The whiskey maker paid $1.75 million for the building it has rented since 2014 and plans another $1.25 million in improvements, even as the craft spirits industry nationwide contracts.
Economy & Business
Genesee Brewery owner sold to Pa. private equity firm
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FIFCO USA has been acquired by Saothair Capital Partners, a private equity firm co-founded by a former CEO of the Rochester brewery. FIFCO USA will revert to its previous name, North American Breweries.
Economy & Business
Growth at the speed of Greenlight
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T-Mobile’s decision to invest $2 billion in a new joint venture with Oak Hill Capital, owner of locally based Greenlight Networks, could supercharge the homegrown fiber ISP’s already robust growth. But what will it mean for the Rochester region?
Economy & Business
How Canandaigua’s Peacemaker Brewing landed $389,000 in state funding
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Documents provide an inside look at the Downtown Revitalization Initiative process that made Peacemaker Brewing one of 10 projects to share $9.7 million in state funds.
Economy & Business
A roadside stands app’s rapid growth
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Launched Aug. 11, Stands By Me helps users find and support farm stands, roadside sellers and small producers. It already has expanded to 33 states.
Economy & Business
A business built with pages of history
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Keila Olbrich’s pop-up shop, Lost and Bound, gives old books new life by turning them into journals.
Economy & Business
How Fifth Frame Brewing unraveled
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Court filings and state records now put claims against the brewery, which closed in January, above $444,000.
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Books come first at new secondhand store
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Unlike many other bookstores, McFall’s Books on Monroe Avenue sells only books. That’s by plan, owner Gregory Logan says.
Economy & Business
Wheel Works Brewing gives Shortsville factory a new, very different life
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The Ontario County brewery and restaurant is set to open Sept. 15 inside a 147-year-old industrial building along the Canandaigua Lake Outlet.
Economy & Business
After 30 years, New York Stylee is still in fashion
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Started by Helen and Kevin Knight in 1996, the Monroe Avenue boutique helps customers find their own personal style.
Economy & Business
Inside the Rohrbach Brewing handoff
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The Will brothers, who acquired Rohrbach in March, on succession planning, sustainability, and earning the keys to one of Rochester’s most important breweries.