Rochester Business Journal Leading source of business news and information in Rochester, N.Y.

CALENDAR The Rochester Business Journal welcomes press releases. Notices of business calendar events should be submitted three weeks before the event to ensure timely publication. Send digital submissions to nsheldon@bridgetowermedia.com. FRIDAY, MAY 15 Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce—“Chamber Counsel: Doing ...

Child Care Council Inc. announces that the company has received a CDA Gold Standard by the Council for Professional Recognition. The information in the People and Awards section is provided by the submitter. The Rochester Business Journal accepts high-resolution color, digital photos with ...

Boston-based SunDensity has produced groundbreaking Photonic Smart Coating (PSC) technology to double the energy efficiency for products like digital cameras and solar cells. SunDensity is an optics/photonics company in Luminate NY’s third cohort. Luminate is a six-month residency program at ...

CDS Life Transitions announces the promotion of Kate Wagner, Amy Spring and Lindsay Gozzi-Theobald. Wagner has been named executive director. She previously served as vice president of operations. Spring has been named chief operating officer. She brings much experience in ...

CHESS Health announces the addition of Kathy Contratto as vice president of operations. She previously served as a director at RSM LLP. The information in the People and Awards section is provided by the submitter. The Rochester Business Journal accepts high-resolution color, ...

Child Care Council Inc. announces the hiring of Milegnizeth Jauridez and Johanna Valdivia, as well as the promotion of Holly Savage. Jauridez has been hired as an administrative assistant. Jauridez previously worked as an administrative assistant and data coordinator at ...

Golisano Autism Center announces the following appointments to the board of directors: Cody Braithwaite, corporate counsel at Paychex Inc.; Aaron Hilger, president/CEO of Builders Exchange; and Jackie Hawks Lyttle, executive member, S2AY Rural Health Network. Beth Ciardi has been hired ...

SWBR announces the addition of Jasmine Calhoun and Katheryn Palmer. Calhoun has been hired as finance specialist. She has a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science from the University at Albany. Palmer has been hired as a project designer. She has ...

St. Ann’s Community announces the hiring of Amanda Falzone as talent acquisition specialist. She brings eight years of recruitment experience to the role. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Mansfield University. The information in the People and Awards ...

MRB Group announces that Jane Nicholson, senior planning associate, has been named to Next City’s nationally-acclaimed Vanguard program for 2020. The information in the People and Awards section is provided by the submitter. The Rochester Business Journal accepts high-resolution color, digital photos with ...

Hope Town United announces that the company was recognized as one of the Best World Changing Ideas in Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards. The information in the People and Awards section is provided by the submitter. The Rochester Business ...

Nannette Nocon of Nocon & Associates with Ameriprise, was recently ranked No. 138 of 1,000 in Forbes’ list of Top Women Wealth Advisors 2020. The information in the People and Awards section is provided by the submitter. The Rochester Business Journal ...

CALENDAR The Rochester Business Journal welcomes press releases. Notices of business calendar events should be submitted three weeks before the event to ensure timely publication. Send digital submissions to aderby@bridgetowermedia.com. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 COMTEC Solutions—“Addressing IT from the Ground Up”—Free—2 ...

Nordetect, a chemical analytics company based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, is another optics/photonics startup in Luminate NY’s third cohort. Luminate is a six-month residency program at NextCorps. Companies in the Luminate cohort have access to mentorship, access to resources and ...

Greenlight Networks announces the following new hires: James Sachs, NOC technician; Jared Cummings, outside fiber technician; John Chajka, permits and attachments analyst; John Davidson, customer support concierge; Julie Anderson, human resources specialist; Lou Goetzman, network engineering manager; Marc Keeler, customer ...