Press Releases

Six Business Leaders to be Inducted into the Rochester Business Hall of Fame

Monday, 08 Sep 2025 | JA USA

Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York and the Rochester Business Journal today announced the 2025 inductees for the Rochester Business Hall of Fame:

Announced! The 2024 Rochester Business Hall of Fame Inductees

Monday, 26 Aug 2024 | JA USA

Junior Achievement, the Rochester Business Journal and the Rochester Museum and Science Center today announced the 2024 inductees for the Rochester Business Hall of Fame: George Karpus, Retired Founder and CEO, Karpus Investment Management Sharon Napier, Executive Chair and Founder, Partners + Napier Philip R. Wegman, Founder and Chairman, Wegman Companies, Inc.

Junior Achievement to Build Regions First Discovery Center for Area Students

Wednesday, 02 Mar 2022 | JA USA

Rochester, N.Y. (March 2, 2022) Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York (JACUNY) today formally announced plans to build a state-of- the art learning lab that will bring hands-on experiences to thousands of area students.

2021 Rochester Business Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

Thursday, 02 Sep 2021 | JA USA

Junior Achievement, the Rochester Business Journal and the Rochester Museum and Science Center today announced that the following individuals have been selected for induction into the Rochester Business Hall of Fame:

Junior Achievement Student from Gates Chili Awarded SU Scholarship

Tuesday, 15 Jun 2021 | JA USA

Reya Thompson, a senior from Gates Chili High School, has been awarded a full-tuition scholarship to Syracuse University.

New Visions Business Academy Students to Compete at Junior Achievements National Student Leadership Summit

Tuesday, 15 Jun 2021 | JA USA

Local group of teen entrepreneurs will go head-to-head against 14 other teams in virtual business competition.