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‘NOTHING BUT UNLIMITED POTENTIAL’: Mark Pitifer shares his story of choosing the Finger Lakes

by Josh Durso, FingerLakes1.com News Director

Mark Pitifer starts his day at the sprawling headquarters of BonaDent and Danaren Dental Laboratories in Seneca Falls. Once a rare breed, the 'Under 30' cohort is growing in the Finger Lakes because of the opportunity, natural resources, as well Read more »
YEA! graduate Megan Marley wears success with Trendy Confidence

Next YEA! application deadline is September 30

by Maureen Ballatori

Confidence + Support = Success. That’s an important formula for young entrepreneurs who want to bring great ideas to life in the Finger Lakes. And no one epitomizes that equation better than Megan Marley, a graduate of Young Entrepreneurs Academy Read more »
Locate Finger Lakes runs entrepreneurship program for local students

Locate Finger Lakes is once again offering students in the Finger Lakes region the opportunity to participate in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy with a goal of igniting the spirit of entrepreneurship in middle and high schools students across the region. Read more »
Angelo Bonafiglia: Iconic Businessman

Angelo (Ange) Bonafiglia was an iconic Seneca Falls businessman and beloved community leader who transformed a small, start-up dental lab from the Finger Lakes into a national and international company. Today, Bonadent is one of the highest regarded companies in Read more »
Jeff and Wendy Gifford to receive Keuka College’s Stork Award

by Mike Hibbard, Finger Lakes Times

When Jeff and Wendy Gifford talk about receiving the Donald and Corinne Stork Award for Community Service, they are hesitant to tout their own accomplishments. Instead, the Penn Yan couple prefers to discuss the award’s namesakes. “Don and Corry Stork Read more »
Osteria Salina owner Guillermo Salinas had a vision for Auburn’s potential

by Maureen Ballatori

It’s been twelve years since restauranteur Guillermo Salinas planned a trip outside of New York City to the Finger Lakes. He saw an opportunity for culinary success in the Upstate NY region and decided to permanently relocate to Auburn, NY, Read more »
Smiling with style for decades in the Finger Lakes

by Josh Durso, FingerLakes1.com News Director

For Dr. Rod Littlejohn and Dr. Liz Barbi, making the decision to invest their futures in the Finger Lakes came decades apart. Patients know them as Dr. Rod and Dr. Liz and the two share a belief in the upside Read more »
REAL EATS: Geneva meal delivery company moving to new building, teaming with GNC

by Steve Buchiere, Finger Lakes Times

A bigger bite for RealEats; Geneva meal delivery company moving to former Cheribundi building Four years after it began with just a handful of workers in rented space at the Geneva Enterprise Development Center, meal delivery service RealEats is moving Read more »
Assured Edge Solutions: Growing Through Innovation

by Maureen Ballatori, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

Editor’s Note: LOCATE Finger Lakes is proud to promote and tell the story of AES, and its innovative founder, Dan Rao. We’re very glad Dan’s business is growing and expanding in the Finger Lakes and we wish him all the Read more »
Angelo Bonafiglia: Father, friend, icon

Family, friends mourn loss of Seneca Falls icon

by David Shaw, Finger Lakes Times

EDITOR'S NOTE: “The Finger Lakes region has lost a business icon, a community minded leader and a dear friend,” Mike Nozzolio, Chairman LOCATE Finger Lakes. For the first time in their lives, siblings Bruce and Andrea Bonafiglia won’t be able Read more »
YEA! 13th Annual Saunders Scholars Competition

RIT's Saunders College of Business Welcomes YEA!

For more than ten years, Saunders College of Business has been a proud partner of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!). Although Saunders will miss having the competition on campus, we are excited to virtually host the 13th Annual Saunders Scholars Competition on Saturday, June 26, 2021. Read more »
FLCC hosts information sessions on Young Entrepreneurs Academy

Finger Lakes Community College will host Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) online information sessions for students in grades 6-12, their families, and local business leaders through the summer. YEA is a 20-week program that guides middle and high school students through Read more »
Megan Marley Investor Panel Winner: Selected for National Scholarship Competition!

