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NextCorps and New York City’s SecondMuse have been tapped to assist clean energy manufacturers across the state. The new programs, authorized and funded by a $4 million grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Administration, or NYSERDA, ...

Rochester’s Stantec Consulting Services has been tapped to lead the way on the design of the Rochester Urban Skatepark, by a unanimous city council vote on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Stantec was chosen out of five companies who submitted to the ...

Deputy Mayor Cedric Alexander was joined by state Sen. Joe Robach and city councilmember Elaine Spaull today to welcome Cowork Downtown to the East Avenue neighborhood. Cowork Downtown is a hub for small nonprofit and not-for-profit businesses who share a ...

Rochester’s JML Optical Industries has received an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 certification for their Quality Management System. The certification is a globally recognized, performance-based award which focuses primarily on customer service, efficiency, quality and operational accountability. JML had ...

Rochester’s Vuzix has signed an agreement with an aerospace firm to produce waveguide-based head mounted display systems for aerospace industry. Vuzix is a manufacturer of augmented and virtual reality glasses for consumer and business spaces. The new contract is made ...

A new report from the US Census found a historically low uninsured rate across New York, with particularly low numbers upstate. The 2017 American Community Survey, released Thursday, Sept. 13, reported New York’s overall uninsured  rate at 5.7 percent, 3 ...

There are few people living in Rochester as deeply immersed in the city as Carlos Carballada. He has gone from the private sector to public office, and now returns to the private sector with his newest role as M&T Bank’s ...

The Harris Corp. has tapped Dana Mehnert to serve as president of the company’s Rochester-based communications systems business. Mehnert will succeed Chris Young, former executive vice president at Exelis Inc. and president of Exelis Geospatial Systems. Harris acquired Exelis in ...

The outlook is good for the Magic 8-Ball, as it and 11 other toys have been tapped as finalists to be the next inductees into the Strong National Museum of Play’s National Toy Hall of Fame. Alongside the Magic 8-Ball, ...

It’s been 18 years since the Food and Drug Administration cleared Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci Surgical System, a robotic surgical device. It wasn’t long after that both Highland Hospital and Rochester General Hospital adopted the devices, which help perform procedures ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo hit the road Monday in a last minute tour of Upstate New York before the Democratic primary on Thursday, Sept. 13. Seeking his third term in office, Cuomo has found competition in Cynthia Nixon, who is running ...

SunTrust has downgraded Victor-based Constellation Brands from “buy” to “hold” following the company’s massive investment into the cannabis market last month. On Aug. 14, Constellation closed on the purchase of 104.5 million shares of Canopy Growth Corp., a commercial cannabis ...

On a warm pre-fall Friday morning, green T-shirted Genesee Brewery workers convened at the Genesee Riverway Trail, digging their shovels into the soil and plopping down fresh saplings. Every year, Genesee dedicates two days for employees to take off work, ...

A minority-shareholder in Fairport Brewing Co. is seeking to dissolve the company following a falling out over what he says is the co-owner’s lack of focus on beer, volatile behavior on social media and financial irresponsibility. In a petition filed ...

Rochester Regional Health  has signed a non-binding, letter of intent agreement to begin an affiliation with St. Lawrence Health System. The letter signed today is effectively a pledge to reach a formal agreement by the end of 2018. The affiliation ...