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Article: Rochester: face-lift for "The World's Image Center." (6 Hot Cities for Black Business)(includes related article on Mayor William A. Johnson Jr.)
- Article from:
- Black Enterprise
- Article date:
- May 1, 1994
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The signals that things would be different in Rochester came even before January's inauguration of Mayor William A. Johnson Jr. For his transition co-chairs on economic development, Johnson appointed African-American and Hispanic small-business owners and, in a role reversal, it was they who gave direction to members of the city's business establishment.
Rochester, N.Y., an old industrial city on Lake Ontario, today touts itself as "The World's Image Center," acknowledging the dominance of the city by major employers Eastman Kodak Co., Xerox Corp. and Bausch and Lomb, makers of optical equipment.
What most concerns Johnson, however, is the city ...
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... ... paying jobs for the greater Rochester area, helping to ensure ... company to bring these jobs to Rochester as part of our ongoing efforts ... community." Mayor William A. Johnson, Jr., said, "The City of Rochester is thrilled Bausch & ...
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