LOCATE Finger Lakes and Lyons National Bank (LNB), a major sponsor of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!), congratulates Megan Marley from Seneca Falls, as the winner of the first prize award in the Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) Young Entrepreneurs Read more »
Sampson becomes first veterans cemetery in New York State

by David Shaw, Finger Lakes Times

It took 10 years, but Seneca County’s hope of having the Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery selected as the state’s first official veterans cemetery became reality last week. State officials and the governor’s office made the announcement Monday, May 26. No Read more »
Sampson selected to be New York State’s first veterans cemetery

Local media outlets announced the news on Monday

New York's first state veterans cemetery will be in Seneca County. A nine-member selection committee voted Monday to designate Sampson Veterans Memorial Cemetery as a state veterans cemetery. The vote was unanimous in support of the site in the town Read more »
The Birkett Mills: Bringing buckwheat to the world since 1797

by Maureen Ballatori, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

Jeff Gifford would love to take all of his employees to New York City to see The Birkett Mills products on the shelves. “It’s fun to go to Manhattan and know that it’s all made in our backyard in Penn Read more »
NYSTAR, Upstate Capital to host The Future of Food pitch competition

NYSTAR and Upstate Capital present The Future of Food, an event to highlight the food and agtech industry and innovation in Upstate New York. This event brings together members from established food and beverage companies, suppliers, investors, and dealmakers together Read more »
ESD announces Assured Edge Solutions will expand operations at Cornell AgTech Park in Ontario County

Sustainable Agribusiness Company Will Move into New Building being Constructed on the Center for Excellence Campus in the City of Geneva. Investment Complements “Finger Lakes Forward” – The Region’s Comprehensive Strategy to Revitalize Communities and Grow the Economy

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 Read more »
KanPak: A Global Company with Finger Lakes Roots

by Maureen Ballatori, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

Yogurt is big business in New York State. New York is the #1 yogurt producer in the country. Many people are familiar with Chobani Greek Yogurt, well known in NY for its facility in the Southern Tier region of the Read more »
O-Neh-Da vintner promotes COVID-destroying filtration tech

by Abbey Sitterley, Finger Lakes Times

It’s no secret the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profoundly detrimental impact on just about every area of commerce. With lockdowns and safety guidelines apt to change at any moment, many business owners are searching for solutions to the instability. Read more »
Empire State Development Announces Application Window Open for Round III of $3 Million Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Business Competition

Food and Agriculture Startup Competition is Accepting Applications Through July 15th

Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that the application window for the 2021 Grow-NY business competition is now open and is accepting submissions. Grow-NY, an unprecedented business competition, focuses on enhancing the emerging food and agriculture innovation cluster currently present Read more »
Congratulations to Nardozzi Paving and Construction, a great and growing Finger Lakes company, on their expansion project

Nardozzi Paving and Construction to expand into Geneva Industrial Park

by Steve Buchiere, Finger Lakes Times

GENEVA — A growing Geneva construction company is edging closer to an expansion that includes building a $2.5 million headquarters at the city’s Industrial Park on Forge Avenue. Friday morning, the Geneva Industrial Development Agency gave final and unanimous approval Read more »
Real Eats Hiring: Expanding Workforce

Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board recognizes RealEats as its “Finger Lakes Hires Business of the Week.”

The Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board (FLWIB) announced today that RealEats of Geneva, New York is “Finger Lakes Hires Business of the Week”. Finger Lakes Hires promotes businesses in need of workers by promoting their workforce culture and job openings. Read more »
Databound Leads Innovative Technology in the Finger Lakes

As a company, Databound offers a unique blend of three components: Customer service, technology and healthcare innovations. All three on their own are essential components of the Finger Lakes’ economy, but Databound’s technology has proven to be critically important during Read more »
Auburn welcomes Don Lewis, Bob Ohmann as new Doubledays owners

by Justin Ritzel, Auburn Citizen

LOCATE Finger Lakes Congratulates Bob Ohmann for his continued support of quality baseball in the Finger Lakes region. Thanks Bob for your significant contributions to the quality of life in our region. - Mike Nozzolio, Chairman, LOCATE Finger Lakes. AUBURN Read more »
Cornell Ag and Food Tech Park in Geneva receives major grant; plans expansion

