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To break ties, firms were ranked by number of total local company employees. Information was provided by individual companies that responded to an email survey or from other sources. Ranked by number of local environmental services employees. 2016 Rank Company name ...

Iron Smoke Whiskey LLC, now known as Iron Smoke Distillery, has won silver medals at the New York World Wine & Spirits Competition and the recent New York Wine & Food Classic held by the RDP Management and the New York Wine & Grape Foundation.

Farmers across New York are in line to receive grants from a $1 million fund announced Friday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The number of farm cideries in New York State has tripled in two years, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week.

Seneca Foods Corp. reported a first-quarter net loss despite an increase in sales. It reported a net loss of $100,000, or a penny a diluted share, versus net income of $300,000, or 29 cents a diluted share, for the same period the year prior.

Wegmans Food Markets Inc. now is offering Florida Lionfish in stores in six states, officials announced Thursday.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday the Beer Production Credit—now known as the Alcohol Production Credit—has been expanded to include the state’s wine, spirits and cider industries.

The Society of Wine Educators brings one of its signature mini conferences to the Finger Lakes region on Thursday and Friday, Visit Rochester leaders have announced.

The Genesee County Economic Development Center, in conjunction with Empire State Development Corp., has created a revolving loan program to assist the agricultural industry in the Finger Lakes region.

The strength of the rural economy rests upon growing, making and creating products that people want to eat, buy and use.

Two local businesses have joined forces to give restaurants and other companies a better way to purchase local, sustainable meats sourced directly from local farms.

The New York Wine & Grape Foundation based in Canandaigua will have a new leader starting Jan. 1.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced that 43 farm breweries have started in New York since November 2014.

The Landmark Society of Western New York Inc. has released its 2015 Five to Revive—a list of historic sites it has identified as opportunities for targeted, strategic revitalization.

Creative varieties paired with choice-driven consumers have helped drive growth in the craft beer industry across the country and in the Finger Lakes Region.  That same formula will determine the industry’s future health, local experts say. “The craft brewing industry ...