Business Heats Up in Scottsville
by Virginia Butler
photo by R
News Staff
Published Jan 07, 2007 |
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A Scottsville company specializes in
turning up the heat in the most efficient cost effective way
possible.
“We manufacture radio frequency power supplies and it's not
enough to manufacture radio frequency power supplies. It's what the
heck do you do with it," said Dick Rosenbloom, Ameritherm Inc.
Ameritherm finds a way to precisely superheat a metal piece
through induction. That's heat generated through electromagnetism.
Ameritherm has specialized in and refined this process for 20
years to serve companies around the world.
“You can find our clients in the Fortune 500. You can find our
clients in a small shop down the street,” said Rosenbloom.
A good 40 percent of Ameritherm’s business is shipped overseas.
Companies need parts heated for an array of reasons.
Ameritherm Systems are designed specifically for each job, but
the process is generally the same.
A precisely fitted copper coil generates an electromagnetic field
around a part. The parts natural resistance works against that field
to create heat and lots of it quickly. It can generate as much as
2000 degrees in less than a second.
The beauty of this technology is that you're able to accomplish
your objective with tremendous repeatability and excellent
precision.
That's something Ameritherm clients value. Ameritherm's challenge
is responding exactly to what a client wants to accomplish.
“It's an understanding of what the marketplace needs and
responding to that marketplace very aggressively and keeping that
customer base very happy,” said Rosenbloom.
Responding also means being willing to change.
“We've been out in front of the technology and that's one of the
things that's differentiated our company from other companies. We
again, continuously look at ourselves and understand what we can do
better,” said Rosenbloom.
Ameritherm employs 60 people, but it has a tough time finding
engineers who specialize in power.
“There are not a lot of people getting into the down and dirty
aspects of power. And that's what we do we generate power. I think a
lot of engineers are more involved in the computer sciences and
information technology and that is one of the struggles. Finding
good radio frequency power engineers,” said Rosenbloom.
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A Scottsville
company specializes in turning up the heat in the most
efficient cost effective way possible.
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It may be
all about the bottom line in business, but don't most workers
want to work at a place where they are doing what they really
like to do?
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Is it Big
Brother, or is it just protecting your assets? Whatever you
want to call it, the growing desire to keep a real time watch
on your property is helping a local entrepreneur build a high
tech business. It may also add more than 100 jobs by the end
of 2007.
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You've seen this firm’s
work around the state. In the Rochester area Architectura has
had a hand in the designs and redesigns of several familiar
buildings, from the American Red Cross facility in Henrietta
to historic structures.
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You've seen
the work of this local architecture firm. You might even work
or play in a building they designed or redesigned.
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Global
competition has taken a big bite out of this country's tool
and die industry.
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A Rochester company helps keep
executives on top of their game.
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The blueprint
for success at SWBR Architects includes non-stop research.
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You've
probably seen one or more of the products this 80-year-old
Rochester business produces. The customers it serves are some
of the biggest name companies in the northeast.
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A Gates
company hopes its products catch the eyes and attention of
consumers, with the latest in advertising.
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Next time you
wash your hands in a public building around town or even see a
custodian mopping a floor, there is a good change the products
come from a Rochester company.
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A $1.4
million investment from private equity firm Trillium Group
helped keep a manufacturing company in Rochester.
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Southside
Medical Supply provides what's known as durable medical
equipment.
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A
Spencerport company hopes to stay on the fast track to success
even in its fourth decade.
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Growing
Rochester's economy isn't just about high tech.
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Starting
a service no one's ever offered before is always a gamble.
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A manufacturer of
Teflon and silicone-coated rollers used in copiers and
printers, HF Technologies, is expanding in Rochester.
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What
looks like just another microscopic image could be the
building block of a new industry.
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President and founder Bill Thompson was building
homes when an idea hit him.
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In an age of
specialization, did you think a drive-thru was just for
burgers or coffee? For one company, it is the nuts and bolts
service of a nuts and bolts distributor.
