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Constellation Brands says it will invest $100 million in beverage alcohol companies founded or led by women. The Victor-based company says its Focus on Female Founders will run through 2018, and it starts with two companies: Austin Cocktails and Vivify Beverages. Women-led businesses are the fastest-growing segment of entrepreneurship in the U.S. and […]
The developers of a proposed Whole Foods complex in Brighton have filed suit, demanding $650,000 in damages from State Assemblyman Joe Errigo, former Monroe County Democratic staffer Joe Rittler, and eight other people known only as “John Does one-through-nine.” According to the complaint filed in federal court in Rochester, The Daniele Family’s development company […]
The AIM Photonics Institute says its first business customer will move in next month as its first facility goes active in Rochester — a year behind schedule. Companies interested in developing photonics technologies and products can use the so-called TAP facility for its clean rooms and lab space, and its ready access to area universities […]