Recognizing the revolutionary research and statewide economic impact fostered by the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park, the federal Economic Development Administration has committed nearly $1.5 million toward expansion of the Geneva-based food incubator and manufacturing space. A major advocate Read more »
Forbes.com recognizes Finger Lakes’ company Real Eats from Geneva, New York as one of the best meal delivery company in the nation

Forbes.com published a feature this week highlighting the best meal delivery services in America. The article highlight's Geneva, NY based Real Eats and was written by Erica Puisis from Forbes Personal Shopper contributor group. Puisis begins by writing, "If wondering Read more »
Congratulations to Databound

Finger Lakes Company Receives National Award

Databound, a leading healthcare automation partner, received #1 rank in 2021 Best in KLAS Software and Services report for the new Robotic Process Automation (RPA) segment. KLAS, an industry-trusted research company, awards Best in KLAS for outstanding efforts to help healthcare organizations deliver Read more »
The fight against food waste

by Steve Buchiere, Finger Lakes Times

Most of us don’t give much thought to what goes into our garbage can. From old takeout to dried-up leftovers that got pushed to the back of the fridge, Americans chuck plenty of uneaten food into the trash each day. Read more »
Bringing an entire state of experience to Schuyler

by Josh Durso, News Director at FingerLakes1.com

A dynamic and energetic leader with an uncommon array of unique experiences makes Judy McKinney-Cherry a significant force in the economic development scene of Schuyler County, the Southern Tier, the Finger Lakes and across New York State. Taking on the Read more »
Economic development leaders explore new branding strategy for Auburn

A new branding initiative from local economic development organizations is meant to help bring businesses and talent to Auburn. The "place-based" strategy was the focus of this month's Wednesday Morning Roundtable, a monthly civic forum in Auburn. Tracy Verrier, executive director Read more »
Inspired by his education, Cornell alumnus creates fast COVID-19 test

Entrepreneur Greg Galvin didn’t factor the pandemic into his business plans for the year. He didn’t expect the shutdowns or the equipment shortages. And, he didn’t plan on quickly pivoting his biotechnology company to provide a quick, accurate COVID-19 test Read more »
Young People Are Buying In To This Region: And It’s Getting Leaders In Return

Tracy Verrier never thought she would stay put in one place for a long time. Calling back to her days in undergrad and graduate school, the economic developer by trade said that she never expected to find a community or Read more »
Governor Cuomo announces hydrogen fuel cell energy provider Plug Power to build new innovation center in Monroe County

$125 Million Project Will Create Almost 380 New Jobs; Company Will Build State-of-the-Art Facility in the Town of Henrietta Due to State Support

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that leading alternative energy technology provider Plug Power Inc. will establish a $125 million Innovation Center in New York State creating 377 new jobs. The center, located in the Town of Henrietta, Monroe County, Read more »
RealEats: A success story in Geneva

By Dan Wise, founder and CEO of RealEats

As the year comes to a close and the holidays are upon us, we at RealEats wish to pause to express our thanks and gratitude to our friends, allies, customers, suppliers and investors in our home of Geneva, the Finger Read more »
Cayuga Community College board extends president’s contract, approves pay raise

by Kelly Rocheleau, The Citizen

Chairman’s Note: The Board of Directors of LOCATE Finger Lakes wishes to congratulate our fellow Board Member Dr. Brian Durant, President of Cayuga Community College, on his recent contract extension by the College’s Board of Trustees. Under President Durant guidance, Read more »
GUEST POST: “Why We Give”

By Bruce H. Bonafiglia, President and CEO of BonaDent and Danaren Dental Laboratories

As a member of the Bonafiglia family I’ve often been asked “Why do you give?” Is it ego, pride, or for the applause? A good question, with a rather basic fundamental answer: We give because it’s what our mother and Read more »
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Fran Barbieri wins 17th annual George Bailey Award

SENECA FALLS — In a private ceremony kept simple due to COVID-19 restrictions, Frances “Fran” Barbieri was presented the 17th annual George Bailey Award recently. The full ceremony was videotaped and will be shown at 11 a.m. Saturday during the Read more »
Rheonix COVID-19™ MDx Assay Receives Expanded FDA Emergency Use Authorization to Include Saliva as a Sample Type

