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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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As the nation’s baby boomers continue to enter their 60s and 70s, elder care facilities are experiencing a growth spurt, as well as making significant changes to accommodate the needs of the next generation of older Americans. Senior living and ...

St. Pius X Federal Credit Union president and CEO Ann Hynes has been voted in as chairwoman of the New York Credit Union Association (NYCUA) board. On the board since 2011, Hynes has previously served as treasurer, secretary and vice ...

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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Iron Smoke Distillery in Fairport will hold a “Local Craft & Agriculture Appreciation Day” on July 21.  The event is in honor of New York State Distilled Spirits Month and will allow the Double Gold winners to flex their products ...

Certified ethical hacker Michael Montagliano, the chief technology officer at iV4, will host a free webinar for local and regional technology experts on how to clearly communicate the cybersecurity message to corporate executives. The 30-minute webinar, “Presenting Cybersecurity to the ...

Four local agencies have teamed to offer a unique internship program for students and adults on the autism spectrum. The first class of interns will begin Sept. 5. The Arc of Monroe, the Strong Museum of Play, AutismUp and Monroe ...

Rotolite-Elliott Corp. is bucking a trend: The small, family-owned commercial printer is continuing a legacy begun nearly half a century ago, refusing to be gobbled up by the big guys. The company grows on its own terms. “We’re a third ...

Irish Ambassador to the U.S. Daniel Mulhall was in Rochester this week to help mark the 35th anniversary of International Sister Cities Rochester, N.Y., and Waterford, Ireland, and to be part of the presentation of the ISC Corporate Citizen Award ...

A Thursday afternoon press conference from IAFF Local 1071, Rochester’s firefighters’ union, had a surprise visitor as Mayor Lovely Warren dropped in to offer a, rejected, end to dynamic staffing. The controversy currently revolves around a new policy under the ...

First there was Pop Roc, where breakfast cereal, comics and caffeine were pureed in a commercial real estate blender to create an eclectic snacking and nerd-out coffee lounge on East Avenue. Now comes Super City Rochester, a multi-venue pop culture ...

Reliant Community Credit Union has donated a total of $10,000 worth of sneakers to local school districts, as part of their Feet Forward program. A collaboration with Fleet Feet, the 2018-19 Feet Forward was the second run of the program, ...

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. will be stung if the blackout of its 171 televisions stations by DirecTV lingers too long, according to the latest Moody’s Credit Outlook report. All Nexstar stations were removed from DirecTV on July 4, including WROC ...

In its modest home-style digs at 120 East Ave., Bryx Inc. looks no different from any other local startup. A crew of 11 engineers and staffers populate half of a small office area fit with the requisite array of Apple ...