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Michael Linehan believes the sky could be the limit for his business, Premier Laser Spa. With only 1 percent of the population getting laser hair removal, Linehan sees a lot of opportunities for growth. “We can go as far as ...

This is the 29th year of the Rochester Top 100, the annual program of the Rochester Business Alliance and KPMG LLP that recognizes the region’s fastest-growing privately held companies. In some ways, much has changed since the first list appeared ...

For some Top 100 firms, doing business globally has pumped up revenu

Have you ever considered moving your business out of the Rochester area? If so, what factors prompted you to consider relocating? We get asked all the time to develop outside of New York State, but we have not pursued that ...

Each year brings a group of fast-growing firms that are new to Rochester Top 100. This year, there are 15 first-time firms on the list, up from up from 14 last year and 12 in 2013. The companies new to ...

Hiring among Rochester’s Top 100 companies will be brisk in the coming year. Nearly one-third of the 51 CEOs who responded to a survey expect double-digit increases in employment over the next 12 months, while 20 CEOs said they expect ...

For many professionals the line between family and work is clear: They do not mix. But for family-owned firms, there is no such line. Multiple leaders on this year’s Top 100 list have elected to work alongside their kin. That ...

After taking a dip last year, total revenues logged by the firms, as a group, making up the 2015 Rochester Top 100 fastest-growing private companies climbed more than 7 percent. The Top 100 list is made up of independently owned, private companies based in the RBA’s coverage area.

For nearly three decades, the Rochester Top 100 gala luncheon has been one of the Rochester region’s biggest annual business events. A year ago, approximately 2,000 people attended the luncheon at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center. This ...

What is the employment outlook for your company over the next 12 months? MediSked is growing its team of skilled IT professionals, which are difficult to find anywhere in the country. MediSked also has an office in Washington, D.C., and ...

How do you personally feel about the prospects for the Rochester-area economy over the next three years? The local economy depends on how the area talent gets tech-savvy; most of the projects and companies (are) more and more technology driven, ...

Most Rochester Top 100 leaders are upbeat about Rochester and their own job growth. Despite what many see as burdensome taxes and business costs, most top executives who took part in an RBJ survey of Rochester Top 100 leaders have ...

After taking a dip last year, total revenues logged by the firms, as a group, making up the 2015 Rochester Top 100 fastest-growing private companies climbed more than 7 percent. Jointly sponsored annually by the Rochester Business Alliance and KPMG ...

The automotive industry has bounced back nicely from the recession, and Randolph Henderson Jr., who goes by Randy, is doing his part to see that it stays that way, at least at a local level. “The market in new-vehicle sales ...

1 | Mirror Show  Management Inc. Trade show exhibit and event management company Donna Shultz, president 2 | Henderson Ford New and used Ford car sales, automotive service of all makes and models, including Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center ...