Finger Lakes Region, May 2011
Business Expansions
| Company | County | # Jobs | Article Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alstom Signaling Inc. | Monroe | 200 | 05-11-2011 | The rail signaling facility is halfway through a two-year expansion effort. The company has recruited about 100 new employees, mostly engineers. It plans to hire another 100 people in the next 12 months. |
| Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Monroe | 60 | 05-05-2011 | The association has embarked on an expansion of its campus designed to provide a high-tech training and rehabilitation center to serve people in the Rochester area who are visually impaired. Work is expected to be completed by spring 2012. |
| Badger Technologies Inc. | Ontario | 30 | 05-18-2011 | The manufacturer of electronic accessories for military and commercial use has broken ground on an expansion. Besides the addition, the project includes renovation of other parts of the factory. |
| Element K | Monroe | 40 | 05-23-2011 | The on-line learning firm has more than 40 job openings, including software engineering, instructional design, sales and product management. |
| Frontier Communications Corp. | Monroe | 30 | 05-06-2011 | The company is adding 30 jobs to its Rochester sales |
Business Contractions
There were no business contractions in the Finger Lakes Region for the month of May 2011.