Editor’s note: LOCATE FINGER LAKES was proud to showcase Rheonix earlier this year, as an impressive success story of a Finger Lakes company that continues to play a significant ongoing role in the worldwide response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rheonix Read more »
BonaDent’s Growth Gives the Finger Lakes a Reason to Smile

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

In 1947, Angelo Bonafiglia came to Seneca Falls for a wedding. “I never returned home to Philadelphia,” he said. “I loved it here.” Over the next 72 years, four generations of the Bonafiglia family have written a family business story Read more »
Round Two Grow NY Food and Agriculture Business Competition Winners Announced

Israeli Company Soos Technology Named $1 Million Grand Prize Winner

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that animal science company Soos Technology of Kidron, Israel was named as the $1 million grand prize winner of Round Two of Grow-NY, a global food and agriculture business competition. The unprecedented competition — Read more »
FLCC president serving on SUNY Veteran and Military Action Council advisory committee

Finger Lakes Community College President Robert Nye is co-chairing a new council to help expand access to college education for military-connected students and lower those costs. To correspond with Veterans Day, SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced formation of the SUNY Read more »
We Must Do All We Can To Honor Our Veterans

Memory is the most important form of honor

by Mike Nozzolio, New York State Senator, ret.

Many issues divide Americans today, but there’s one subject that everyone can agree: we must do all we can to honor our veterans and to thank them for their service and great sacrifices for our beloved Nation. Those brave men and Read more »
Cuomo administration releases draft hemp regulations

The Cuomo administration has released long-awaited draft regulations that would set licensing, quality standards, labeling requirements and other rules for selling hemp products in New York. Key context: The state Department of Health posted its wide-ranging set of proposed regulationsonline Read more »
Industrial Hemp Demand is Rising in New York State

by Maureen Ballatori, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

You're home. Balancing take-out in your arms as you open the door, you toss your keys on a table. The sound of your shoes echos down the hallway as you walk into your kitchen. You put the bag down. Pulling Read more »
CCC & FLCC YEA! student entreprenuers finalsts at the 12th annual Saunders Scholars National Competition at R.I.T.

LOCATE Finger Lakes congratulates Cayuga Community College (CCC) and Finger Lakes Community (FLCC) student entrepreneurs selected as finalists in the 12th annual Saunders Scholars National Scholarship competition on Saturday, October 17th, where students competed nationally and internationally for thousands of Read more »
Top Entrepreneurs in Cayuga’s First YEA! Class Ready for National Competition

The two students and business partners who were named the top entrepreneurs in Cayuga Community College’s first Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) are ready to compete this weekend in a national scholarship competition. Alexander Church and Johntae Smith co-founded EZ-Carries in Read more »
Honeoye Falls-Lima’s Brandon Russell advances to Saunders Scholars Competition

Brandon Russell is a 15 year old student from Lima, NY. He attends Honeoye Falls-Lima High School. He will be entering into the Saunders Scholars Competition with his product/Business; NO TOUCH FLUSH. NO TOUCH FLUSH is product that Brandon invented Read more »
World-Class Research and Innovation at Finger Lakes-based Cornell AgriTech

by Maureen Ballatori, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

Impressive updates in research, food and beverage innovation, plant breeding, and education for the AgriTech community - highlights on these topics can be found in the just-released edition of Cornell AgriTech’s 2019 annual report. These stories help showcase the many Read more »
How do you like them apples?

by Steve Buchiere, Finger Lakes Times

When it comes to developing new apple varieties, there are no overnight successes, said Brown, professor of agriculture at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Cornell AgriTech’s former director. Read more »
Young Entrepreneurs Compete for Thousands in Scholarships – Application Deadline September 10th!

by Maureen Ballatori, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

Thousands of dollars in scholarships are on the line. An opportunity to stand out on a college application. A chance to learn essential career skills from accomplished business leaders, build relationships with entrepreneurial peers, and have a little fun along Read more »
Be a YEA! Mentor to Young Entrepreneurs in the Finger Lakes

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

When I grow up, I want to be a… Do you remember the first thing you wanted to be when you were a kid? I wanted to be a sales clerk at my local Kinney Shoes in Geneva, NY. It Read more »
Young Entrepreneurs Academy Launches 2020-21 Program with Continued Support from LOCATE Finger Lakes

