Rochester Young Professionals (RYP) is hosting the 8th Annual Entrepreneur’s Expo this November. Last year’s expo drew over 300 young professionals, and this year’s is expected to be an even bigger event. Guests will have the opportunity to network with over 45 ...
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Approval of Whole Foods project ‘energizes’ opposition 
The Brighton Planning Board’s decision this week to approve plans for a Whole Foods grocery store on Monroe Avenue apparently won’t stop a community organization that is suing over the project. “They had a good inning,” said Howie Jacobson, the ...
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Read More »Imagine Monroe approves eight projects involving 367 jobs 
Imagine Monroe, Monroe County’s industrial development agency, has approved incentives for eight projects expected to create or retain more than 365 full-time jobs. “This was a banner month for Imagine Monroe—our most powerful local economic development tool is now investing ...
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Read More »New at arena: Smoking area eliminated, security screening implemented 
All fans entering Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial will be subject to screening by hand-held metal detectors, and access to an outdoor smoking area will no longer be allowed. The changes were announced this morning by Pegula Sports ...
Read More »Judge rules Village of Pittsford must allow Westport Crossing to proceed 
After 11 years, 150 public meetings and well over a million dollars in legal fees for all parties, Mark IV Enterprises says a judge’s ruling will finally allow construction on Westport Crossing Residential Community in the Village of Pittsford to ...
Read More »Syracuse suburb puts kibosh on planned Morgan development 
A Syracuse suburb has told Robert Morgan’s development company that it will no longer entertain his plans for an apartment complex and retail center on a vacant brownfield site. The Board of Trustees for the Village of Fayetteville informed Morgan’s ...
Read More »Demand for industrial real estate should remain high 
Industrial space is expected to be a thriving facet of commercial real estate development in the next few years, according to a prominent educator and industry analyst. While office and retail real estate won’t be as strong, Joshua Harris said ...
Read More »Float Center receives $100,000 loan from Genesee County 
The Genesee Gateway Local Development Corp. (GGLDC) has approved a $100,000 loan for Rest & Revival Float Center LLC’s renovation of a Batavia facility. The renovation includes the purchase of new machinery and equipment and has a capital investment of ...
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Read More »Genesee County to consider incentives for two projects 
The Genesee County Economic Development Center on Thursday will consider two applications for incentives. Amada Tool is seeking incentives for an $8.8 million capital investment to increase the company’s manufacturing facility by roughly 19,000 square feet. The project would create ...
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Read More »Young entrepreneurs have big plans for growth 
With just a couple of years of entrepreneurial experience under their belts, the three owners of Genesee County’s L&M Specialty Fabrication already have grown their business to the point that new space was a necessity. Thirty acres of new space. ...
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Read More »State fair opens with an ice-cold Expo Center and old favorites 
Now here’s a landmark event: the butter sculpture at the New York State Fair, which opened Wednesday, is 50 years old. Not the sculpture that’s on display at the fair this year, of course. What’s 50 years old is the ...
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Read More »Stendardi’s behind-the-scenes work fosters RIT growth 
You won’t find Deborah Stendardi’s name on the buildings at Rochester Institute of Technology. She’s not listed on the mastheads of various centers and institutes at the university. But her imprint is just about everywhere in Brick City, playing a ...
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Read More »Imagine Monroe approves incentives for six projects 
Six local projects have been approved for incentives by Imagine Monroe, expected to create and retain more than 175 jobs in Monroe County. ELogic Group LLC is planning to relocate its headquarters to Riverwood Tech Campus on East River Road ...
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Read More »Optimax to expand facility, add 59 jobs 
Optimax Systems Inc. plans to expand its Wayne County facility with a 60,000-square-foot addition. The $21.7 million expansion will allow Optimax to raise the bar when it comes to supplying optics for its customers and will help the company solidify ...
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Read More »GCEDC approves incentives for Batavia solar farms 
The Genesee County Economic Development Center has approved incentives for the construction of two solar farms in the Town of Batavia. The developer, Pearl Solar LLC, will invest roughly $6 million to build two 2MW community solar farms, for a ...
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