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Q2 2013
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10 INC.LINATIONS A note from our editor 13 AGENDA
14 POWER POINTS
A Q&A with the senior vice president and chief administrative officer of Pace University, high hopes for the Westchester Digital Summit, ways to keep the creative juices flowing—and more
18 PLUGGED IN
Presenting the latest and greatest in high-tech gizmos, gear, and gadgetry
BY STEVE DITLEA
22 DRESSED4SUCCESS
Blue for the ladies and stripes for the gents
BY LAURIE YARNELL
26 ISSUE
A GREAT REVIEW
Employee performance reviews may seem like a bureaucratic waste, but, in fact, doing them wrong could cost you big-time.
BY CHUCK GREEN
28 MY SPACE
Inside Diane Cricchio’s creative suite at TimeLine Video
BY BEN BRODY
30 THE CORNER OFFICE
PURE-LY BUSINESS
Insurance superstar Ross Buchmueller can’t control the weather or the crime rate, but he can control whom he sells policies to: the affluent few who do their best to protect their assets.
BY DANA WHITE
94 MONEY TALK
MAKING DOUGH
Port Chester restaurateur Marc Tessitore brings pas- sion and profitability to nessa, his highly successful downtown enoteca. Now, he’s putting the same formula to work as he looks to grow an empire.
BY AMY ROACH PARTRIDGE
98 DOWNTIME
ADRENALINE ADVENTURES
Shake off the winter doldrums and get your heart pumping with these local high-octane experiences. BY W. DYER HALPERN
104 HAPPY HOUR
GIN AND BEAR IT
Blame it on the popularity of Mad Men, with its three-Martini lunches, or Boardwalk Empire, with its bootleg bottles—whatever the reason, gin is back in vogue. BY JEANNE MUCHNICK
106 IF YOU WORK IN...RYE
This town may be steeped in history, but there’s still plenty more to discover. BY AUSTEN HUFFORD
108 THE BOTTOM LINE
Breaking down the County business scene by the numbers BY AUSTEN HUFFORD
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