Earlier this month, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that large-scale outdoor venues could increase capacity effective May 19. For baseball, this means “vaccinated sections” could host 100% capacity and “unvaccinated sections” could host 33% capacity. With the Rochester Red Wings home opener planned for the evening of May 18, Greater Rochester Chamber swung into action to…
WASHINGTON – SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman today announced the U.S. Small Business Administration will begin registrations on Friday, April 30, 2021, at 9 a.m. EDT and open applications on Monday, May 3, 2021, at noon EDT for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The online application will remain open to any eligible establishment until all funds are exhausted. “Restaurants…
ROCHESTER, NY (April 22, 2021) Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and its Women’s Council affiliate presented Dixon Schwabl Founder & Chairman Lauren Dixon with their 35th annual ATHENA International Award. Cicely Strickland-Ruiz, United Way of Greater Rochester Chief Operations Officer, received the seventh annual ATHENA Young Professional Award, and Brockport Research Institute took home the…
The recent legalization of recreational marijuana in New York State has serious implications for our economy and employers. On one hand, it opens the door for increased economic opportunities. On the other, it presents new challenges for organizations to maintain the safety of their workplaces. While much remains to be determined, Greater Rochester Chamber is…
Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that Assured Edge Solutions plans to grow its manufacturing operations at the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park in the City of Geneva. The custom vegetable processing and co-packing company will move from its current location on the campus into a new building that will be under construction soon.…
How well do your company’s policies and benefits stack up against both local and national employers? Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce has answers to more than 330 human resource policies and benefits questions in its 2021-2022 Policies & Benefits Survey. Released in April 2021, the survey questions cover such vital topics as paid time off,…
Empire State Development (ESD) today announced a $250,000 investment in Mosaic Microsystems, a Rochester based microelectronics and photonics packaging company. This investment was provided by New York Ventures, the venture capital arm of Empire State Development. A total of $2.4 million in funding was raised in this round, led by strategic investors Samtec and Corning…