businesses and individuals since 2008.

EP Visualz Architectural Rendering has a new Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/epvisualz/ featuring renderings and videos related to Architectural Rendering and it's many applications for builders, developers and homeowners. Take a look, post a comment or give a follow.

Logan Mohr has joined the RAMP staff of instructors as of January 2020! Logan is a very passionate music performer and educator. She received a Jazz Saxophone Performance degree from the Eastman School of Music, where she studied with Charles Pillow, and was a member of the Eastman Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Bill Dobbins, as well as other ensembles during her time there. She loves working with students of any age, and finding out what she can do to further enhance their musicality. Logan is primarily a saxophonist, but is also well versed on cello, flute, clarinet and piano. She can teach various musical styles, including jazz, classical and contemporary. Logan has also been a member of the Silver Arrow Band, a premiere wedding band known worldwide, for three years. She has performed at the Rochester International Jazz Festival, and continues to share her music in the Rochester community at various locations, including the Strong Memorial Hospital where she participates in the Eastman Performing Arts Medicine program. Logan has been a private musical instructor since 2014. She has collaborated with renowned jazz artists such as Danilo Peréz, Dave Glasser, Bobby Floyd, Rich Perry, and others. Logan approaches teaching with an open mind and enthusiasm for what she does. She believes that everyone is on their own musical journey, and she strives to be a part of that journey’s progression and success. 

Lollypop Farm is excited to have Caitlin Daly join the team! The Humane Society of Greater Rochester has hired Caitlin Daly to fill the position of Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. Daly joins Lollypop Farm with an extensive background in animal welfare and shelter management. Recognized in the animal welfare community for her innovative practices and new ideas, Daly is accomplished in creating programs that save lives.

Passionate about saving animals, Daly joins Lollypop Farm with over 10 years in animal welfare management. Most recently she served as the Executive Director at the Fredericksburg Regional SPCA in Virginia. In this position, she developed programs that gained national recognition in the animal welfare industry for decreasing stress among pets and increasing adoptions.

“I can’t wait to get to know Rochester, and discover how we can help even more of the people and pets in the community,” said Daly. “The door swings both ways though. I want anyone in the community who has ideas or thoughts on how we can be making more of a difference, to feel free to reach out, she added.”

National accounting firm TYS, LLP (TYS) is pleased to announce that it finalized a merger with Lefkowitz & Company LLP on January 1st. TYS, a full-service tax, accounting, and business consulting firm will welcome David L. Lefkowitz and Lori Lefkowitz as Partners, along with four other employees. The combined firm will operate under the TYS name.

“I was once told by a friend and client, ‘Bigger is not always better, but better is almost always bigger,” said Glen A. Thomas, TYS Partner and Co-Founder. “At TYS, we’ve always believed in being better. The merger with Lefkowitz clearly makes us bigger. The addition of David, Lori, and their team increases our service offerings, broadens our human capital, extends our geographic reach and brings new clients. Simply put, the merger with Lefkowitz & Company makes TYS better.”

Along with Christopher York and Tim Shortsleeve, Thomas founded the firm in 2010, and set out to create a new brand of accounting firm, ending the constraints of traditional CPA firms.

Within their new construct, a new culture was formed. The professionals at TYS phased out the antiquated notion of focusing on the billable hour. Instead, employees are client-centric and engaged in constantly improving TYS. By offering quality benefits and supporting work/life balance, the founders believe employees are able to better serve clients. The employees agreed — in 2019, the firm was named one of the Top 100 Accounting Firms to Work For by Accounting Today.

When looking to expand its roster of talent during a merger, finding a CPA firm with a similar culture and work philosophy was important. The Lefkowitz team fits culturally while also bringing new skill sets to the table.

“We have a great team and great clients. With these clients comes great amounts of work. We realized we needed to make a change when our client commitments increased, and we weren’t able to deliver. We owe it to our staff, our clients, and business to bring these two firms together,” said Lori Lefkowitz.

“TYS puts people first and doesn’t discriminate about who should be ‘sitting at the table’ as long as they’re active contributors. That’s what we want, too. The holistic and practical approaches that both firms bring is what sets us apart from the others.”

With the merger, TYS office locations will include Rochester, New York, Summerville, SC and Miami, Florida, as well as two California offices in San Francisco and Walnut Creek. The expert team of accounting specialists, tax planners, business advisors, audit specialists, and bookkeepers, now serves more than 1200 clients across the country.

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For more information, please contact Melissa Wallace at Mwallace@tysllp.com

About TYS, LLP:
TYS is not your typical CPA firm. At TYS, we strive for meaningful relationships in everything we do. Going beyond traditional accounting and tax services provided by most CPA firms, we strive to serve as our clients' trusted advisors, taking a personal stake in their success. Our clients guide our firm's vision and pledge - to always remain proactive, rather than reactive, and applying our expertise to identifying needs and areas of opportunity. We are a results-oriented firm that will never track time and always delivers what’s promised, and more. For more information, visit https://tysllp.com/