By streamlining the process of compliance and regulation for small and midsize companies, OpReddy hopes to spur startup activity here.
Culture
Serving vegan food and the community
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Anyone’s Cafe, which is slated to open this weekend, is a cooperative vegan restaurant that wants to make real impact on tough issues for Rochester.
Economy & Business
Vancouver-based hydrogen tech firm to open facility here
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Ionomr Innovations was drawn to Rochester by access to renewable energy sources and the area’s skilled workforce.
Economy & Business
LeChase acquires Albany-based Sano-Rubin
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LeChase Construction Services, which expanded to the Capital District in 2003, and Sano-Rubin Construction Services together generate $125 million in revenues there.
Economy & Business
The emergence of esports
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Organized, competitive video gaming is gaining popularity on colleges campuses and in the entrepreneurial arena.
Economy & Business
The Rochester region’s uneven economic recovery
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When COVID hit in early 2020, some industry sectors stumbled; others collapsed. The rebound since then has been a mirror image.
Economy & Business
Manning & Napier to go private via sale
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The investment management firm will be acquired by Boston-based Callodine Group. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter, upon shareholder approval.
Economy & Business
RIT, Simcona partner on robot field experiments
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The research team’s work focuses on advanced avoidance and communication strategies for multiple robots and humans in the warehouse environment.
Economy & Business
Coworking spaces offer room for collaboration
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With the help of the Metro Collective, a new digital platform, businesses across shared workspaces in Upstate New York connect to brainstorm ideas and establish a sense of community.
Economy & Business
Innovation Square to offer shared workplaces
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Operating as a Serendipity Labs location, coworking and flexible offices will be available to Rochester remote and hybrid workers in June.
Economy & Business
New York’s unionization rate is second-highest nationwide
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The state had 1.7 million union members in 2021, or 22.2 percent of all wage and salary workers, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In Rochester, however, economists find union membership lags behind other New York metros.