We could all use a little inspiration right now. A dash of innovation. Some dreams that can be realized. The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) program at Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) and Cayuga Community College (CCC) is making those dreams a reality for the third year in a row thanks to LOCATE Finger Lakes.

by Maureen Ballatori, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

We could all use a little inspiration right now. A dash of innovation. Some dreams that can be realized. The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) program at Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) and Cayuga Community College (CCC) is making those dreams a reality for the third year in a row thanks to LOCATE Finger Lakes. Read more »
How Geneva Nurtured the Growth of Food Startup RealEats

Geneva-based company and first $1 million Grow-NY winner recently raised $2.8 million in private-public capital investment

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

Editor’s note: LOCATE FINGER LAKES continues coverage of the City of Geneva’s Food and Beverage Industry Consortium and its efforts to foster business development in this growing sector of the local and regional economy. RealEats, profiled today, is one of Read more »
Rheonix Adapts and Innovates to Aid COVID-19 Response in Eastern Finger Lakes

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

Last fall, high-tech diagnostics maker Rheonix applied to the Food and Drug Administration for clearance of its molecular test for certain transmissible infections. It would have been the Lansing-based company’s first foray into the clinical market. Then COVID-19 hit and Rheonix faced an uncertain timeline for FDA approval. Read more »
RealEats Recognized by Partnership for a Healthier America as Improving Health and Wellness through Its Innovative “Fresh Meal” Product Line

Meal delivery service is first in its category to partner with PHA

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

GENEVA – RealEats, a ready-to-eat meal delivery service that uses innovative sous-vide style packaging to make real food simple, today announced that it is joining forces with the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), a nationwide nonprofit founded alongside Michelle Obama’s Read more »
Wayne looks to help struggling businesses

by Steve Buchiere

LYONS — Wayne County Economic Development Director Brian Pincelli knows these are tough times for local businesses suffering under the shutdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak. While many county industries were allowed to remain open during the New York State Read more »
Finger Lakes Community College is Training the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

This is the second story in a two-part series highlighting the impact of community colleges on the Finger Lakes economy. Today, Locate Finger Lakes profiles Finger Lakes Community College. Read the first story about Cayuga Community College here. Last December, Read more »
Finger Lakes Company Develops Rapid Result Covid Test: Earns FDA Approvals

Rheonix of Ithaca gets FDA approval for rapid, fully automated molecular COVID-19 test

by LocalSYR.com

ITHACA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) Rheonix has just received Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its COVID-19 test. The fully automated test enables detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, directly from respiratory samples. The test is Read more »
Finger Lakes Companies Respond to COVID-19 With Trademark Ingenuity

Locate Finger Lakes thanks the many businesses in our region that have stepped up to provide in-demand products during the coronavirus pandemic. Some companies have ramped up production of their critical products. Other companies have shifted operations to produce much-needed Read more »
SUNY GENESEO PRESIDENT DR. DENISE BATTLES APPOINTED AS NEW CO-CHAIR OF FINGER LAKES REDC

Dr. Battles Succeeds Former Monroe Community College President Dr. Anne Kress as the Council's Academic Representative

by Shari Voorhees-Vincent

The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council (FLREDC) today announced that Dr. Denise Battles, President of SUNY Geneseo, has been appointed as Co-Chair of the Council, effective immediately. Dr. Battles succeeds former Monroe Community College President Dr. Anne Kress who Read more »
NYSEDC Executive Director Regarding SBA Declaration for NYS

by Ryan M. Silva

We have received the following information we would like to share with you from the SBA: SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza has approved a statewide disaster declaration for NY. Eligible small businesses may now apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Read more »
Stay Safe!

by Michael F. Nozzolio

Dear Friends, This is an uncertain and unprecedented time for all of us. We know you are working through immense challenges in your businesses and organizations, while supporting your employees, families and communities. We also know this: our Finger Lakes Read more »
Budding businesses: Cayuga County-area students create ideas in entrepreneurship program

by Kelly Rocheleau

AUBURN — Silas Warren-McCormick is a few years shy of being able to get a drivers license, yet he has already sold multiple units of a solar-powered battery bank to two colleges. Silas, 13, is one of 15 students from Read more »
Cayuga Community College Bolsters the Workforce by Looking Ahead

