| Notes |
"Stan Lipsey got us together in December '98 and said, 'It's time some of you young fellows take the reins here and get something happening in Western New York,' " [LPCiminelli owner Louis] Ciminelli recalled. "I think that's what Stan was saying, that we'll be the future Group of 18."
Lipsey said the private group may or may not be a successor to the Group of 18, an organization of older business leaders that now numbers 20, but did say they were brought together because of their influence and clout. |