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A Rochester
company proves in order to get ahead, sometimes you have to
look back whether it's with classic methods or machinery.
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So many of
the small businesses that thrive begin as part-time work.
Here's a local one that made the cut by specializing.
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Betty's group.
Once a week, inmates at the Monroe Correctional Facility come
to this group to talk about anything.
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"Our
philosophy is to grow."
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A faster
recovery time is the premise Mark Mollenkopf is banking on for
the future of his business. Mark and his partner founded
Cutting Edge Surgical Lasers in 2001.
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What is it
like to start from scratch in the global economy? What's it
like to do so in Rochester?
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What started as
a way to put bread on the table for some monks in Livingston
County more than 50 years ago, continues today, as an
important operation for the monastery.
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Who wouldn't
love to make their hobby their line of work? Two men have
actually done that. In the process, they help others.
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Expansion and
growth. Two words we want to hear associated with our economy.
Mengel, Metzger, Barr & Co. seems to have both.
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How innovative can
you get with something that pumps sewage?
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Rogers
Associates has been in the machining business for more than
fifty years. Put simply, the company makes stuff that makes
stuff.
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A Rochester business
that started with only four employees has grown to more than
15. The space it uses to do business has more than tripled in
size.
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When it comes to
calibration instruments, Transcat Calibration knows exactly
what it is doing.
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A Rochester
business is changing the way used cars are sold, and changing
the image of the industry.
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While the
Chase Pitkin signs are coming down, business at Skylight Signs
in Rochester is up.
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Look inside your
pantry and you'll probably find something produced by American
Packaging. The 100 year old company is all wrapped up in the
food packing industry.
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Anyone can
make copies. But at a business like Avalon Copy Centers, where
blueprints and legal briefs months and years in the making are
delivered on demand, hiring and retaining service-driven
people is crucial.
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Ending a relationship can
be tough and getting back in the dating game, even tougher,
especially if you were once married.
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When it comes to
love, it's never too late to find your sweetheart. Jimmie-Ann
Baity, 65, is single and, as they say, likes to mingle.
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Bars and
nightclubs are often not the answer to find Mr. or Ms. Right,
especially for people who are shy and don't feel comfortable
in a crowd. Connecting with your community just might get you
a love connection.
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Are you
single, looking for love, or just a date? Where can you go to
find that special someone? Lacey Johnson takes an in-depth
look at the different resources that are available for those
who are seeking.
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A proposed youth
curfew in Rochester has sparked debate on whether such a
program would actually work. A city councilor's plan for
Rochester is based on a model in Minneapolis, Minnesota. But
some people question the effectiveness of the curfew there.
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The city of
Minneapolis, Minnesota had a curfew on the books for years.
But it wasn't until ten years ago that it was strictly
enforced. A proposed curfew in Rochester is based on the
Minneapolis model. R News reporter Seth Voorhees and
photojournalist Todd Krupa continue their in-depth look at the
issue, with more on a key component to that city's program.
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In October,
Rochester city council member Adam McFadden proposed a curfew
for Rochester teenagers. The idea was introduced following a
rash of violence involving teenagers. His concept was based on
a curfew program in Minneapolis
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Tom Kriedler says
drug trafficking is as common as water dripping from the
faucet in a Williamson boarding house.
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What
started out as a family-owned business in 1938 has grown into
an employee-owned enterprise.
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Inside a small Lee
Road factory technicians make containers for Kodak chemicals.
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A Macedon
company is thriving on making better boxes ... and tables ...
and trade show displays ... by thinking outside of the box.
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Graham
Corporation has been in business now for 70 years. Business is
better than ever, mostly due to a growing global demand for
oil.
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Whether
it's for the warning label on a power tool or a company
fleet's decals, businesses keep “signing up” with TLF
graphics.
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If, as the famous TV
ad claimed "parts are parts," setting yourself apart as a
manufacturer of machine parts isn't easy.
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In 1968 Mike
Hanna's father saw an opportunity. Abrasive Tool started with
a handful of employees.
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When you can measure
something to within 10-thousandth of an inch, you know if
you've got it right.