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

Community colleges play a vital role in the region’s economic development. The heart of their mission is to educate and train the local workforce so that employers have access to talented and skilled workers. In this two-part series, Locate Finger Read more »
Local Business Leaders to Lead CEO Roundtable with YEA! Students

Prominent members of the Cayuga County business community will sit down and swap ideas and suggestions this week with students in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) at Cayuga Community College. Designed to help the middle and high school students Read more »
High-Speed Broadband coming to Yates County

USDA Invests $10.3 Million in Broadband for Rural New York Communities

by Christopher Stewart

PENN YAN, N.Y., Feb. 3, 2020 – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for New York Richard Mayfield announced USDA has invested $10.3 million in high-speed broadband infrastructure that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 2,875 Read more »
Investing in People and Communities Pays Dividends for Lyons National Bank

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

There was a time when virtually every small town in America had the benefit of a local bank focused on supporting its community. In the Finger Lakes, Lyons National Bank, commonly known as LNB, has endured for more than a Read more »
EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES SESSLER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WILL EXPAND OPERATIONS IN WAYNE COUNTY

Full-Service Environmental Firm Will Move to Larger Facility in the Town of Macedon and Create up to 32 Jobs

by Governor Andrew Cuomo

Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that environmental management and remediation company Sessler Environmental Services will move to a larger facility in the Town of Macedon in Wayne County and will create up to 32 new jobs over the next Read more »
Wayne Hopes Career Videos Give it the Edge

by Steve Buchiere

LYONS — Many high school students struggle with figuring out not only what they want to do with their lives work-wise but where they want to do. Meanwhile, college graduates with four-year degrees often can’t find work in the fields Read more »
SF historian explains links between Bedford Falls and Seneca Falls

Reposted from the Finger Lakes Times

by Dave Shaw

SENECA FALLS — Bedford Falls may be a fictional place in the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life,” but it closely resembles Seneca Falls of the 1940s. Frances Barbieri, executive director of the Seneca Falls Historical Society, says that evidence is Read more »
Transformation coming soon, Seneca Falls to Bedford Falls

by Dave Shaw

SENECA FALLS — Zuzu will be back. So will young Violet Bick and Tommy Bailey. It’s the time of the year when Seneca Falls transforms into Bedford Falls from the classic Frank Capra holiday movie “It’s A Wonderful Life.” The Read more »
SFDC releases women’s suffrage ornament

by Dave Shaw

SENECA FALLS — A limited edition ornament commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution is being released by the Seneca Falls Development Corporation. The 19th Amendment of 1920 gave women the right to vote, 72 years after Read more »
Sands’ $3M donation largest in FLCC history

by MIKE HIBBARD

HOPEWELL — Each fall, Finger Lakes Community College accepts 80 students for its registered-nursing program. That number, however, is only about 15 percent of the applicants in the highly competitive associate degree program. With a region-wide nursing shortage, FLCC officials Read more »
Locate Finger Lakes Congratulates Geneva NY-based RealEats, Winner of Grow-NY Competition

Finger Lakes companies dominate inaugural state-sponsored challenge for food and agriculture startups

Locate Finger Lakes congratulates the Finger Lakes companies awarded funding in the inaugural Grow-NY food and agriculture competition. Finger Lakes startups dominated the competition: five out of the seven finalists are based in the region. RealEats, a food-tech company headquartered Read more »
Upstate Capital Boosts Investor Interest in the Region

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

The availability of capital to fund startups is vital to nurturing and developing these companies in the Finger Lakes region. Available capital was a key ingredient in the legendary economic development of Silicon Valley in California and other regions of Read more »
Seneca Falls wins $10 million DRI grant from state

LOCATE Finger Lakes congratulates Joel Murney-Karsten, a great member of the LOCATE FL Board of Directors, for leading the Seneca Falls Local Development Corporation’s efforts in securing a $10 million Downtown Revitalization initiative grant from New York State’s Finger Lakes Read more »
DeFisher Fruit Farms Grows with Family and Ingenuity

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

The northern Finger Lakes region is the genuine “Big Apple” in New York State. Wayne County is the largest apple producer in the state, and the third largest in the country. Apple production is big business in the Finger Lakes. Read more »
Watch Geneva NY’s IDA and LDC Joint Initiative Video

