March 19, 2018
Comments Off on Manufacturing design competition subject of conference at MCC
Business and education leaders from across the region will gather at Monroe Community College’s Brighton Campus Tuesday evening to hear a pitch for a new regional design competition with manufacturing in mind. The conference’s main sponsor, Finger Lakes Advanced Manufacturers’ ...
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February 22, 2018
Comments Off on Ambrell to move to Lyell Avenue
Ambrell Corp. plans to move its Scottsville plant to a larger facility on Lyell Avenue, with help from Empire State Development. ESD will support the expansion project with up to $700,000 through a capital grant and the Excelsior Tax Credit ...
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February 20, 2018
Comments Off on Business activity remains positive
Business activity continued to expand in New York State this month, a monthly survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows. The general business conditions index fell five points to 13.1 in February, suggesting a somewhat slower pace ...
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January 26, 2018
Comments Off on Kraft Heinz and Teamsters reach agreement
More than 300 union workers at the Kraft Heinz Co. facility in Avon, Livingston County, can expect annual wage increases and an enhanced medical plan following the signing of a new three-year agreement between the manufacturer and Teamsters Local 118. ...
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November 20, 2017
Comments Off on TruForm Manufacturing expands, adds 21 employees
TruForm Manufacturing Corp. has expanded its North Clinton Avenue facility with the addition of 21 employees, increasing its total staff to more than 60. The sheet metal component manufacturer was awarded up to $350,000 through Empire State Development’s Excelsior Jobs ...
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October 16, 2017
Comments Off on Local manufacturers to compete for funding
Two area manufacturers have been named finalists in the FuzeHub 2017 Commercialization Competition. Zero Valent NanoMetals Inc. in Rochester and VerdimiNe LLC in Geneseo will compete against 15 other companies at the two-day Jeff Lawrence manufacturing Innovation Fund in Albany ...
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Read More »A number of Rochester-area manufacturers will be on hand Thursday for a job fair hosted by RBA Staffing, a division of the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce. The free event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the ...
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Read More »Love Beets USA LLC has made good on its promise to source beets from the United States, officials said last week. Love Beets—a pairing between LiDestri Foods Inc. and G’s Fresh Ltd. of the United Kingdom—processes and packages fresh, marinated ...
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Read More »Rochester’s roller coaster economy continued its bumpy ride in July, with an increase in the jobless rate and a decrease in the number of private-sector jobs, the state Department of Labor reported this week. The Rochester metropolitan area lost 1,900 ...
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