01 — Local economy
Business in Rochester, NY
Kodak, Xerox and Bausch + Lomb built a deep bench of optics and imaging expertise here, and a cluster of smaller photonics, precision-optics and defence electronics firms, including L3Harris, still draws on it. The largest employer today is the University of Rochester and its medical centre, followed by Rochester Regional Health and the Wegmans supermarket chain, which is headquartered in suburban Gates.
Also known as Rochester NY.
Where software helps: Optics and precision-component shops here run high-mix, low-volume jobs with tight tolerances, so they need routing, inspection records and lot traceability for defence and medical customers tied to quoting and invoicing.