Locate Finger Lakes is excited to share the new video of Geneva NY produced as a joint initiative by the Geneva Industrial Development Agency and the Geneva Local Development Corporation. The City of Geneva, located in the heart of New York’s Finger Lakes Region, is your premier destination for Read more »
Locate FL Entrepreneurship Programs Open

Locate Finger Lakes is again offering middle and high school students in the Finger Lakes region the opportunity to participate in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy — or YEA! — to ignite the spirit of entrepreneurship. The organization is sponsoring two Read more »
Leadership Circle Named for Geneva Food and Beverage Industry Consortium

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

Part three of a multi-part series about the City of Geneva’s efforts to grow its food and beverage industry. Today’s story covers the formation of a Leadership Circle for the Geneva Food and Beverage Industry Consortium and the hiring of Read more »
Co-working space set to open in downtown SF

Reposted from the Finger Lakes Times

by David Shaw

SENECA FALLS — Geneva has had a co-working space in its downtown for a few years. Now, it’s Seneca Falls’ turn. FLX Workspace at 119 Fall St. will be a shared office where entrepreneurs, freelancers, students, remote workers and moonlighters Read more »
Support for Startups

Reposed from the Finger Lakes Times

by Steve Buchiere

GENEVA — The next operator of the city’s co-working space sees a broader vision for the Castle Street site: an entrepreneurial support program. Maureen Ballatori, owner of the 29 Design marketing company and a founding member of Port 100, which Read more »
Strategy unveiled for economic development of Seneca County

by David Shaw

WATERLOO — Before an economic development strategy can be implemented, Seneca County must first identify its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. A draft Seneca County Economic Development Strategy, called “Fostering the Next Generation of Growth,’’ has been completed listing those Read more »
Tickets Available for Sept. 26 Future of Food Event Highlighting Food and Agtech Innovation

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

Food and agriculture is a multibillion-dollar, and growing, industry in New York state. That’s one reason Upstate Capital Association of New York is hosting its second annual Future of Food event on September 26. It will be held at DeFisher Read more »
HARBEC Stays Competitive by Staying Ahead of the Curve

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

Locate Finger Lakes wants you to know a few things about Bob Bechtold, founder and president of Ontario, NY-based HARBEC. He’s a trailblazer, unafraid to be the first to try new things. He’s a visionary, seeing no limit to opportunity. Read more »
Cornell AgriTech is Growing Food and Beverage Businesses in Geneva (and Beyond)

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

Part two of a multi-part series about the City of Geneva’s efforts to grow its food and beverage industry. Today, Locate Finger Lakes takes a look at Geneva’s largest asset in growing these businesses: Cornell AgriTech. This story first appeared Read more »
Geneva Primed to Become the Food and Beverage Hub of New York State

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

Part one of a multi-part series about the City of Geneva’s efforts to grow its food and beverage industry. Today, Locate Finger Lakes covers the City’s newly-created Food and Beverage Industry Consortium. If there’s one person who understands the importance Read more »
Deadlines Approach for YEA! Programs

by Finger Lakes Times

Locate Finger Lakes is again offering students in the Finger Lakes region the opportunity to participate in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, geared to ignite the spirit of entrepreneurship in middle and high school students. Locate Finger Lakes, a regional economic Read more »
DRI Funds will ‘change the future of PY’

Lt. Go. Hochul details where the $10 million will go

by Mike Hibbard

PENN YAN - Ten months ago, this Yates County village celebrated the news of $10 million in state Downtown Revitalization Initiative funds coming to the community. It also led to a question Mayor Leigh MacKerchar was asked countless times. "Since Read more »
FLX Wine Region Best Again

Our area wins national award 2nd straight year

by Steve Buchiere

GENEVA — Being named Best Wine Region in 2018 was a big deal for Finger Lakes wineries, considering it was up against some of the most renowned wine regions in the nation, many from California. Getting the award for a Read more »
FLCC Renews Program with Cornell

Agreement gives FLCC Students access to Hands-on Projects with Cornell

CANANDAIGUA — Finger Lakes Community College and Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences renewed an agreement on Aug. 14 that provides FLCC students with opportunities for hands-on experiences and expands outreach for both organizations. The agreement extends and Read more »
FLCC Students Recognized for Writing

