GS Plastic Optics, a Rochester-based manufacturer of precision polymer optics, has been awarded a contract to produce optical components for a COVID-19 antibody testing platform developed by LightDeck Diagnostics, a Boulder, Colo.-based diagnostic-testing company. LightDeck was awarded a $35.1 million ...

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Rochester Clinical Research is more than doubling its footprint on Helendale Road. A leader in COVID-19 vaccine development locally, RCR’s staff count has grown more than 100 percent in the last 18 months. The family-owned and nurse-founded business is working ...

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EHealth Technologies Inc., a leading provider of medical record/image retrieval and clinical intelligence services, plans to open a site in Virginia in 2021. The expansion will mean 160 new employees in the next five years, company officials said. Working with ...

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Zweigle’s Inc. on Friday cut the ribbon on an ongoing expansion project at the company’s Plymouth Avenue facility. This phase of the expansion included the addition of 15,000 square feet to the company’s advanced manufacturing plant. The entire project will ...

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IEC Electronics Corp. has purchased an 86,000-square-foot facility in Rochester to provide additional capacity and access to a “larger pool of qualified resources” to support future organic growth. The Jetview Drive facility represents a key building block for the Wayne ...

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The Sands Family Foundation is giving $3 million to Finger Lakes Community College, providing the largest gift in that institution’s history and enabling the college to double its nursing program. The gift is expected to cover almost half the cost ...

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Anytime Fitness has announced its intention to expand in the Rochester and Buffalo areas, boosting its numbers locally to as many as 13 gyms in three years. Currently, the 24-7 gym has three locations in  Greater Rochester, including one  downtown, ...

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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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Wickham Farms in Penfield will temporarily close on Sunday and reopen at a new location on Aug. 17. The agricultural entertainment business is moving three-tenths of a mile to the east from its current location at 1821 Fairport Nine Mile ...

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Wegmans has announced it plans to build a store in Wake Forest, NC, which would be its 15th store on the drawing board or under construction. The company now operates 98 stores. The Wake Forest store would be approximately 11 ...

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