Greater Rochester Chamber and Monroe County Announce 2nd Cohort of RETAIN Program Participants
Posted in COMIDA, Uncategorized
09/25/25 – Greater Rochester Chamber is proud to welcome 34 early-career young professionals to the second cohort for its RETAIN Program in partnership with Monroe County.
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Monroe County Executive Adam Bello Renamed Business Center for Outgoing COMIDA Chair Ann Burr
Posted in COMIDA, Incentives & Programs
08/19/25 – Burr served as chair of Monroe County’s Industrial Development Agency since 2016, leading COMIDA through unprecedented period of investment and innovation.
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Monroe County Executive Adam Bello And Rep. Joe Morelle Announce Expansion Of Apex Accelerator Program
Posted in COMIDA, Incentives & Programs
08/04/25 – High-performing program will serve the entirety of the NY-SMART I-corridor, enabling seamless support for businesses across Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse, strengthening the region’s semiconductor and defense manufacturing ecosystem.
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Monroe County Executive Adam Bello Announces “Equip Monroe” Rebate Program To Help Small Businesses Make Major Equipment Purchases
Posted in COMIDA, Incentives & Programs
05/09/25 – MCIDC incentive program offers rebate for qualifying purchases that help retain or add jobs.
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Monroe County Executive Adam Bello Joins With Mayor Evans To Proclaim Week Of May 5 “Small Business Week”
Posted in COMIDA, Incentives & Programs
05/05/25 – Salutes local businesses that received Small Business Administration awards.
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Monroe County Executive Adam Bello And MCC President Dr. Deanna R. Burt-Nanna Break Ground On New Advanced Technology Center At Monroe Community College
Posted in COMIDA, Incentives & Programs
04/22/25 – $69 million State-of-the-Art facility will open on Brighton campus in Fall 2026.
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Monroe County Executive Adam Bello Announces Creation of Monroe County Land Bank
Posted in COMIDA, Incentives & Programs
01/21/25 – $1 Million in ARPA funds used to turn vacant properties into affordable housing options in rural and suburban areas of Monroe County.
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Monroe County Executive Adam Bello Announces COMIDA Modernization Initative
Posted in COMIDA, Incentives & Programs
02/15/22 – The Industrial Development Agency will support more workforce development, initiate targeted outreach for MWBE’s and small businesses and align its focus with the upcoming Plan Forward comprehensive plan.
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Monroe County Executive Adam Bello Supports Local Businesses with Emergency Loan Program
Posted in COMIDA, Small Business
09/21/20 – To help keep local innovators and entrepreneurs afloat, the County Executive created an Emergency Small Business Assistance loan program in partnership with the Monroe County Industrial Development Corporation (MCIDC) and the County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency (COMIDA).
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