Premier Packaging Corp. plans to move into a 105,000-square-foot, newly constructed facility in Wiregrass Business Park in the town of Henrietta.
The company, which provides paper board packaging to some of the country’s largest digital photofinishing, food packaging and medical device companies, also plans to purchase new machinery and equipment. Premier Packaging has committed to creating up to 37 new jobs as part of the expansion project, while retaining 52 jobs.
“The Greater Rochester New York region’s packaging assets and expertise, along with a competitive cost of doing business, made our community the perfect location for Premier Packaging Corp.’s expansion,” said Greater Rochester Enterprise Inc. President and CEO Matt Hurlbutt in a statement.
Empire State Development is assisting Premier Packaging by providing up to $700,000 in Excelsior Tax Credits in exchange for job creation commitments. Monroe County, Rochester Gas & Electric and GRE also will assist with the company’s continued growth. The total project cost has been placed at $6.2 million. Premier Packaging expects to be operational in the new space by the end of 2021.

“Premier’s continued success is the result of our team’s dedication and commitment to quality and customer care. Leading with this customer-centric approach has paved the way for expansion through new business opportunities and continues to strengthen our organization’s culture. We look forward to the next phase of expanding and investing in our products, service, and team,” said Premier Packaging President and DSS COO Jason Grady. “We are grateful to ESD for providing Premier with an opportunity to advance our business. As a multinational company we had several options when considering a new location, but with the help of ESD and NYS, we are fortunate to continue to call this area home. The Upstate New York and Finger Lakes region is an ideal place for us to operate our business, service our customer base and further expand our offerings.”
Premier Packaging was founded in 1989 and was acquired by DSS Inc. in 2010. DSS is a multinational company, operating businesses in consumer packaging, blockchain security, direct marketing, healthcare, medical real estate and securitized digital assets. Premier has been a market leader in providing innovative and secure solutions for consumer paperboard packaging for more than a quarter of a century.
“Henrietta has become a hotbed of printing technologies and production companies — often related to the printing degrees offered by RIT — thanks to innovative companies like Premier Packaging. We look forward to the day they open shop in one of the rapidly growing industrial portions of town and are excited that they chose our community for their continued growth,” said Henrietta Town Supervisor Stephen Schultz.
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