August 19, 2020
Comments Off on Revitalize Rochester Fund applications now open
Mayor Lovely Warren was joined Tuesday by Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and leaders of the Rochester Economic Development Corp. (REDCO) to announce the opening of the application period for entrepreneurs to join a partnership to expand business opportunities in the ...
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March 31, 2020
Comments Off on Grow-NY competition open to applications again
The application window to enter the $3 million Grow-NY business competition is now open. Empire State Development and the Cornell Center for Economic Development both announced on Tuesday that the competition is opening up for its second round of applications, ...
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September 16, 2019
Comments Off on State assists in Zweigle’s expansion plan
Zweigle’s, Rochester’s homegrown meat manufacturer, plans to build a 29,000 square-foot expansion and create 33 new job after gaining state support of about $1 million in tax breaks and outright grants. The expansion, due to be completed in late 2022, ...
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May 31, 2019
Comments Off on Grow-NY competition will encourage agriculture and food entrepreneurs
Agricultural and food entrepreneurs in the Finger Lakes and two adjoining regions may compete for up to $1 million in a new business stimulation competition announced Friday. The Grow-NY competition is funded by $21 million in prize money over three ...
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April 24, 2019
Comments Off on State seeks renewable energy projects
New York State is seeking proposals for large-scale renewable energy projects that fall in line with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s plan to have 70 percent of the state’s electricity coming from renewable sources by 2030. This third request for proposals ...
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October 31, 2018
Comments Off on RIT unwraps MAGIC Spell Studios, called a future hub for game design and film
You might call it Hollywood East. Or the Big Apple North. But the dozens of people who turned out for the grand opening Tuesday call the new building at Rochester Institute of Technology the MAGIC Spell Studios. The 52,000-square-foot, $31 ...
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