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Flexible packaging manufacturer ProAmpac will expand its existing facility to establish an innovation center in Ogden. The company will build a 25,000- square-foot addition to its facility on Manitou Road, with plans to hire up to 40 new employees. The innovation center will focus on packaging development and design and will also host regional and […]
VisualDx, a healthcare informatics company focused on enhancing medical decision-making worldwide, has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve and extend knowledge of front-line clinicians in remote, underserved areas. Accurate, safe, and high-quality medical care is difficult to deliver in low- and middle-income countries where there can often be a […]
Katherine Douglas has been named interim president of Monroe Community College. The State University of New York Board of Trustees approved the appointment this week. Douglas brings more than 40 years of experience in community college education to MCC. Most recently, she served as president of SUNY Corning Community College for eight years until her […]
Butler/Till, a results-driven media and communications agency, has appointed Kimberly Jones as President and CEO. The company also said that it will begin construction on its new headquarters in downtown Rochester this year to accommodate growth. The agency plans to double the number of employees at its New York City location reflecting continued growth in […]
The American Packaging Corp. has renewed its support for Rochester Institute of Technology and its packaging science program with a gift of $1 million. Funding from the long-time corporate partner will support two innovative packaging centers at the university: the American Packaging Corp. Center for Packaging Innovation, a comprehensive teaching, research and testing laboratory; and the […]
Four multidisciplinary student teams got the opportunity to pitch their businesses to potential investors this month at the RIT Student Accelerator Investor Demo Night. Their goal: To jumpstart their ventures and transform commercial concepts into real companies. Startups accepted into the student accelerator are each offered a stipend, a team expense fund, working space in […]
ComTec Solutions will expand operations in Gates and will create up to 24 new jobs over the next five years. The technology service provider which specializes in IT managed services, Epicor ERP, cloud hosting, cloud backup, and disaster recovery has purchased a new building located at 65 Elmgrove Park to accommodate the $2.25 million project, […]
Vacuum and heat transfer manufacturer Graham Corp. is planning a more than $2 million renovation and expansion in Batavia, Empire State Development officials said. The company is converting its current warehouse space on Florence Avenue in Batavia into office and lab space and has constructed additional warehouse and manufacturing space which will allow the company […]
Embedded product development company D3 Engineering is planning to expand its operations by moving into a new larger facility on Lucius Gordon Drive in Henrietta, Empire State Development officials said. The move will allow the company, that specializes in the development of vision, sensing, autonomous, and power systems, to create up to 50 new jobs over […]
RealEats America is the $1 million winner of the first year of the New York food and agriculture challenge Grow-NY. Geneva’s RealEats was chosen following a two-day summit in Rochester during which the 17 selected finalists pitched their businesses to a live audience and panel of experienced judges for their share the prize money. The Grow-NY competition is focused […]