Recognizing the co-existence of a healthy creative class with a vibrant entrepreneurial environment, RocGrowth Candids is launching a series that will feature Innovation in the Arts. The series will focus…
Photonics manufacturer Sydor Technologies plans to establish its new headquarters and manufacturing operations in Fairport. The company plans to double its workforce, creating 36 jobs over the next five years.…
The Finger Lakes boasts the highest total number of craft beverage manufacturers statewide at 178. The region has added 27 new wineries, the most in the state, state officials said. The…
John “Dutch” Summers, CEO of Graywood Companies, Jasco Heat Treating and Jasco Pharmaceuticals LLC, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award. Presented by…
Rochester Institute of Technology’s Baja Racing team has won its third and final international competition of the season, as well as the 2018 North American Championship title against hundreds of…
This is an essay by Rochester Institute of Technology President David Munson published June 4, 2018 in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Sometimes you need an outsider’s perspective to better…
The Finger Lakes Welcome Center, one of 11 centers across the state, has made its debut on the shore of Seneca Lake in Geneva, Ontario County. It will be the…
EmployeeChannel will open its Software Development Center for Excellence in downtown Rochester and create at least 30 jobs over five years. A $2.4 million project, the company will rent space…
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SBIR road tour brings vital resources to NextCorps (RBJ)
Fuji sues Xerox for more than $1 billion after merger was canceled (WXXI)
State invites RFPs for correctional facility in Wayne County (Empire State Development)
Genesee celebrates “new” brewery (WXXI)
Partners + Napier moving to The Metropolitan (Democrat and Chronicle)
IKEA plans for Henrietta may be on hold; company says it’s premature to speculate (WXXI)
Schumer, Gillibrand include UR laser lab in funding bill (RBJ)
Rich Notargiacomo: Venture Creations (RBJ)
Wegmans gets ready to open store 97 in Chantilly, Va. (RBJ)
New housing opens at Sibley Square in downtown Rochester (13 WHAM)
Gov. Cuomo announces $3 million to support New York State’s workforce needs (New York State)
J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge brings thousands downtown (WXXI)
Golisano bought out former Greenlight investors, envisions faster growth (RBJ)
LaBella acquires Buffalo-based BHNT Architects (RBJ)
Sen. Gillibrand working to get more businesses transitioning to employee owned (WXXI)
Rochester photonics project $3.2M under budget (Democrat and Chronicle)
Lawsuits filed over Whole Foods project in Brighton (WXXI)
Students to take part in Young Entrepreneurs Academy competition (WHEC)
Rochester awarded city parks grant (WHEC)
CoverWallet to open in Brighton, creating 100 jobs (RBJ)
Amazon hiring for positions in Henrietta delivery station (WHEC)
Major shakeup at Xerox: CEO Jacobson and six board members to resign (WXXI)
Golisano a supercharge for Greenlight (Democrat and Chronicle)
Two-story Wegmans set to open Sunday in Mass. (RochesterFirst)
Rochester gains private sector jobs (RBJ)
ROC Airport Renovation Project continues (WXXI)
Company owned by Tom Golisano proposes acquiring Greenlight Networks (WXXI)
Hot new spots for cool events: Barns, lofts, lodges (Democrat and Chronicle)
Like the Tour de France, only in kayaks – an Erie Canal proposal (Democrat and Chronicle)
Vuzix files $80 million lawsuit (RBJ)
LiDestri suing 7-Eleven for $3 million (RBJ)
ROC the Riverway looking for a few good ideas (WXXI)
Now closed, Biaggi’s was part of Eastview Mall’s $25 million expansion (Democrat and Chronicle)
Amazon is coming to Henrietta, but it’s not HQ2 (Democrat and Chronicle)
Klein elevated to president of ConServe (RBJ)
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