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Electronics is the Family Business: Simcona Reaching 50 Years - Marc Iacona, CEO of electronics distributor Simcona, explains how the company works to stay recession-proof

the CEO Hour, April 22nd 2011. Joining Bruce and Diana is Marc Iacona, the CEO of Simcona Electronics Corporation and Executive Director of the Rochester International Jazz Fest. Simcona is an electronics distributor headquartered in upstate NY that serves the northeast U.S. and Canada and ships electronic components, wire cable and data communication products all over the world.  Marc has been instrumental in developing Simcona's presence in the northeastern U.S., expanding sales teams from Canada to Florida, implementing new solutions for customers, and advancing the company's growth. http://www.simcona.com

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M-5 Networks Buys Callfinity: Telecoms Join to Bridge Services - Jeff Valentine, The CEO of Callfinity, will keep his title and employees in Rochester NY

the CEO Hour, April 22nd 2011. Jeff Valentine is the President & CEO of Callfinity. He was one of the founders of the company in 1999, and helped formulate the original concept and service-oriented architecture. Jeff focuses on Callfinity's strategic direction to advance the company's mission as a market leader.

Jeff co-founded Callfinity as a dot-com in 1999 under the name BYOBroadcast, and managed the company through the fast and profitable growth it has experienced since 2003. In 2004, he renamed the company to Callfinity while also moving the business from Boston, MA to Rochester, NY. In 2007, Callfinity completed its first acquisition (Context Technologies), and has grown top-line revenue at more than 60% per year for each of the last four years. http://www.callfinity.com

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Anti-Idling Project Saves Money and Energy: Retrofit for Use in Company Fleet Vehicles - Ram Shrivastava, President of Larsen Engineers, explains his company's NYSERDA grant with Wayne County

the CEO Hour, April 22nd 2011. Ram Shrivastava, CEO of Larsen Engineers joins Bruce and Diana to talk about the Transportation Energy Conservation Demo Project in Wayne County.

We all know that cars use a lot of gas, and emissions coming from the tail pipe aren't good for the environment. But, can you imagine how much damage police cars do? Not to mention public works vehicles that spend hours sitting on a job site. Larsen Engineers is helping some towns in Wayne County cut down the idling of their vehicles. Just this week, NYSERDA agreed to invest $17,000 in the Larsen Engineers project.  Estimates are that police cars spend up to 8 hours a day just idling. The solution from Larsen Engineers is expected to save about $648 a month in gas for just one car. http://www.larsen-engineers.com

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The CEO Hour in May: A Look Ahead at What's Coming Up

the CEO Hour, April 22nd 2011. The CEO Hour in May: A Look Ahead at What's Coming Up - Diana Palotas/Bruce Peters Shows will focus on Great Game of Business, and Green Energy.

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Camp Good Days: Medically Supervised Programs for Children With Cancer - International Wine Auction May 7, 2011 is organizations's largest fundraiser

the CEO Hour, April 22nd 2011. Camp Good Days and Special Times, Inc., a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life for children, adults and families whose lives have been touched by cancer and other life challenges through summer camping experiences and year-round events and activities.

This week Bruce and Diana are joined by the Camp Good Days and Special Times, Inc. board President, Bob Bleier.

Camp Good Days and Special Times, Inc.was founded over 30 years ago by Gary Mervis to provide a residential camping program for his daughter, Teddi Mervis, and 62 other children with cancer from Upstate New York, and has grown to become one of the largest organizations of its kind in the world. Camp Good Days was the fourth program of its kind in the country and the first to be started by a layperson. Please consider giving your support to Camp Good Days and Special Times by clicking here. http://www.campgooddays.org

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Digital Rochester: The Great Awards 2011 - Karen Benjamin, co-founder of Worldleaders, introduces us to Digital Rochester, which strives to be Upstate New York's pre-eminent technology business community.

the CEO Hour, April 15th 2011. Co-founder and Partner, Karen Benjamin starts the show off with Bruce and Diana. Karen is currently a VP/President elect and Executive Committee Member with Digital Rochester. As VP/President-elect, she focuses on strategy, operations and business development. Corporate Memberships, community relations and ensuring effective programming for each community within DR are high priorities of this board position.

Worldleaders enables teams that sell high technology and outsourced solutions to win more sales. During the past 17 years, they have helped organizations ranging from five to 8,000 people increase their sales by 30% to 300%. Their success is based on an integrated approach that encompasses sales method improvement, sales force automation (SFA), and talent acquisition.  http://digitalrochester.org

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Fibertech Success: Wins Visionary Leadership Award - John Purcell, CEO of Fibertech, which creates fiber optic networks in mid-size cities, shares his company's continued growth and Digital Rochester Great Award

the CEO Hour, April 15th 2011.  How Can A Fiber Network Change Your Business? 

John Purcell, Chairman and CEO of Fibertech was the recipient of this years Visionary Leadership Award by Digital Rochester. The award was given as recognition to an individual who takes it upon themselves to instill their vision, providing the inspiration and motivation that compels an organization to take dramatic steps in applying innovative technology in any given field that resulted in increased productivity, efficiency or business success.

As a premier broadband provider, Fibertech has quickly established itself as a high-quality provider of metro-based fiber optic transport services. Fibertech is a leader in building and operating fiber optic networks throughout mid-size cities in the Eastern and Central regions of the United States. http://www.fibertech.com

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Xerox Toner Goes Green: Waste Eliminated - Danelle Giannini and Dawn Jacobs, Two leaders at the Xerox-Webster EA Toner Plant, explain the zero-waste toner program at the Rochester NY plant.

the CEO Hour, April 15th 2011. Dawn Jacobs, Financial / Business Strategy Analyst and Danelle Giannini, Environmental Project Manager at Xerox Corporation will talk about the upcoming June 18th event where leaders from many of the Greater Rochester area's leading innovation organizations will be coming together for a unique and powerful collaboration event.  The "Digital Rochester Innovation Jam Session" will bring together many of our region's most influential leaders to identify solutions to the largest barriers to building a vibrant innovation economy in the greater Rochester area. Xerox has been, and continues to be, a global leader in technology innovation and a strong supporter of the Upstate New York region.   http://www.xerox.com

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Engineering Simulation: Providing Software Products and Services to Firms - Ken Lally, CEO of Simutech, shares how Simutech Group is the largest ANSYS Channel Partner across the US and Canada.

the CEO Hour, April 15th 2011. Ken Lally, CEO of SimuTech Group  was the recipient of Digital Rochester's Technology Services Award-awarded to an organization that has shown sustained commitment and leadership in support of new technology creation that provided enabling services or resources for other organizations to reach their goals and objectives.

Located in 14 offices throughout North America, all of the SimuTech Group offices have a proven and long-term record of providing engineering simulation software products and services to local manufacturing and design engineering firms from a variety of industries. http://www.simutechgroup.com

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Clickworker: Putting People to Work - David Moufarrege, COO of Clickworker, wins Rising Star Digital Rochester Award for its new Crowdsourcing Concept

the CEO Hour, April 15th 2011. David Moufarrege, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Operations, was the recipient of Digital Rochester's Rising Star Award-recognizing an organization that leveraged innovative technology to establish a viable new business or market segment which demonstrably contributes to the Greater Rochester community.

Clickworker utilizes the crowdsourcing concept to engage the know-how and labor of thousands of Clickworkers who assist them in the fast and efficient processing of projects for your company. http://www.clickworker.com

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