Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that optics manufacturer Optimax Systems Inc., located in the Town of Ontario, Wayne County, is again expanding its operations. The company will invest $20 million to attach a 36,000 square-foot addition to its existing facility on Dean Parkway. The expanded operations, with support from ESD, will allow Optimax Systems … Continued
< Sessler Wrecking and Sessler Environmental Services Continue to Grow in Greater Rochester, NY Region Sessler Wrecking and Sessler Environmental Services have played essential roles in some of the most notable redevelopment projects in the Greater Rochester, NY region. Clearing the way for developments like the new Amazon fulfillment center and Frederick Douglass Susan B. … Continued
< Great Lakes Gaming to Open Esports Facility Ben Garvey, president of Great Lakes Gaming, discusses his vision for his company’s new state-of-the-art esports facility set to open at Innovation Square in downtown Rochester, NY. He discusses the company’s plans in Rochester, NY in this GRE WROC TV Why Roc interview. More details here.
< Ionomr Bringing Cleantech Jobs to Rochester, NY Cleantech company Ionomr is expanding in the Greater Rochester, NY region. “We are looking at Rochester for expansion based upon the long history in electrochemistry and chemistry, as well as the emerging hydrogen activity from the likes of people like Plug Power and Hyzon that are located … Continued
Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that Vancouver-based clean energy technology firm Ionomr Innovations will establish its U.S. fuel cell and green hydrogen electrolysis research and development center in the Greater Rochester area. The company will renovate space located at Metro Business Park in the Town of Brighton, Monroe County to create a customer applications … Continued
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that custom ingredient maker Baldwin Richardson Foods is investing $50 million to expand its state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Wayne County. The company plans to make necessary equipment, technology and construction investments at the facilities located in the Towns of Macedon and Williamson in an effort to meet the changing requirements … Continued
< City of Rochester Summer of Opportunity Program Offers Invaluable Training to Local Youth City of Rochester Mayor Malik Evans discusses the city’s Summer of Opportunity youth program in this GRE WROC Why Roc interview. According to the Mayor, this program provides youth with “…all of these soft skills that will carry over into adulthood … Continued
Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that systems engineer manufacturer Precision Optical Transceivers (Precision OT) is growing its Monroe County operations, repurposing 43,000 square-feet of existing space at 2245 Brighton-Henrietta Townline Road in the Town of Henrietta. Having outgrown its previous location, the project will see the expansion of the company’s optical transceiver operations to … Continued
< L3Harris Plays Key Role in Development of James Webb Space Telescope Seeing new worlds will be possible thanks to L3Harris’ work on the James Webb Space Telescope. No surprise they are leveraging people skilled in aerospace technology and precision optical assembly in Rochester, NY, the world leader in optics, photonics, and imaging Hear more … Continued
< 2021 was the best year in GRE’s history with more wins on the horizon for 2022 2021 was the best year for GRE’s economic development initiatives in the Greater Rochester, NY region. More than $1 Billion of new capital investments. GRE connected companies like Plug Power, Amazon, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, and many others to … Continued
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Delta-X Global Corp. has committed to establishing its US research and manufacturing headquarters in the City of Rochester, Monroe County. The Advanced Technology business, named Delta-X Imagine, will invest $25 million to purchase and renovate the building at 1964 Lake Ave, which is the home of AIM Photonics Testing, … Continued
Empire State Development (ESD) announced that internet of things (IoT) solutions and management services firm KORE will expand its operations in Monroe County, moving to a new, larger location in the Town of Pittsford. The high-technology firm will grow its manufacturing operations at an existing facility located at 3750 Monroe Avenue, committing to creating up … Continued
< First American Equipment Finance Reports 10 Years of Consecutive Growth After 10 consecutive years of record growth, Rochester, NY’s First American Equipment Finance opened new headquarters at the High Point campus in Victor, NY to accommodate its growing headcount. They teamed up with Rainaldi Brothers to develop a best-in-class space. Hear more about this … Continued
< Optimax growth supported by advanced technologies Optics and photonics technologies are playing an increasingly significant role in our everyday lives from the lasers and sensors in Apple’s ‘Face ID’ used to unlock your iPhone to the backup cameras in your vehicles. Rochester, NY’s Optimax is leading the way in this industry. Hear more from … Continued
< Plug Power is Developing Green Hydrogen Solutions in Rochester, NY Plug Power officially opened its Innovation Center in Rochester, NY. At this site, they will make the complete fuel cell stack and electrolyzer stack. Rochester, NY is the right place for Plug Power because #Roc has significant human capital with a highly-skilled, high-tech workforce … Continued
< Hillside has Tremendous Impact on Roc Community Hillside has been serving thousands of children and families in the Rochester, NY area for nearly 185 years. They are hiring. Listen to this GRE WROC TV Why Roc segment to learn what it takes to be a good fit for Hillside. Watch this interview here.
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that leading alternative energy technology provider Plug Power has begun construction on a $290 million electricity substation and state-of-the-art green hydrogen fuel production facility at the Western New York Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park located in the Town of Alabama, Genesee County. Plug Power, the first tenant at the new manufacturing … Continued
< Optimation Technology Joins Forces with Re-Build Manufacturing Optimation Technology will join a fleet of six manufacturing companies to gain access to resources to provide total production solutions. This will create a shorter supply chain and a less expensive supply chain. Hear more from Optimation Technology’s leader in this GRE WROC Why Roc TV interview. … Continued
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Constellation Brands, a leading beverage alcohol company, will relocate its headquarters, currently based in Victor, Ontario County to the historic Aqueduct Building located along the Genesee River in downtown Rochester. The Fortune 500® company will invest approximately $50 million to renovate five buildings on the Aqueduct campus located between … Continued