Economy & Business
Business starts signal economic optimism here
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Ranked by new business applications per 1,000 residents in 2022, Monroe County placed near the top third among the more than 3,100 counties nationwide.
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Ranked by new business applications per 1,000 residents in 2022, Monroe County placed near the top third among the more than 3,100 counties nationwide.
The second-largest grocery chain in Monroe County has two stores in lower-income neighborhoods in Rochester. “We feel very strongly about being in those areas and serving the needs of customers,” Ron Ferri says.
The California company plans to create 165 jobs at Linden Oaks Office Park and in Dutchess County.
A recent survey found U.S. consumers are increasingly concerned about humane treatment of animals raised for food. Competing supermarkets Wegmans and Whole Foods both say they adhere to animal welfare standards, but their approaches differ.
The Honeoye Falls-based company has regained compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement and no longer faces the threat of delisting.
Plans call for the century-old Rochester optics firm, recently acquired by British firm G&H, to expand its downtown facility.
The campaign here mirrors other municipalization efforts—fueled by the desire for lower rates and greater local control—that have occurred around the country in recent decades. But it faces daunting odds.
The firm, which helps organizations detect and respond to threats that cause reputational and financial harm, received $20 million in a recent Series B round.
The company is the first Rochester business to become a member of the program’s Latino Founders Cohort.
The company’s Goodman Street facility has been tapped to produce the line of multifocal silicone hydrogel daily disposable contact lenses.