Companies are continuing to move and expand in New York State, across industries and regions, bringing jobs and opportunities. A snapshot of some of those moves over the past three months captures diverse growth and a testament to all that New York has to offer.

• Diageo: The British-based company is investing $31 million to relocate its main North America office to New York City. The new 87,000-square-foot office, at 3 World Trade Center, will attract 350 new jobs and host an estimated 500 total jobs. Diageo, one of the world’s largest alcohol beverage companies, was named in 2018 by Thomson-Reuters as one of the top 25 most diverse and inclusive companies for the third year in a row.
  
   
• Rochester Precision Optics: The manufacturer of high precision lenses and optic systems is expanding its headquarters, incorporating the relocation of an Infrared R&D company and the addition of a new 20,000-square-foot facility. The new space in the Town of Henrietta will add more than 200 jobs in Monroe County, retain 275 jobs and allow for growth in production across divisions, including plastics, glass coating, diamond turning and IT. The company’s $20+ million expansion reinforces the Finger Lakes as a hub for optics, photonics and imaging.
  
   
• LiDestri Food and Drink and Crop’s N.V.: Two established food companies are partnering in a new company at Rochester’s Eastman Business Park, to manufacture ready-to-eat meals at a new 65,000-square-foot-facility. Crops N.V., a Belgium-based manufacturer and distributor of frozen food, and LiDestri Food and Drink, a manufacturer of pasta sauces, dips and salsa are joining forces in the $51.3 million project that will create 123 new full-time jobs over the next five years and retain 900 at LiDestri’s two Finger Lakes locations. 

• Byrne Dairy’s Ultra Dairy: Groundbreaking in December for Byrne Dairy’s $24 million Ultra Dairy plant is just the first phase in a three-phase company expansion. The $125 million plan calls for adding 42,000 square feet to the Onondaga County plant, increasing the space for processing and storage, and will add nearly 250 new jobs—all of which adds to the growth of New York State’s agriculture industry. Byrne Dairy, a fourth-generation, family-owned business, was founded in 1933 and operates four production facilities in Central New York.