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Bergmann Associates gets new CEO
Bergmann Associates has appointed Pietro Giovenco as CEO, officials announced Tuesday. Giovenco is the third person to take the helm of the architectural and engineering firm. He has served as president for the past nine months and he will remain in that role as well as serving as CEO. “My goal will be to leverage […]
Lightower Fiber Networks to be acquired in a $7.1 billion deal
Lightower Fiber Networks has agreed to be acquired by Crown Castle International Corp. for roughly $7.1 billion in cash, officials said. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2017. Lightower currently has 990 employees, including 200 in Rochester—the second-largest office of the firm. All Lightower employees are expected to remain with the […]
Eagle Dream Health to be acquired in a $26 million deal
Eagle Dream Health Inc. is to be acquired by Calif.-based NextGen Healthcare Information Systems LLC in a roughly $26 million all cash deal, officials announced Tuesday. Eagle Dream Health is a health care software analytics company based at 300 Trolley Blvd. in Gates. It employs 28 people in Rochester. The employees will remain with the […]
ROC IT Solutions acquired by Mass.-based TraceLink
Perinton-based ROC IT Solutions has been acquired by Mass.-based TraceLink Inc., officials announced Tuesday. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. ROC IT Solutions is a software company that specializes in data capture for serialized product inventory in the pharmaceutical supply chain. “By joining forces with TraceLink, we have aligned ourselves with the winning […]
White named chair of National Photonics Initiative steering committee
AIM Photonics’ Edward White, associate vice president of test, assembly and packaging and corporate outreach for the organization, has been named chair of the National Photonics Initiative Steering Committee. The NPI consists of scientists and industry members that seek to raise awareness of photonics. “I congratulate Mr. White on being named chair of the NPI […]
Inaugural Parklet to be unveiled
After two years of preparation Rochester’s inaugural Parklet—a small seating area or green space designated as a public amenity—will be showcased to the public on Friday at 10 a.m. A ceremony is to be held at 1344 University Ave., where the parklet is located. The space was previously a several hundred foot defunct fire lane, […]
Empire Farm Days has a new Craft Beverage Center
Empire Farm Days—held from Aug. 8-10 at Rodman Lott and Son Farms in Seneca Falls—will have a new Craft Beverage Center this year, officials said. Empire Farm Days is an annual event that covers 300 acres with the latest in agricultural and rural life exhibits, field equipment and live animal demonstrations, educational seminars, vendors and […]
KeyBank Foundation gives $24M to JumpStart
KeyCorp.’s KeyBank Foundation has awarded JumpStart Inc. a $24 million grant to support the KeyBank Business Boost & Build Program in its Ohio and New York markets, officials said Monday. The gift is the single largest philanthropic commitment of the KeyBank Foundation. “Very simply, the KeyBank Foundation is focused on people and neighborhoods. The size […]
E-Nable program expands to Honduras
July 31, 2017 The e-Nable program at Vertus High School–a charter school for young men on Humboldt Street–will design mechanical hands for people in Honduras on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the school’s maker space, officials said. The program develops and delivers free mechanical hands and related devices to those in need […]
Rents are more affordable in Rochester
Rochester has more affordable rents than other cities across the country, a study by Apartment List Inc. found. Rent growth here has remained stable in 2017 where other cities have had increases and a small amount of cities have seen rents decline. Rochester’s median two-bedroom rent of $920 is below the national average of $1,160, […]
Researchers study solar cell technology, energy storage
Rochester Institute of Technology researchers have expanded both solar cell technology and knowledge of environmental effects of energy storage on the electricity grid, officials said. In solar cell technology, RIT researchers are using nanowires to capture more of the sun’s energy and transform it into usable electricity, officials said. The RIT research team is exploring […]
SSRN enjoys growth after its acquisition
It has been over a year since Social Science Research Network was acquired by Elsevier B.V., a $3.4 billion Netherlands-based information analytics firm. In that time SSRN has moved to a new office, increased its staff and grown into a new market segment. In short, the acquisition has been monumental for SSRN—a scholarly research repository firm, […]
