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- Greater Rochester Enterprise and Genesee Valley Regional Market Authority Announce Strategic Partnership to Promote Agriculture, Food and Beverage ManufacturingGreater Rochester, NY Region Leads New York State in Crop and Dairy Output, Generating Economic Success and Job Growth in Food and Beverage Manufacturing As … Continued
- New York State Economic Development Council Honors Leah George VanScott with Linda J. Hill Women’s Leadership AwardRecognition celebrates outstanding leadership, mentorship, and transformational impact on economic development across New York State The New York State Economic Development Council (NYSEDC) has selected Leah George VanScott of Greater … Continued
- GRE Issues 2025 ResultsIn 2025, GRE secured 33 company project wins totaling $239 million in new capital investment, creating 887 new jobs, and retaining 1,546 jobs across the … Continued
- Greater Rochester Enterprise and New York Photonics Announce Strategic PartnershipLeading Economic Development Organization and Industry Association Join Forces to Promote the Greater Rochester, NY region as the Leader in Optics, Photonics, Imaging, and Laser Technologies … Continued
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- TE Connectivity to Establish Operations in Rochester, NY, and Create More Than 860 New JobsIreland-Based Electronic Connector and Sensor Manufacturing Company Will Establish Operations in the Town of Henrietta Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that TE Connectivity, a global … Continued
- Edwards Vacuum Completes Construction of $319 Million Semiconductor Supply Chain Facility in Genesee CountyGlobal Manufacturer of Dry Pumps Will Strengthen New York’s Semiconductor Supply Chain, Create Up to 600 Jobs in the Greater Rochester, NY Region Governor Kathy … Continued
- Phoenix Tailings to Establish $375 Million Commercial Scale Rare Earth Separation Facility at Eastman Business Park in Rochester, NYCutting-Edge Company Will Occupy 500,000-Square-Foot Location in Eastman Business Park; Commits to Creating At Least 90 New Jobs New York State’s $3 Million Investment Helps … Continued
- Iron Smoke Whiskey Celebrates 15 Years, Secures Its Future in Fairport with Building PurchaseAward-winning distillery marks milestone with limited-release Barrel House Collection Iron Smoke Distillery is marking its 15th anniversary with a major investment in its longtime Fairport … Continued
- Cohort Nine Winners of Luminate NY Startup Accelerator Competition AnnouncedGekko Photonics Awarded $1 Million “Company of the Year” Investment; More Than $2 Million Awarded to Propel Next-Generation Optics, Photonics, and Laser Breakthroughs Applications Now … Continued
- The Coca-Cola Company and fairlife Celebrate Ramp Up at $650 Million, State-of-the-Art Dairy Production Facility In Monroe CountyFacility Will Provide Support to Local Dairy Farmers, Has Created Approximately 380 New Full-Time Jobs Governor Hochul Made Personal Pitch for the Company To Choose … Continued
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- Edwards Vacuum Cuts the Ribbon on a New Facility in Genesee County
100+ Jobs and Counting Edwards Vacuum just cut the ribbon on its $300M+ facility at STAMP, where it builds the dry vacuum pumps chipmakers rely … Continued - Phoenix Tailings Investing $375M in New Facility at Eastman Business ParkSecuring America’s Supply Chain Phoenix Tailings is investing $375 million in a new facility at Eastman Business Park, where it will process raw rare earth … Continued
- Grow-NY Brings the Future of Food and Agriculture to RochesterStartups Bringing Big Ideas The future of food and agriculture is coming to #ROC. Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Business Competition is bringing 20 finalists from … Continued
- A New Era for Nazareth UniversityFrom Provost to President 100+ years of Rochester and Nazareth University growing together. 🤝 New Nazareth University President Maureen Finney, the first female physician assistant … Continued
- Rochester’s L3Harris Powers the Nancy Grace Roman Space TelescopeA Local Focus on Deep Space From camera lenses to space telescope mirrors, ROC’s optics legacy continues to launch innovations into orbit. 🚀 The Roman Space … Continued
- MegazoneCloud Establishes US Headquarters in ROCFrom Seoul to Rochester. MegazoneCloud, a global AI and cloud-native leader serving 8,000+ clients worldwide, is establishing its US Headquarters in Greater Rochester, NY. The … Continued
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Case Studies
Companies choose the Greater Rochester, NY region to do business because of our high caliber workforce, exceptional quality of life, top-ranked colleges and universities, and supportive community that nurtures success.
Listed below are a number of case studies of businesses succeeding in the Greater Rochester, NY region.
We have inherited an exceptional quality of life thanks to an impressive cluster of cultural organizations, unparalled natural resources, and a resilient and welcoming spirit of community.
David Munson
President, Rochester Institute of Technology
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High tech companies know Rochester as the optics mecca in the United States.
