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Success Story

Datto moves forward in a big way

In 2007, Austin McChord decided to take some time off from earning his degree at Rochester Institute of Technology and return to his parents’ basement in Connecticut where he…
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An Omniseq scientist working in a lab at the company's facility in Western NY.

Success Story

Omniseq: Customizing Cancer Care

Fighting cancer is one of the most frustrating challenges of modern science. Cancer cells offer untold varieties of genetic mutations. No one treatment works for all, and even…
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Success Story

Fintech Makes Its Mark

Almost a decade ago, a Brooklyn wine store owner – frustrated by not having the technology to manage sales and inventory for a business of his size — decided to create a…
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Success Story

The Yogurt Industry Hits Its Stride

New York State is a yogurt industry leader — now making more Greek yogurt than Greece — with a production rise that matches a growing national appetite for the product. That…
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Success Story

Etsy and the New Economy

“We want to be a company that can set an example in the world — of how business can be different,” says Etsy’s SVP of Values-Aligned Business, Heather Jassy. For a company that…