By Kevin Oklobzija December 17, 2019

In opening a virtual financial center in Sibley Square, Bank of America has stepped out of the past and into the future.

While the company has 300 employees in the Rochester area, this branch at...

By Avital Andrews November 25, 2019

In a single lifetime, no traveler could ever be done exploring America. Even if you relegated yourself to just roaming the nation’s cities—setting aside the 50 states’ vast open, unincorporated spac...

November 25, 2019

Rochester—New York’s third-biggest city—is in the midst of a revival. The midsized metropolis on Lake Ontario’s south shore has always been the entry point to the Finger Lakes wine region. But now it’s seeing new lev...

By Diana Louise Carter November 15, 2019

City, state and federal officials held a ceremony Thursday afternoon to mark the start of construction on the Commissary Downtown Kitchen Incubator in Sibley Square. The incubator kitchen is ex...

By WHAM November 15th 2019

Rochester, N.Y. – Construction is underway on Rochester’s downtown kitchen incubator.

“The Commissary” will be located at Sibley Square, and will feature a commercial-grade kitchen.

As 13WHAM has prev...

By Randy Gorbman • November 15, 2019

Construction has begun for an operation called Monroe County’s first-ever food business incubator.

It’s called The Commissary, and it is basically a facility that will provide high-end commerc...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Rochester’s first food incubator business broke ground on Thursday.

It’s called “The Commissary,” and it’s a shared space where companies can make market products and hold cooking classes.

It will be in a n...

By: Kevin Oklobzija October 14, 2019

Strength Solutions Inc., an Olean-based nonprofit, recently received a grant from WinnCompanies and Sibley Square to provide scholarships to participants in its strengthbased technology programs....

Venture Jobs Foundation will relocate from their current location in Pittsford to the recently renovated Sibley Square in downtown Rochester. Sibley Square — emerging as a hub for entrepreneurs, startups and innovation — is a natural fi...

ROCHESTER, NY – October 4, 2019 – The Community Design Center Rochester announced today that sixteen nominations were received for the 2019 Reshaping Rochester awards for Urban Innovation and Activism. Nominations were made by the publi...

In the 1970s and early 1980s, New York City’s Bryant Park was a dangerous place to be.

Whether people were walking through the park next to the New York Public Library, or along the streets nearby, they risked becoming victim to purse...

The U.S. government spends about 0.7 percent of GDP on scientific research and development, down from 2 percent in the 1960s. Less investment means fewer chances for breakthroughs like the weapon-seeking robots that saved thousands of so...

Although the once-vibrant Xerox Tower in Rochester stands vacant, Rochester’s downtown commercial real estate scene continues to reinvent itself, showing some needed resilience.

“This is a very dynamic market right now, and it’s dynam...

When Grace Browning arrived in Rochester from Dallas last year, she was looking for an apartment that was within her budget, was close to work and had some common amenities. And it had to be dog-friendly.

“I couldn’t say exactly what ...

According to some, the home furnishings industry is a multi-billion-dollar industry that is growing.

The takeaway: We love to furnish our homes. It’s why some competitors in the field are joining forces this weekend in Rochester.

1...

March 05, 2019 - Upstate New York

Rochester, NY Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the one million s/f Sibley Building located downtown, has become a redevelopment touchstone and success story. Now, it’s also the ...

February 14, 2019 09:58 PM

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) -- Imagine a shared kitchen where start-up companies can make market products and hold cooking classes.

On Thursday, Senator Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced ...

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Picture yourself tearing down a high-way on a Harley Davidson. You’re...

Fresh out of University of Pittsburgh six years ago, Erika Utter couldn't wait to move to New York City.

The Victor High School graduate worked in contract management and had a small apartment she shared with two other roommates on th...

A Boston-based software and management consulting firm is opening a new office in Sibley Square, promising to create 45 tech jobs over three years.,

Catalant Technologies will lease space from NextCorps and expects to open in February...