Matt Sydor
President, Sydor Optics
Rochester is the right place for a manufacturer like Pfisterer. We found an affordable, suitable manufacturing site, a skilled and motivated workforce, excellent infrastructure and a city with an excellent standard of living.
Marcus Horn
President, North America, Pfisterer
At Toyota Material Handling North America, which is comprised of two main group companies – Toyota Material Handling and The Raymond Corporation – we are committed to leading the way in energy innovation. We believe that the Greater Rochester, NY region shares that commitment, and is the ideal location to establish our cutting-edge energy storage and fuel cell development center.
Jennifer Lupo
Vice President of Energy Solutions, Supply Chain, and Leasing, The Raymond Corporation
Rochester has a great work base. They’re loyal. They’re smart. They’re well educated and they want to succeed.
Jim Continenza
Executive Chairman and CEO, Eastman Kodak
Rochester has the manufacturing capability, testing capability, and intellectual horsepower.
Matt Fronk
Past Chairman, NY BEST
Rochester has a deep talent pool around all of the things that we need to do to commercialize advanced materials for the energy economy.
Ben Britton
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Ionomr
The decision to expand locally was a relatively easy one for CooperVision. The Rochester area has provided so many of the elements necessary for a successful operation.
Jerry Warner
President, CooperVision
The proximity to top colleges and industry-leading companies, in addition to the quality of life in Western New York, made the decision to open our second office in Rochester an easy one.
Mike Pinch
Director, Security Risk Advisors
Rochester is world famous for precision optics manufacturing and photonics.
Jennifer Cable
President, Thorlabs
We have a long history of people skilled in aerospace technology and precision optical assembly. We take advantage of the industrial base in the Rochester area. We also take advantage of the skill sets developed by our local technical institutions like MCC, RIT, or the University of Rochester.”
Tony Whitman
Cryogenic Optical Test Director for James Webb Space Telescope, L3 Harris
Rochester loves Rochester…people support local small businesses.
Paul Guglielmo
Owner & CEO of Craft Cannery
Rochester has provided ID Signsystems with the ability to grow and develop by tapping into the region’s large pool of design-focused talent, technicians, engineers and sign makers.
Paul Dudley
President, ID Signsystems
Our network of local universities, colleges, and optics companies has created a workforce pipeline that is unmatched anywhere in the United States.
Joseph Spilman
CEO, Optimax
GRE’s direction and guidance proved to be well worth our investment. Their passion to make the business environment in the Rochester area greater is very apparent.
Scott MacCaull
Workplace Interiors
There is unlimited, untapped technical talent in the area and I hope we start a wave of other companies moving to Rochester.
Austin McChord
Founder, Datto
Rochester has a long history of being a hub for telecommunications. There is a rich ecosystem of talent and services to support business growth.
Jai Ramachandran
Founder and CEO, Wire3
Rochester is the perfect size city to get business done. I’m always one connection away from anything I’m looking for.
Zack Phillips
President, Kink BMX
We have access to talent graduating from our businesses and technical institutions capable of perpetuating our success for years to come.
Marc Iacona
President & CEO, Simcona Electronics
The Rochester region provided convenient access to both railroads and major highways, as well as proximity to Barilla’s customer base in the Northeast.
Fabio Pettenati
Vice President of Supply Chain, Barilla America
We’re excited about this area. There’s high-quality milk in the region. There’s a lot of top talent. The industry, the innovation, the technical experience , the work ethic is all attractive to us.
Phil LaMothe
Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering, fairlife
The country is starting to recognize Rochester as a technical city outside of just software. We have optics and manufacturing that’s exceeding most of the baselines around the country.
Craig Lamb
Co-owner, Envative
Rochester has the resources optics companies need to transform their concepts into reality.
Dr. Duncan T. Moore
Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Emeritus Professor of Optical Engineering at The Institute of Optics,
University of Rochester
Rochester has a great base of intellectual capital in the science and technology fields at local businesses and universities.
Daniel J. Burns
Area Executive for Upstate NY, Western NY, and Pennsylvania, M&T Bank Corporation
Rochester is the optics center of the world. There are really talented people here. Everything about Rochester just fits really well with what Vuzix does.
Paul Travers
Founder and CEO, Vuzix
Among many great options, none could match Rochester in terms of talent, local supplier networks, and opportunities to partner with top-tier research institutions.
Andy Marsh
CEO, Plug Power
There is an incredible hotbed of talent in Rochester.
Jeff Mucha
CEO and Managing Partner, EEP Quality Group
Collaboration in Rochester is the deepest and most comprehensive among the 10 domestic and 38 international clusters SPIE engages.
Kent Rochford
CEO, SPIE – The International Society for Optics and Photonics