Rochester’s OLEDWorks LLC will receive more than $1 million in federal funding to boost its research and production of innovative OLED light technology. The funding was made available through the Department of Energy’s Small Business Innovation Research program. OLEDWorks will ...
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DuPont Nutrition & Health has added 33 staffers and increased its overall production capacity in Rochester by 70 percent since completing its expansion in March. “The facility and the process itself was a two and a half-year process from the ...
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A Rochester vision correction startup has acquired Florida-based Hydrogel Vision Corp. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Clerio Vision Inc., a developer of laser-based vision correction solutions co-founded by former iCardiac Technologies Inc. leader Alex Zapesochny, is readying ...
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A Webster parts distributor has broken ground on an $850,000 expansion to accommodate business growth. Classic Automation, founded in 2003 by Fritz Ruebeck, will expand its Salt Road warehouse through the addition of 12,000 square feet. The non-industry specific supplier ...
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NextCorps’ Growth Services, which serves as the New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NY MEP) network center in the Finger Lakes, generated $77.2 million in financial impacts and helped create or retain 602 jobs in 2018. The numbers were released last week ...
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New York’s U.S. senators announced today that the state college system will be receiving nearly $8 million in federal funds to boost job training in advanced manufacturing, particularly for under-served and unemployed populations. The grant goes to the Research Foundation ...
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Six business leaders will be inducted into the Rochester Business Hall of Fame for 2019, representing four businesses whose leaders will take their place among the 127 others who have been lauded for their contributions to Rochester. The new inductees ...
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Seneca Foods Corp. this week reported fourth-quarter and full year sales growth, with an improved bottom line for the year. The Wayne County manufacturer reported fourth-quarter revenue of $262.6 million, a nearly 10 percent improvement from the year-ago quarter. Seneca ...
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Rochester-based Caldwell Manufacturing Co. has acquired an Indian company that focuses on facade and window and door hardware. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mumbai-based Archintex Architecturals Pvt Ltd. is a leading pan-India company that offers high-end solutions ...
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The utility company that modernized energy production at the former Kodak Park and turned it away from coal has won $5 million from a carbon-reduction contest run by New York State. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Friday that Recycled ...
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IEC Electronics Corp. broke ground Thursday on a 150,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in the Wayne County town of Newark. Since the $22 million project was announced last year, IEC has added 175 staffers. The company employs nearly 900. The ...
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Students in the optics technology program at Monroe Community College often have job offers before they complete their degree or certificate. Now some of the 120 optics companies in Rochester are also reaching into local high schools. The students either ...
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A key indicator of the nation’s manufacturing activity last month dipped to its lowest level since the Great Recession. The IHS Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 50.5 in May, down from 52.6 in April, indicating only marginal improvement. New ...
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Agricultural and food entrepreneurs in the Finger Lakes and two adjoining regions may compete for up to $1 million in a new business stimulation competition announced Friday. The Grow-NY competition is funded by $21 million in prize money over three ...
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Graham Corp. on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss, despite growth in net sales. For the quarter ended March 31, the Batavia manufacturer reported revenue of $23.6 million, up from $22.2 million in the year-ago quarter. Graham’s net loss for the ...
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