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Most people in
Rochester don't realize that really Rochester is the capital
of the world when it comes to pasta sauces.
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Think of the
companies building Rochester's economy and perhaps you don't
think of professionals literally raising the steel in place.
One of them does.
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Behind AJL
Manufacturing's glass walls, metal rules for 190 employees.
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Logical Images
has grown its medical software business from three to 22
employees over the past four years.
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Most people
think of a travel agent as someone behind a computer, booking
trips to vacation spots around the world.
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O'Connell
Electric in Victor has been lighting the way for businesses
for nearly a century.
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A new camera on
the market can capture very small events much like a
microscope can view very, very small particles.
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When Mike
Bechtold and his brother founded Optipro in 1982, the company
installed and serviced machining tools.
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Gorbel
Inc. is a family run business that started in 1977 with a team
of three. Today, the company has grown to 170 employees.
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Parlec Inc. has
been named one of Rochester's Top 100 companies seven times
and the products it puts out are considered world class.
They’ve been doing business in Fairport since 1948.
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Klein Steel
began in 1970 after Joe Klein's father recognized a need.
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Economies tank.
Companies downsize. But when they evolve, most turn to someone
else to design and install their new systems.
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They are space
savers and cost cutters for Fortune 500 companies and
businesses like Ledestri Foods in Fairport.
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At Alleson
Athletic in Henrietta, it has been all about making athletic
wear since 1933.
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The biotech
firm making the biggest local headlines these days will work
to protect us from chemical and biological warfare.
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They still
cut patterns by hand and sew without a machine at the business
Adriano Roberti took a chance on 40 years ago.
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XLI
Corporation is a Rochester company that's all about accuracy.
The company makes molds and assembles all kinds of shapes,
sizes and materials into precision parts.
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For twenty
years, Integrated Cabling and Communication Systems, a
Rochester-based company, has provided computer, telephone, and
video wiring systems for a variety of businesses.
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It's not
easy opening up a new business.
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A
Rochester company on East Main St. is in business to help
other businesses thrive.
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When Mendon
native Mike Linehan was looking for a spot to open his new
restaurant, he knew Park Avenue was perfect.
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It is one of
the world's largest suppliers of optical components and
systems that can service everything from semiconductor
manufacturing to biomedical technology.
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It isn't often
that a business that suddenly shuts its doors reopens on the
same property, but at one Henrietta plant, the sounds of
production are back.
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Like many
Rochester companies, Navalis Company has had to change to stay
on top.
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Does exposure to
lead have any effect on crime and violence?
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Pharos
Systems started as a technology company in Auckland, New
Zealand in 1992.
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"I was working for
another company and decided to go at it on my own."
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Joe
Gizzi's store is a spin-off of a business that started before
he was born.
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For a company
already very much established in the Monroe County area,
SenDEC is arguably one of the fastest growing companies around
here.
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Ever since
Nuccio Scuderi opened Etna Pastry Shoppe in 1978, it's turned
out the goods.
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For 35 years,
Creative Plastics has been leaving its mark on the sign making
business in Rochester.
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What
started as a modest packaging business expanded to diskette
duplication, and then CD-ROM duplication. Now Spinergy also
screens print on CD’s and DVD's and CD-ROM’s.
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Ridge
Rattan is not just a business for Mary Jo Quatela, it is home.
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Liberty
Precision Industries employs about 85 people, but operations
manager Grant Osman says finding fresh blood is a challenge.
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A Rochester company
that started in 1977 by providing accounting and typing
services has evolved into a successful digital imaging and
printing business.
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You
probably don't think about where those labels on your bottles
of water or juice come from, but the biggest maker of cut and
stack labels in the United States is located right here in
Rochester.
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America’s
soldiers use high frequency digital radios, and now it’s
available to our allies.
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Rochester's newest downtown business comes from the
suburbs.
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With more
than 20 years experience under their belt, two local men are
helping retrain people and get them back in the workforce.