FLCC gains national honor for assessment of student communication

by Dr. Robert Nye and Geoff Astles

Employers know what makes for a good employee: good communication skills. Employees who can write clearly and professionally make a real difference in how a company functions. Finger Lakes Community College faculty, staff and leadership, working with local and regional Read more »
Living in a small house doesn’t require a Spartan existence

If you share amenities with your neighbors, you can live well at a lower cost

Real estate ads often show large houses with huge lawns, but many buyers want something smaller and more affordable. Wallace: “First time home buyers and retiring or downsizing baby boomers … that is a very sizable population that is looking Read more »
Young Entrepreneurs to Host Trade Show at County Fair

Reposted from the Finger Lakes Times

HOPEWELL – Three graduates of the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA) at Finger Lakes Community College will present their creations at a trade show at the Ontario County Fair. Micah Krop, of Stanley, will exhibit his all-natural, protein-based Holefood Donuts; Megan Read more »
MacKenzie-Childs: An Iconic Brand Crafting One-of-a-Kind Products in the Finger Lakes

by Krista Gleason, Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

Locate Finger Lakes wants you to know why more than 26,000 people from across the globe will soon descend on the small village of Aurora, New York. They are traveling to the Finger Lakes to claim some of the most Read more »
State wants bigger bite of food, ag industries

Grow-NY competition looks to spur startups, with top prize of $1 million

by Steve Buchiere

ROCHESTER — Cornell University is administering the state’s first food and agriculture business competition, expected to be one of the largest in the nation, and with a top prize of $1 million. Geneva-based Cornell AgriTech and the New York State Read more »
The Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) Program in the Finger Lakes

For Immediate Release

by Jane Sessler-Shaffer

Imagine being a middle or high school student and having the opportunity to create your very own, fully functional business – complete with an actual DBA and mentors who are willing to guide you every step of the way in starting your business! That’s exactly what the Read more »

Locate Finger Lakes Business Journal

Next YEA! application deadline is September 30

Family, friends mourn loss of Seneca Falls icon

RIT's Saunders College of Business Welcomes YEA!

Local media outlets announced the news on Monday

Sustainable Agribusiness Company Will Move into New Building being Constructed on the Center for Excellence Campus in the City of Geneva. Investment Complements “Finger Lakes Forward” – The Region’s Comprehensive Strategy to Revitalize Communities and Grow the Economy

Food and Agriculture Startup Competition is Accepting Applications Through July 15th

Nardozzi Paving and Construction to expand into Geneva Industrial Park

Finger Lakes Workforce Investment Board recognizes RealEats as its “Finger Lakes Hires Business of the Week.”

Finger Lakes Company Receives National Award

$125 Million Project Will Create Almost 380 New Jobs; Company Will Build State-of-the-Art Facility in the Town of Henrietta Due to State Support

By Dan Wise, founder and CEO of RealEats

By Bruce H. Bonafiglia, President and CEO of BonaDent and Danaren Dental Laboratories

Israeli Company Soos Technology Named $1 Million Grand Prize Winner

Memory is the most important form of honor

Geneva-based company and first $1 million Grow-NY winner recently raised $2.8 million in private-public capital investment

Meal delivery service is first in its category to partner with PHA

Rheonix of Ithaca gets FDA approval for rapid, fully automated molecular COVID-19 test

Dr. Battles Succeeds Former Monroe Community College President Dr. Anne Kress as the Council's Academic Representative

USDA Invests $10.3 Million in Broadband for Rural New York Communities

Full-Service Environmental Firm Will Move to Larger Facility in the Town of Macedon and Create up to 32 Jobs

Reposted from the Finger Lakes Times

Finger Lakes companies dominate inaugural state-sponsored challenge for food and agriculture startups

Reposted from the Finger Lakes Times

Reposed from the Finger Lakes Times

Lt. Go. Hochul details where the $10 million will go

Our area wins national award 2nd straight year

Agreement gives FLCC Students access to Hands-on Projects with Cornell

FLCC gains national honor for assessment of student communication

If you share amenities with your neighbors, you can live well at a lower cost

Reposted from the Finger Lakes Times

Grow-NY competition looks to spur startups, with top prize of $1 million

For Immediate Release