Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

economic development

ProAmpac opens Collaboration & Innovation Center in Ogden
Jul 15, 2021

ProAmpac opens Collaboration & Innovation Center in Ogden

Cincinnati-based global flexible packaging leader ProAmpac this week opened its new, state-of-the-art Collaboration & Innovation Center in Ogden.

Batavia ranked No. 3 among ‘micropolitans’ for project development
Jul 1, 2021

GCEDC to consider several project incentives in Batavia

The Genesee County Economic Development Center board of directors will consider proposals for $18.2 million of new investment at its July 1 meeting. Gateway GS LLC, aka Gallina Development, is […]

Schumer, Gillibrand promote removal of Inner Loop North
Jul 1, 2021

Schumer, Gillibrand promote removal of Inner Loop North

U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand were in Rochester this week drumming up support for the removal of the Inner Loop North. The senators were pushing for the Reconnecting […]

Regional Economic Development Councils begin next decade of awards
Jun 28, 2021

Regional Economic Development Council adds new members

The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council (FLREDC) on Monday held a virtual public meeting to discuss its efforts to support and reimagine transformative projects designed to maximize the region’s […]

Grants available for businesses looking to hire
Jun 24, 2021

Grants available for businesses looking to hire

For months, many small business owners wanted to know when COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted so they could resume normal operations. Now that New York’s pandemic-forced state of emergency has […]

Luminate NY participants to create 120 jobs in downtown Rochester
Jun 23, 2021

Luminate NY participants to create 120 jobs in downtown Rochester

Two previous participants in the state-funded Luminate NY competition have committed to creating nearly 120 jobs in the city of Rochester's Downtown Innovation Zone.

COMIDA may have buyer for Riga land; proposed apartments denied tax break
Jun 22, 2021

COMIDA may have buyer for Riga land; proposed apartments denied tax break

A buyer may finally have been found for a 52-acre plot of county-owned land in Riga that has been on the market for well over a decade. Solar Energy Partners […]

Jun 22, 2021

AmeriCOM to partner with DoD on optics consortium

The Rochester-based American Center for Optics Manufacturing Inc. (AmeriCOM) has been selected for a five-year $34 million grant from the Department of Defense’s Office of Industrial Policy program to launch […]

The proposed STAMP site is shown from above, with buildings superimposed. (Photo provided)
Jun 11, 2021

Senate passage of Innovation and Competition Act could have implications for Rochester region

The U.S. Senate’s passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act could be the blueprint needed to make New York a global innovation and semiconductor hub, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer […]

LeChase, Wegmans partner on initiative to help nonprofits
Jun 11, 2021

LeChase, Wegmans partner on initiative to help nonprofits

LeChase Construction Services LLC has partnered with Wegmans Food Markets Inc. on an initiative that will directly impact nonprofits and the people they serve in the Greater Rochester region. Built […]

Rep. Joe Morelle
Jun 10, 2021

Universal day care, broadband for all must become priorities, Morelle says

Universal day care and an expansion of broadband availability are priorities that Congress must address, according to Rep. Joe Morelle (D-Irondequoit). In order to revive a sagging workforce, improvements in […]

Brownfield designation meant to spur Bull’s Head rebirth
Jun 10, 2021

Bull’s Head transformation requires valuing, listening to, residents, experts say

Enabling residents to have meaningful input into the long overdue transformation of the Bull’s Head neighborhood is critical to project success, a member panel form the Urban Land Institute told […]