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NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
JANUARY 2012
First Capital Payments brings Google Wallet technology to the Rochester area
Hiram Hernandez, Sr., First Capital Payments founder and RHBA Board Member, is working with merchants to enable their credit card systems to handle payment by cellphone, using a new application called Google Wallet.
Google Wallet, allows consumers to pay their bills with a single tap at the checkout and can can automatically redeem discount coupons and register the purchases with a store's frequent buyer program. Security is handled by using a pin to access the phone.
At the moment, only three companies in Rochester have the system in place. Nationwide, there is an estimated 300,000 companies that accept Google Wallet..
Read more details:
Google Wallet begins rolling out in Rochester, Democrat and Chronicle
Google App Helps Eliminate Need to Carry Wallet, YNN
Fibertech Networks LLC and Pike Co. Inc. two of the Best Companies to Work for in New York State
Fibertech Networks, LLC and The Pike Company, Incwere among the 6 area businesses included in the list of Best Companies to Work for in New York State published by the New York State Society for Human Resource Management. Both companies ranked in the Small to Medium Employers category.
This list is compiled from the results of a survey that evaluates and rankes the best places of employment in the State based on employee satisfaction and engagement, as well as workplace practices and policies.
More information:
Six area firms honored as Best Companies to Work for, Rochester Business Journal
Best Companies to Work in New York website
NOVEMBER 2011
Training starts Firefighter Project - Los Bomberos de Puerto Plata
In June of 2011, three Puerto Plata firefighters, “bomberos” Chief Pedro Martínez, Sgt. Pedro Martínez Jr., and Sgt. Major Roberto González, flew to Rochester to attend an intensive three week period of Firefighter I training and lodge and gain field experience with RPD fire companies.
Under the tutelage and guidance of Monroe Community College and Monroe County Fire Bureau instructors and Rochester firefighter volunteers at the Public Safety Training Facility on Scottsville Road, the Dominican firemen received state of the art training followed by a thorough evaluation of the program and their experience...
Read the complete article received from International Sister Cities of Rochester News, Fall 2011
Fibertech in Rochester Top 100
Congratulations to Fibertech Networks, LLC, company number 4 in the Top 100 List of fastest growing companies in our region.
The Rochester Top 100, sponsored each year by the Rochester Business Alliance and KPMG LLP, recognizes the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the region.
OCTOBER
RHBA HBPOY 2011 recognized during Hispanic Heritage Month
Dr. Emeterio Otero, RHBA Hispanic Business Person of the Year 2011, received a special recognition for his work on behalf of students during the First Lation Student College Fair.
The event took place at the City Hall Atrium on October 7, as part of the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration by the City of Rochester..
SEPTEMBER
RHBA celebrates Hispanic Business Person of the Year 2011
On September 29 the Rochester Hispanic Business Association honored Dr. Emeterio Otero with the RHBA Hispanic Business Person of the Year 2011 Award, during our annual luncheon.
Dr. Otero is the Executive Dean, Damon City Campus, Monroe Community College. A very active personality in the Hispanic community, Dr. Otero's extensive community service includes the participation in the Board of numerous non-profit organizations, hosting and producing of a TV program, as well as working as a volunteer.
The event keynote speaker was Mauricio Riveros, Vice President of Project Controls at The Pike Company.
AUGUST
Luis A. Martinez executive coach for Minority Chamber of Commerce and NSHMBA National Conference
The Minority Chamber of Commerce, doing business internationally, has chosen RHBA member Luis A. Martinez (Gran Altura) as preferred service provider for entrepreneurial executive coaching. Mr. Martinez will be doing more work in Miami and Washington, D.C.
Mr. Martinez has also been asked for 3rd consecutive year to be Executive Coach at the NSHMBA National Conference to take place on Anaheim CA on October 13-15, 2011.
Luis A. Martinez to Speak at Major Diversity Conference this Fall
Luis A. Martinez (Gran Altura) is one of the speakers invited to participate at the Diversity 2011 Conference: The Power of Inclusion conference on October 2 - 3, 2011. The presentation, The World Is Flat - Implications for Business, Ethics and Human Resources, will cover how to anticipate and discover issues brought by globalization for all businesses, among others objectives.
Click here for more information about the presenters and details on the conference.
Hilda Rosario Escher Featured on the Cover of La Voz Magazine
Hilda Rosario Escher, President and CEO of Ibero-American Action League was featured on the cover of the August issue of La Voz Magazine, along with her daughter Melisza Campos, commissioner on the Rochester City School Board.
Read the article: Hilda Rosario Escher and Melisza Campos: Two Generations of Community Service.
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