A focus on innovation has helped Liberty Pumps Inc. succeed. Charles Cook, president and CEO, said the company pays attention to what is in the market and what is needed. “Innovation sets us apart from the competition,” Cook said. Once ...
Read More »Superhero deal set for firm: Nalgene Outdoor to make Avengers water bottles
Nalgene Outdoor products, a Rochester-based unit of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., has inked a deal with the Walt Disney Co. to manufacture and distribute its water bottles with the Avengers and other Marvel characters on them. The local operation also ...
Read More »Gambling is linked to pair of city pitches
The two groups offering proposals to build on the city’s Parcel 5 on East Main Street are touting the creation of hundreds of local jobs and entertainment options for downtown with two distinct and different approaches. City documents show one ...
Read More »Event space to open above Hart’s Grocers
A new event venue is slated to open in the city’s East End this month. Agathi Georgiou is launching the Arbor Loft, a 5,400-square-foot space above Hart’s Local Grocers on Pitkin Street. The venue, which can seat more than 300 ...
Read More »Schools broaden horizons with innovative ideas
Students at many local schools need more than a pencil and notebook in class these days.
Read More »Seneca Foods posts jump in Q4 profit
Seneca Foods Corp. on Wednesday reported an increase in fourth-quarter profit and revenues.
Read More »SEC bars ex-IEC Electronics VP, suspends former controller
The Securities and Exchange Commission has barred a former corporate vice president and suspended a former controller behind false accounting at IEC Electronics Corp., following an investigation.
Read More »COMIDA ranked third for job creation in the state
The County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency was one of five IDAs in the state with the largest job gains in 2014, new figures released Wednesday show.
Read More »Constellation Brands CEO’s total compensation rises to $9.3M
The two top leaders at Constellation Brands Inc. saw increases in their total compensation in fiscal 2016, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows.
Read More »Two dozen contractors on the job
The following contractors are working on the $440 million del Lago Resort & Casino in Tyre, Seneca County: Accurate Acoustical Inc., East Rochester; Ajay Glass Co., Canandaigua; Billitier Electric Inc., Rochester; BME Associates, Fairport; Buffalo Hotel Supply Co., Buffalo; Cives ...
Read More »Casino shoots to open Feb. 1
The $440 million del Lago Resort & Casino in Tyre, Seneca County, is on track to open Feb. 1, its leaders said this week. The first employees have been hired with plans to add more than 1,000 workers beginning by year-end.
Read More »Klein Steel, Once Again Nut Butter celebrate new facilities
Two expansion projects that added jobs at local businesses were celebrated Thursday.
Read More »Xerox to cut 48 jobs, close distribution center in Webster
Xerox Corp. is closing its supply distribution center in Webster on Aug. 29, the company said Wednesday.
Read More »Building on family firm’s legacy
(Photo by Kimberly McKinzie) John DiMarco II is not one for a lot of back-and-forth on email. He prefers, instead, to have in-person contact. “When you’re reading something, it’s open to interpretation,” he says. “When you’re speaking to someone ...
Read More »Sydor Instruments developing X-ray device
Sydor Instruments LLC is using a $1 million federal grant to help develop, and ultimately commercialize, a high-speed X-ray detector for the study of material behavior. The Chili firm, a division of Sydor Technologies LLC, received the award from the ...
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