Stories
RIT professor receives $400,000 grant from the Department of Energy for work with solar cells
Researching ways to create high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells is the goal of Rochester Institute of Technology professor Seth Hubbard. The grant Hubbard recently received is to lower the cost for solar cells. His research takes the substrates solar cells are grown on and makes them reusable. If the cost for producing efficient solar cells can […]
Paradigm and WexEnergy win $50,000 in FuzeHub competition
Two area technology firms are among the six companies who won top prizes in the recent FuzeHub Commercialization Competition. Each of the companies was awarded $50,000 in funding after convincing a three-judge panel that innovations they created were worthy of investment. The funds were awarded to the companies from the Jeff Lawrence Manufacturing Innovation Fund. […]
Leep Foods wins third place in 2020 Grow-NY contest
Leep Foods, a Rochester-based grower of premium organic mushrooms, won third place and a $250,000 prize in the 2020 Grow-NY food and agriculture competition. The company beat out 260 applicants from 27 countries and 26 states within the United States. “This award is great recognition for what we have accomplished and our plans for the […]
Simon Business School finds spot among top entrepreneurship programs
The University of Rochester’s Simon Business School ranked among the top 15 graduate schools for entrepreneurship studies, according to the Princeton Review. Based on data the education services company collected from its summer 2020 survey of more than 300 schools with offerings in entrepreneurship studies, the Princeton Review’s ranking lists for 2021 name 50 undergraduate […]
Amazon to locate $50M warehouse in Greece
Amazon plans to locate a distribution center on Lexington Avenue in the town of Greece. The project, estimated at more than $50 million, is expected to generate 50 full-time and 50 part-time jobs. Roughly 400 construction jobs will be created. The site is owned by Acquest Development, which will lease the 180,000 square-foot facility to […]
New downtown space to host Venture Creations business incubator
Later this year, Rochester Institute of Technology’s Venture Creations business incubator will relocate from its John Street headquarters in Henrietta to 40 Franklin Street. The move will result in the incubators’ client companies becoming a part of Rochester’s Downtown Innovation Zone and completion is expected in December. Space will be established to create positive member […]
RIT researcher’s work poised to enable consumer connection
Data collected by a Rochester Institute of Technology researcher can help companies determine ways to maximize brand engagement and enhance interaction between businesses and their users. Duygu Akdevelioglu, an assistant professor at RIT’s Saunders College of Business, has been gathering data on brand engagement in wearable technology and its impact on motivation. She hopes to lead companies […]
Calero-MDSL opens new headquarters in Downtown Rochester
University Avenue in Rochester is the new home for Calero-MDSL. This technology expense management company recently opened the new facility, due to the highly skilled talent pool available throughout the region. In the new space, there is a modern, open look that gives staff a comfortable and safe place to work. Plus, there are new […]
GRE secures funding to expand small-business growth program
Greater Rochester Enterprise, the region’s lead economic development organization responsible for supporting business and job growth, is accepting applications for its newly expanded Economic Gardening program. The organization recently secured funding to expand the program. Economic Gardening aims to accelerate business growth across the Greater Rochester region. To date, 196 companies have participated in the […]
Greenlight Networks opens new offices, commits to 93 new jobs
High speed internet service provider Greenlight Networks has opened its new corporate headquarters in Henrietta, Empire State Development officials said. The 20,000 square-foot facility on East Henrietta Road, houses company leadership, administration, customer support and engineering teams along with its recently formed joint venture, Greenlight LeChase Construction. The project is estimated at $46 million. Greenlight Networks […]