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R News' Dan
Smith recently sat down with Paychex CEO Jonathan Judge. He
spoke about how things have been since taking over the lead
role from Thomas Golisano.
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R News’ Dan
Smith sat down with new Paychex CEO Jonathan Judge, to see how
things are going since taking over the reigns from Thomas
Golisano.
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Century Mold
technicians work to make the best auto components they can.
But when an overseas shipment of parts doesn't meet
expectation, they get help from another Rochester company.
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A scan of a
driver's license or passport can help businesses comply with
the Federal Patriot Act.
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It's like
having a flat screen that can fit into your pocket. Who
wouldn't want to see their favorite film, in high definition
wherever you want to be? A Rochester companies eyewear makes
that real.
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Look around your
office. A mug or trinket from a colleague's company, that
office cubicle you're sitting in, or even that form you have
to fill out after a business trip. All of those things can
come from one company.
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Everything
from Krispy Kreme Doughnut coupons, to the cash in your
pocket, counterfeiting is big these days.
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In a year and a
half Ormec systems has gone through a complete transformation.
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They are in
the business of helping other businesses grow their business.
First American Equipment Finance Company in Fairport was named
number 9 on Rochester's Top 100 list.
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From
physical therapy, to the arts, Genesee Community College
offers students a choice of more than 60 academic programs.
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It doesn't
have golden arches, and it won't help you “eat fresh”. But, it
is a franchise with quite a bit of profit potential.
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This is
third part of our three-part series of reports on Rochester
area community colleges. This segment examines programs at
Finger Lakes Community College.
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There's
been somebody making a transportation vehicle in Penn Yan
since the mid-1800’s.
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More than one
out of two cars made in North America have a Century Mold part
on it, and that number may soon grow.
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Printed
circuit boards are in everything electronic. EMA Design
Automation found its niche in this fast growing industry.
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Linda
Yaniszewski has accomplished a lot in the last 15 years.
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Let's say you
wanted to read an entire book online. First, someone would
have had to manually scan each page.
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For more than
30 years, JML Optical Industries has not only made a profit
for itself, it's given students first hand experience and a
paycheck.
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Jet Blue
touched down in Rochester on August 8th, 2000. Today, only US
Airways carries more Rochester passengers.
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Ever thought
of frozen vegetables and homeland security? At Birds Eye, they
feel they've responded to the American consumer's need for
safety.
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It's a tale of two
high-speed Great Lakes ferries, which both started service
last spring. One appears to be running strong. The other sits
in Rochester’s port, on the brink of going under.
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While
Rochester's ferry to Toronto struggles to stay afloat, another
Great Lakes ferry which launched at the same time as ours is
thriving.
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It is one of
the world's largest suppliers of optical components and
systems that can service everything from semi-conductor
manufacturing, to biomedical technology.
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It seems more and more
people are feeling crunched for time in their daily lives. In
this week's in-depth business report, a Rochester company
helps other businesses keep track of time.
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People who
work at Hover Davis have a sense of pride in what they do, but
explaining just what they do can get frustrating.
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In the second
part of our series about fire investigations, Investigator
Milt Walker takes us to what’s left of a garage behind a
vacant home in a southwest Rochester neighborhood.
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Once
firefighters work to put out a blaze, fire investigators move
in looking for clues.
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You may
not think a lot about the packaging of something when you buy
it at a store or do you?
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After trying
to grow its marketing business in other cities and failing,
Kaizen Direct Incorporated brought everything back to
Rochester.
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Paper waste is a
growing financial issue. It's something most individuals,
businesses and schools believe they can improve on.
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The National
Library Association estimates there are three billion books in
jeopardy of being lost unless they get computerized.
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As we look at how
Rochester's economy is evolving, we find a couple of guys who
grew up best friends. They are fulfilling a dream of building
a business from the ground up.
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A Rochester
company uses a view from above to provide aerial mapping
services.
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Proving
there is life after Kodak, one engineer left the company to
build a successful business of his own.
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New technology is helping
a home-grown company develop a way for pharmaceutical
companies to send computer images that can be precisely
measured.
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