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New ClimateTech Studio Announces Leader
Jacqueline Ros Amable, the former CEO of Revolar Instinct Personal Safety Device, will be leading a new program to help innovators advance ideas. She will be managing director of the new ClimateTech program, which will be administered by NextCorps and SecondMuse. Through this new program, Ros Amable will help people form businesses and connect with potential investors. […]
Startup Pitch entry deadline slated for Sept. 30
The Wayne County Economic Development Corporation is seeking entries for the second Annual Wayne County Startup Pitch Competition. The competition is open to all Wayne County residents who have a new business idea or are in the concept stage. The winner will receive a $25,000 prize to kick-start their new business. “We’re really excited to […]
Li-Cycle to expand at Eastman Business Park
North-American based Li-Cycle Incorporated has announced that it will be investing $175 million dollars building new operations in New York State. In development will be a lithium-ion battery recycling ‘Hub,’ which will be located on 15 acres at the Eastman Business Park (EBP). This is in addition to Li-Cycle’s ‘Spoke’ operation, already located in Monroe […]
ProAmpac begins work on $8M innovation center
Flexible packaging manufacturer ProAmpac has begun work on a nearly $8 million innovation center in the town of Ogden. The company is constructing a 25,000 square-foot addition to its existing facility on Manitou Road. The innovation center will focus on packaging development and design and will also host regional and global consumer packaged goods companies […]
Grow-NY reveals 20 finalists for round two
Twenty finalists–including Rochester businesses–have been selected to participate in round two of Grow-NY, a food innovation and agriculture technology business challenge focused on enhancing the emerging food, beverage and agriculture innovation cluster in Central New York, the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier regions. The Grow-NY region includes Upstate New York’s farming community as well as […]
SunDensity wins $1M at Luminate Finals 2020
SunDensity was named Company of the Year and took home the grand prize–$1 million—at Luminate’s Finals 2020 competition. The event was held virtually at The Optical Society’s international Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science APS/DLS conference. Luminate NY, administered by NextCorps, is the world’s largest business accelerator for startup firms that have optics, photonics and […]
Governor Cuomo announces $2.3 million in pandemic relief for small and mid-sized manufacturers
The CARES Act funding of $2.3 million was recently announced for four New York manufacturers. The goal of this initiative is to help companies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. All of the awardees are New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers designated by Empire State Development. The organizations will use the funding to assist companies in rebuilding […]
Startups to vie for $2M in funds at Luminate Finals 2020
Ten startups from around the world will showcase their innovative optics, photonics, and imaging technologies designed to bring new opportunities to a host of industries in the Luminate Finals 2020. These companies will make their pitch for up to $2 million in follow-on funding from the Empire State Development’s Finger Lakes Forward initiative. The live […]
Pokémon GO creator Niantic to collaborate with RIT
Niantic has donated $400,000 to create a new research lab at Rochester Institute of Technology that’s focused on location-based games. In the Niantic x RIT Geo Games and Media Research Lab, researchers will work to better understand how people interact with location-based games and how they can be used for good. The donation will also […]
Making music publishing easier and more profitable
By Jill Kemp • A little over a year ago, four musicians came up with a process to make music publishing easier and more profitable for the authors. The result was Low Down Publishing. The goal for the company is to publish books for music teachers and self-guided learners. Low Down Publishing eliminates the stressful […]