Recognizing Young Professional Leadership, Community Service, and Achievement ROCHESTER, NY (July 12, 2021) Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce has named 13 finalists for its 3rd Annual Greater Rochester Chamber IGNITE Award. The Greater Rochester Chamber IGNITE Award recognizes a young professional, 21 to 40 years old, for leadership, community service, and personal and professional achievements.…
New Website and Digital Tools Will Connect Local Employers and Job Seekers ROCHESTER, NY (July 6, 2021) – Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the launch of Greater ROC Careers, a job board for job seekers and employers in the Greater Rochester area. Greater ROC Careers has the technology and sophistication of a…
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Council Recognize Outstanding Business Leaders ROCHESTER, NY (June 24, 2021) Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and its Small Business Council affiliate announce that Jill Knittel of JK Executive Strategies (under 50 employees) and Jay McHarg of AeroSafe Global (more than 50 employees) have been chosen as the…
ROCHESTER, NY (June 23, 2021) Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Bob Duffy released the following statement in response to Rochester’s primary election: “Congratulations to Mayor-Elect Malik Evans on winning yesterday’s primary. I have known and worked with Malik for decades and have enormous respect for him both personally and professionally. Rochester faces…
“Today’s news regarding a statewide vaccination rate of 70% among New York’s 18+ population is a welcome announcement. Governor Cuomo, state and local health leaders, frontline healthcare heroes, the Finger Lakes Regional Control Room and Vaccination Hub, and our partners in business and government are to be credited for today’s milestone. “The last 15 months…
June 10, 2021 (ALBANY, NY) – Today, Senator Jeremy Cooney (D-Rochester) celebrated the life of the late Sandy Parker with a formal resolution by the New York State Senate. Parker, who died earlier this week, was a fixture in the Rochester community and a trailblazing woman in business. As the CEO of the Rochester Business Alliance, now called the…
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bob Duffy said, “As outlined in an analysis by MIT Professor Jonathan Gruber, the Greater Rochester region is ranked number one in the nation as ripe for technological and economic investment and growth. With 19 nationally and internationally renowned higher education institutions to provide much-needed talent, world-class facilities…