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Upstate NY Industry Segue

Jan-05-2009 — John.mccurry bounce@conway.comKodak Park in Rochester, N.Y., has been the home of Eastman Kodak film and film-related products since 1880. At one time this mammoth industrial complex covered more than 2,000 acres (809 hectares) and was the largest industrial complex in the U.S., extending about four miles (6.4 km.) through Rochester and the Town of Greece.

Phoenix firm picks Amherst

Dec-22-2008 — Calvary Portfolio Services LLC, whose client includes a Who’s Who of financial and automotive industry clients, has agreed to lease space in Ciminelli Development Co.’s Village Park Business Park. Officials say the company eventually hire 175 new workers. Calvary currently has 24 local employees, but officials told representatives from the Amherst Industrial Development Agency they hope to add 151 more workers in the next 18 months.

Despite economy, API Heat Transfer to grow

Dec-12-2008 — One Western New York manufacturer is bucking slowing economic trends by adding 115 new jobs during the next four years as part of a major project to significantly expand its capacity and capabilities.

Brain Drain - Smashing the Myth

Dec-12-2008 — Every year colleges in Buffalo produce thousands of graduates and send them off into the world. And every year, we hear that a significant chunk of these students are promptly packing up their stuff, kissing their families goodbye and shipping out of Buffalo with plans to start their careers in cities with stronger job markets. This phenomenon has become known as the “Brain Drain.”

API Heat Transfer Expands in Buffalo

Dec-11-2008 — Buffalo, NY (PRWEB) December 11, 2008 -- API Heat Transfer Inc., a global manufacturer of industrial heat transfer products and supplier of complete thermal process systems, today announced it has commenced a strategic project that will help it achieve increased domestic and international market share in the near term. The expansion gives the company increased capacity and enhances its capabilities. In association with the project, API Heat Transfer also announced it has been awarded economic de

National Grid Enables One of a Kind Business Park

Dec-05-2008 — Batavia, NY…National Grid has awarded the real estate affiliate of the Genesee County Economic Development Center $100,000 to be used for infrastructure at the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park, a one of a kind park dedicated to Agri-business and food production. The grant was awarded through National Grid’s Shovel Ready Infrastructure program and will help extend electric service into the 200+ acre park which is owned by a public/private partnership that includes the GCEDC and Farm Credit of We