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START-UP NY Announces New Batch Of Companies At College Campuses

Governor Cuomo has announced additional companies that will be joining the START-UP NY program. START-UP NY creates tax-free zones at colleges and universities for businesses that start, expand or move to New York. 

Cuomo says the 17 companies will create 343 jobs and join 93 businesses that already participate in the program.

Among the companies in the Rochester area that will take part in this latest phase of the program are three at the University of Rochester that will create a total of 59 jobs. All three are software companies.

One of them, Temida, has a platform to provide deals on medical supplies to healthcare providers; Another, FillShift, offers staffing solutions and the third, Dogways, provides dog owners with an easy way to find activities for their dogs.

Two companies are adding 18 jobs at Finger Lakes Community College.  Construction Robotics is developing a system for the masonry industry and Idea Boxx is a research and technology business.

There has been some criticism about START-UP NY recently, because it created just 76 jobs while the state spent millions of dollars advertising it. But officials with the state say the program only really got fully underway late last year and they say it already has attracted dozens of companies.

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.