A nationally recognized leader in the Maker movement and a promoter of the indie game development in Rochester are the featured guests at November’s RocGrowth Candids. Dan Schneiderman and Robert…
Luminate NY—a business accelerator for startups with optics, photonics and imaging-enabled applications—has received 70 applications to compete for a spot in cohort II of the program. Thirty percent of the…
Upstate Venture Connect played host to some 450 entrepreneurial leaders at the 4th Annual Upstate Unleashed Conference and 2018 Venture Ecosystem Awards. This year, several of the awards went to…
Monroe Community College alums and former Rochesterians Robin and Timothy Wentworth donated $4 million to help kick off the MCC Foundation’s Every Bright Future Needs a Strong Foundation campaign. The couple joined the…
Design and technology studio Dumbwaiter Design LLC, founded by entrepreneur Therese Hanningan, has launched a new tool for marketers and others to build high-quality landing pages quickly and easily —…
Rochester-Based EkoStinger has won the $1 million grand prize in the 76West Clean Energy Competition. Also on the list is Connexus Controls, a startup housed at RIT Venture Creations, which received $250,000. Connexus, which…
Brandon Hudson, CEO of Connexus, has been selected as the first student for the Gap Year Entrepreneurship Fellows Program at Rochester Institute of Technology. The fellowship is part of a…
Twenty-two communities in the Finger Lakes region have earned the state’s Clean Energy Community designation. The city of Rochester and several area towns and villages are on the list. In…
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Kent Gardner, chief economist at CGR (RBJ Bizcast)
Four RIT presidents reflect on innovative changes (RIT)
Rami Katz and startup funding (RBJ Bizcast)
Report: Tight labor market affects small business job growth (RBJ)
Datto expands to five floors in former Chase Tower (New York State)
Molecular Glasses founder to receive entrepreneur award (RBJ)
Land acquisition expands outdoor education opportunities in the Finger Lakes (WXXI)
Alex Zapesochny, lawyer, entrepreneur, investor (RBJ Bizcast)
Schutt’s Apple Mill celebrates 100th anniversary, unveils expansion (Democrat and Chronicle)
Competition supports student community outreach (University of Rochester)
Unshackle Upstate chooses new leader (RBJ)
YEA! seeks young entrepreneurs to start own businesses (RBJ)
Warren seeks sale, lease of East End, Mortimer, Crossroads parking garages (Democrat and Chronicle)
Young entrepreneurs have big plans for growth (RBJ)
Words from Wallis Hall: Our entrepreneurial mission (University of Rochester)
Former COO buys Morgan Management (RBJ)
Constellation ups its investment in a Canadian cannabis company (WXXI)
Jim Senall on Rochester’s tech scene (RBJ Bizcast)
Kodak plans to shed jobs across U.S. and sell its packaging division (Democrat and Chronicle)
Airport renovations on track to be complete by October (WHEC)
Women’s celebration coming to Rochester (RBJ)
Thirteen projects unveiled for ROC the Riverway initiative (ny.gov)
New York launches initiatives to support state grown and certified farmers and businesses (ny.gov)
Brand Networks reaffirms commitment to Rochester with move downtown (RBJ)
Valeant changes name to Bausch Health (RBJ)
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