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Rochester Beacon
Published 3 hours agoGenesee Brewery owner sold to Pa. private equity firm
FIFCO USA has been acquired by Saothair Capital Partners, a private equity firm co-founded by a former CEO of the Rochester brewery. FIFCO USA will revert to its previous name, North American Breweries.
Rochester Beacon
Published 10 hours agoGrowth at the speed of Greenlight
T-Mobile’s decision to invest $2 billion in a new joint venture with Oak Hill Capital, owner of locally based Greenlight Networks, could supercharge the homegrown fiber ISP’s already robust growth. But what will it mean for the Rochester region?
Rochester Beacon
Published September 02How Canandaigua’s Peacemaker Brewing landed $389,000 in state funding
Documents provide an inside look at the Downtown Revitalization Initiative process that made Peacemaker Brewing one of 10 projects to share $9.7 million in state funds.
Rochester Beacon
Published August 31A roadside stands app’s rapid growth
Launched Aug. 11, Stands By Me helps users find and support farm stands, roadside sellers and small producers. It already has expanded to 33 states.
Rochester Beacon
Published August 28A business built with pages of history
Keila Olbrich’s pop-up shop, Lost and Bound, gives old books new life by turning them into journals.