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Ithaca, a fast-growing hummus brand with headquarters in downtown Rochester, has expanded distribution to all 506 Whole Foods Market locations nationwide. “We were thrilled with the results from our regional expansion last year at Whole Foods and are very grateful ...

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FuzeHub, a nonprofit organization that provides small to medium-sized manufacturers with guided access to a network of industry experts, programs and resources to solve business growth challenges, has awarded 14 collaborative projects through the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund, including three ...

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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 ended, businesses want to know how they’re going to fill ...

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.

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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 a nationwide public-private Defense Precision Optics Consortium partnership between the ...

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In the nearly 10 years since Lee Rudow joined Transcat Inc., revenues have nearly doubled, earnings have nearly tripled and company stock has increased fivefold. “We just keep the pedal to the metal,” said Rudow, who joined the Ogden firm ...

Wayne County packaged food provider Seneca Foods Corp. last week reported an improvement in sales and an increase in gross margin for fiscal 2021. For the year ended March 31, Seneca Foods reported sales of $1.47 billion, up from $1.34 ...

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A Wayne County manufacturer is planning to grow its operations in the town of Savannah. The move is expected to add or retain more than 60 jobs. Pearl Technologies, an industrial cutter manufacturer, will renovate and upgrade its Seneca Street ...

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Xerox Holdings Corp. has acquired a Southern California document solutions provider. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Document Systems Inc. has worked with business leaders in Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties since 1994. The company will ...

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Batavia’s Graham Corp. this week reported mixed fourth-quarter financials, beating Street expectations for revenues, but missing on earnings. For the quarter ended March 31, the Genesee County manufacturer reported net sales of $25.7 million, up from $23.1 million in the ...

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New York state Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday petitioned the court to force Eastman Kodak Co. CEO Jim Continenza to publicly testify about his stock purchase last year ahead of the federal government’s announcement that Kodak was in line ...

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Rochester Midland Corp. has acquired a Canadian water treatment company. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Quebec-O-Chimie (QOC) is based in Montreal and specializes in manufacturing a complete range of chemical water treatment products for cooling towers, closed-loop ...

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Ultralife Corp., the Newark battery, energy and communications systems manufacturer, has received a firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army for purchases of Conformal Wearable Batteries worth up to $168 million. The three-year award has the potential for an additional $350 ...

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Rochester’s Transcat Inc. on Tuesday reported record sales and operating income for the fourth quarter, beating Wall Street estimates. For the quarter ended March 27, the manufacturer reported revenue of $48.8 million, a nearly 7 percent increase from $45.8 million ...

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The Irondequoit Police Department on Monday confirmed that the Brighton man who was reported missing on Friday has been found deceased. He was a local business leader and philanthropist. Edward Boucher was reported missing by his family on May 14. ...

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