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Sustainability programs and measures in food and beverage manufacturing are often implemented because it’s what customers want or the business’s leadership is committed to utilizing sustainable practices. In today’s business climate however, sustainable measures aren’t something a business can expect ...

Two Rochester-area colleges have made new administrative appointments, with two hires migrating from one school to another. State University College at Geneseo has hired a new vice president for college advancement and executive director of the Geneseo Foundation. Ellen Leverich, ...

Tagged with: Denise Battles Ellen Leverich Genesee Community College Justin Johnston Miguel Baique SUNY Geneseo

FIFCO, the parent company of Genesee Brewing Co., has hired a new CEO of its US division who brings decades of experience managing beverage companies in the wine, rum, coffee and soda arenas. Rich Andrews, who most recently was chief ...

Tagged with: Adrian Lachowski FIFCO FIFCO USA Ramon Mendiola Rich Andrews

It’s hard to say what gets more “oohs” and “ahs” on a visit to Han-Tek Inc.’s new Honeoye Falls facility: a hip entrance that features a robotic coffee maker; the executive lounge, complete with wet bar, big screen TV and ...

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that the organization will make $5.5 million available to support the collection of geophysical and geotechnical data from regions off New York State’s Atlantic coast. Collection of this data ...

QuickFi® by Innovation Finance USA LLC received the FinTech Innovator of the Year award at the International Asset Finance Network awards ceremony in London. “It was an honor to reconnect with many long-standing industry associates from Europe to accept this ...

The Finger Lakes region was not named a top performer in the 2019 Regional Economic Development Council awards and will receive $64.4 million as a regional awardee, the lowest funding total for any of the state’s 10 regions. The five ...

The 76West Clean Energy Competition has launched another round, accepting applications from “emerging clean energy companies” that are willing to relocate to or expand connections with the Southern Tier in exchange for a prize of up to $1 million. Applications ...

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Steve Epping, a 34-year veteran of the business community, has been promoted to senior vice president at M&T Bank, heading commercial real estate and middle market lending from the Rochester regional office of the Buffalo-based bank. Epping takes the place ...

Tagged with: banking commercial real estate Dan Burns Dick Mueller M&T Bank Steve Epping

In an effort to help students who have dropped out for financial reasons, Finger Lakes Community College is introducing a debt forgiveness plan to help them complete their degrees. The “Return to Finish” program would push off any unpaid college ...

Tagged with: college costs debt forgiveness Finger Lakes Community College Matthew Stever

The Bonadio Group has added 52 new assistant accountant’s throughout the firms New York state offices this month, including 25 in the Rochester office. More than 150 employees, including 68 in Rochester, were also promoted to new positions, effective Jan. ...

Angela Sims arrived at an interesting time for Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. She started work just a few weeks before the school moved out of its Hogwarts-like campus following a decision to sell the property to a developer. On Aug. ...

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When New York state senators Rich Funke and Joe Robach bid farewell to Albany at the end of 2020, their successors will face a challenge — and scrutiny. Funke, R-Fairport, announced earlier this week that he would not seek re-election ...

The Landmark Society of Western New York has announced its 2019 Preservation Awards, which are given to individuals and organizations in the nine-county area that have made outstanding efforts in the preservation of their homes, public buildings, historic properties and ...

The Strong has received a $500,000 pledge from the Louis S. and Molly B. Wolk Foundation to benefit Powered by Play: A Campaign for The Strong. The development project includes a 90,000-square-foot museum expansion that will become the centerpiece of ...