The Rochester Business Journal Book of Lists is the ultimate reference guide to Rochester's top companies, organizations and executives. The 2019 edition, published on Dec. 28, 2018, includes all the lists published in the weekly edition and supplements of the Rochester Business Journal from Nov. 3, 2017 through Nov. 9, 2018 (with a few exceptions).


To download individual lists, see the directory below, which is updated as lists are published throughout the year.

A list of the top architecture firms in the Rochester area. Published June 14, 2019.

A list of the top assisted-living communities in the Rochester area. Published Nov. 9, 2018.

A list of the top auto dealers in Rochester. Published June 28, 2019.

A list of the top banks in Rochester. Includes both commercial and savings institutions. Published October 26, 2018.

A list of the top 50 banquet and event facilities in the Rochester area. Published April 19, 2019.

A list of Rochester's top brokerage firms. Published September 28, 2018.

A list of class A office parks in the Rochester area. Published September 21, 2018.

A list of Rochester's top colleges and universities. Published November 16, 2018.

A list of the top COMIDA-assisted projects in 2017. Published April 6, 2018.

A list of the top commercial builders in the Rochester area. Published October 19, 2018.

A list of the top commercial insurance firms in the Rochester area. Published January 18, 2019.

A list of the top CPA firms in the Rochester area. Published October 5, 2018.

A list of the Rochester area's top craft brewers and distillers, ranked by barrels of beer or gallons of spirits brewed or distilled; originally published July 19, 2019

A list of the top credit unions in the Rochester area. Published August 31, 2018.

A list of the top cultural attractions in the Rochester area. Published December 21, 2018.

A list of the top rental properties in Downtown Rochester, ranked by rent for a two-bedroom unit. Originally published on May 11, 2018.

A list of the top electric contractors in Rochester. Published July 6, 2018.

A list of the top employee benefit administration firms in the Rochester area. Originally published March 15, 2019.

A list of the top employee placement firms in the Rochester area. Published July 19, 2019.

Engineering firms in the Rochester area; available in spreadsheet format. Published 4 Jan 2019.

A list of the top environmental services providers in the Rochester area. Published October 26, 2018.

A list of local area festivals, ranked by 2018 attendance; published March 22, 2108

A list of Rochester's top fine-dining restaurants. Published December 28, 2018.

A list of the top food and beverage manufacturers in the Rochester area. Published May 31, 2019.

A list of Rochester's top graduate degree programs. Published April 13, 2018.

A list of the top grant makers ranked by the total grants paid in the local area. Published January 25, 2019.

A list of the highest-paid elected officials in the Rochester area. Published November 2, 2018

A list of the highest-paid public company executives in the Rochester area; available in PDF and spreadsheet format. Published 23 Aug 2019.

A list of the top fifty highest-public school officials in the Rochester area. Published September 7, 2018.

A list of the top home care agencies in the Rochester area. Published December 7, 2018.

A list of local lenders for residential mortagages, published February 1, 2019.

A list of the top homebuilders in the Rochester area. Published March 30, 2018.

A list of the top hospitals in the Rochester area. Published March 23, 2018.

A list of the top hotels and motels in the Rochester area, ranked by average room rates. Published June 21, 2019.

A list of the top independent-living communities in Rochester, ranked by the number of independent-living units. Published November 9, 2018.

A list of the top intellectual property lawyers in the Rochester area. Published February 22, 2019

A list of Rochester's top internet service providers, ranked by the number of area employees. Published February 15, 2019.

A list of the top IT supoort firms in the Rochester area. Ranked by number of local support engineers. Published May 3, 2019.

A two-part list of the top law firms in the Rochester area, ranked by the number of local lawyers. Published July 27, 2018.

A two-page list of the top manufacturing firms in the Rochester area, ranked by total number of local employees. Available in PDF and spreadsheet format. Published 16 Aug 2019

A list of the top marketing communication firms in the Rochester area. Published May 10, 2019.

A list of the top MBA programs in the Rochester area. Published May 24, 2019.

A list of the top companies providing meeting and event equipment and services to local commercial or institutional clients. Published June 7, 201.

Top local minority-owned businesses, ranked by number of local employees; published March 15, 2019.

A list of the top money managers in Rochester. Published May 3, 2019.

A list of the top 50 non-profit organizations in the Rochester area, ranked by total expenditures. Originally published in two parts, on Dec. 14, 2018.

A list of the largest employers in Ontario County, published November 30, 2018.

A list of the top optics and imaging firms in the Rochester area. Published November 23, 2018.

A list of the top physical therapy and sports rehab practices in the Rochester area. Published May 17, 2019.

A list of the top physician group practices in the Rochester area. Published March 23, 2018.

A list of the top 50 private companies in the Rochester area. Published September 14, 2018.

A list of the top private schools in the Rochester area. Published March 1, 2019

A list of the top local private sports facilities, published June 29, 2018

A list of the top property management firms in the Rochester area. Published August 3, 2018.

A list of the top 25 public companies currently headquartered or originally founded in the Rochester area. Published on September 22, 2017.

The RBJ 75 is a list of the 75 largest private-sector employers in the six-county Rochester area. Published May 3, 2019.

A list of the top real estate developers in the Rochester area. Published January 25, 2019.

A list of the top REDCO assisted projects ranked by total amount of financial assistance during 2017. Published April 27, 2018.

A list of the top residential real estate firms in Rochester, ranked by the number of full-time agents. Published February 8, 2019.

A list of the retirement communities in the Rochester area; available in PDF and spreadsheet format. Published 9 Aug 2019

A list of the top SBA lenders in the Rochester area based on total dollar amount of 7(a) loans approved locally in fiscal year 2017, published November 2, 2018

A list of the top skilled nursing providers in the Rochester area. Published July 12, 2019.

A list of the top software developers in the Rochester area, ranked by the number of local software engineers and programmers employed. Published July 12, 2019.

A list of the top telecommunication equipment providers in Rochester. Published October 12, 2018.

A list of the top local Urgent Care Centers, published October 19, 2018.

A list of the top veteran-owned businesses in the Rochester area. Published November 9, 2018.

A list of the top web design firms in Rochester. Published January 18, 2019.

The Western NY law directory includes law firms from the Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse areas; available in spreadsheet format. Published 27 Sep 2019.

Wineries in the Finger Lakes area; available in PDF and spreadsheet format. Published 30 Aug 2019.

Women-owned businesses in the Rochester area, available in spreadsheet format. Published 11 Jan 2019.

A list of the top workforce training programs in the Rochester area. Published March 8, 2019.